Standard 29 prescribes a method for testing automatic ice makers and includes information about testing procedures and the instrumentation and apparatus required for testing, a uniform method for calculating results, and more.

The 2015 edition of the standard incorporates clarification to instrumentation, test equipment, and data acquisition. Detail is added for water and air temperature requirements during test. More specific instruction is provided for ice capacity determination sampling. Normative Annex A includes revisions for determination of calorimeter constant and heat of fusion for ice product for continuous-type ice makers.