Europe to cut power of vacuum cleaners to save E

[Joe Cocker]

This was 2010

Europe to cut power of vacuum cleaners to save energy

First it was traditional light bulbs, then it was plasma televisions. Now European bureaucrats are targeting the nation's vacuum cleaners as part of plans to cut energy use in the home.

Officials at the European Commission are proposing to restrict the power of domestic vacuum cleaners in a move which experts fear could reduce their effectiveness in sucking up dust and dirt.

Manufacturers say it could also reduce cleaners' ability to remove fine particles from the air they pump back into the atmosphere, potentially leading to nasty side-effects for allergy and asthma sufferers.

The EU experts propose restricting the power of vacuum cleaners to levels last seen in the 1960s.

Britain's current best selling upright bagged vacuum cleaner, the Hoover Pure Power, has a power rating of 2.1 kilowatts (kW) – about the same as a typical kettle. A rival, the Vax Power 2 Pet has a power input of 2.2kW.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/7996383/Europe-to-cut-power-of-vacuum-cleaners-to-save-energy.html

[danceswithdogs]

POMS. We shake our heads at the way the sheep...er citizens of Britain allow themselves to be more and more controlled, but have you taken a look lately at what is happening to us?
As for vacuum cleaners, the only brand I have EVER found that works as well after years of use as it did when new is Dyson. It is the only one that continues to deep-clean my carpets. I will never purchase another brand.