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Vacuum cleaners and the EU
« on: 14 August 2011, 14:22:00 »

As the nations of the EU face critical issues of sovereign debt, the facless ones in Brussels are now busy concerning themselves with wicked.....

...vacuum cleaners:o :o

Yes, folks, the naughty people (IS THAT OK?  ::)) in Brussels want cleaners' power inputs to be cut by the year 2014 to 500 Watts (0.5kW) for upright cleaners and 750 Watts for canister cleaners and upright cleaners with integral hose and tools.

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

Is there anyone who still believes that the EU is anything but a petty-minded, undemocratic bureaucacy?  ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Vacuum cleaners and the EU
« Reply #1 on: 14 August 2011, 14:40:32 »

FFS why dont they just go the whole hog and make eubanks or a dust pan and brush compulsory  >:( >:( >:(
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« Reply #2 on: 14 August 2011, 14:53:19 »

Well I am not a fan of the Brussels gnomes and I may get flamed for saying this - I think it is a good idea. If there had never been pressure on car companies to produce more efficient economical cars we would still be driving around in straight 12 cyl cars of say 5 litre capacity. The same with vacuum cleaners. You could make them more efficient by having more powerful motors - think what a 10 KW vac could do on full power!

Unlimited power consumption of appliances means more power stations. I still don't see any new nuclear stations in Britain. Yes there are some planned by our friends (?) the Frenchies. So just where will the extra power come from for the ever increasing population of Europe and its never ending demand for electric?

There are a lot of good things that have come out of Brussels. Control of pesticides in our food being just one.
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« Reply #3 on: 14 August 2011, 15:03:47 »

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Well I am not a fan of the Brussels gnomes and I may get flamed for saying this - I think it is a good idea. If there had never been pressure on car companies to produce more efficient economical cars we would still be driving around in straight 12 cyl cars of say 5 litre capacity. The same with vacuum cleaners. You could make them more efficient by having more powerful motors - think what a 10 KW vac could do on full power!

Unlimited power consumption of appliances means more power stations. I still don't see any new nuclear stations in Britain. Yes there are some planned by our friends (?) the Frenchies. So just where will the extra power come from for the ever increasing population of Europe and its never ending demand for electric?

There are a lot of good things that have come out of Brussels. Control of pesticides in our food being just one.

The point is that nowhere is there a manifesto pledge to reduce the power of vacuum cleaners.  ;)

Neither you, nor I , nor any of Europe's citizens, have any way of preventing a restriction like this. Yes, I am sure that more efficient vacuum cleaners can be made, but that is not the issue. Today, it's vacuum cleaners, tomorrow there could be a ban on motorcycles of more than 500cc, cars of more than 1.5 litres, TV screens of more than 50cm, computer PSUs of more than 200w.

If a UK political party issued these plans in a manifesto and if parliament was able to debate the issues, then one could claim a degree of democracy. But there is none.

IMHO, an unelected bureaucracy has no right to interfere in what we can buy or use.  >:( >:(   
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Re: Vacuum cleaners and the EU
« Reply #4 on: 14 August 2011, 15:13:02 »

Restricting the power of a device that's used for an hour once a week month is going to make a massive difference to your average consumption, after all ::). Who dreams up these insane policies in the first place? :o
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« Reply #5 on: 14 August 2011, 15:50:45 »

The whole thing sucks! >:(



......and stinks! ::)
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« Reply #6 on: 14 August 2011, 16:22:05 »

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Restricting the power of a device that's used for an hour once a week month is going to make a massive difference to your average consumption, after all ::). Who dreams up these insane policies in the first place? :o

Gnomes from Brussels. ;D ;D See Nicks first post.

An hour a month? Got no carpets in your house? 
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Re: Vacuum cleaners and the EU
« Reply #7 on: 14 August 2011, 16:42:04 »

"I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes -- and six months later you have to start all over again."

Joan Rivers

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Re: Vacuum cleaners and the EU
« Reply #8 on: 14 August 2011, 17:11:00 »

About 1/2 hour a week so what does it matter?

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« Reply #9 on: 14 August 2011, 17:27:04 »

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Yes, folks, the tw*ts in Brussels want cleaners' power
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Yes, folks, the tw*ts in Brussels want cleaners' power
That clearly breaks the forum guidelines, please refrain from breaking the rules  >:(

Could of meant twits? :-/ ::)
Back to the subject in point it would take three times as long to clean a carpet to the same degree with a 500W machine as opposed to a 1500 W vaccy so no effective saving
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« Reply #11 on: 14 August 2011, 18:29:49 »

There will be that many people unemployed soon as the money men declare every EU country bankrupt and impose strict austerity measures that there will be plenty of folk available to take up your carpets once a month and hang them over the line and give them (carpets not the Brussells gnomes) a good beating with a stick. ;D ;D
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What's wrong with "tw*ts"? How have I broken forum guidelines???
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