EU to reduce power of vacuum cleaners

[motco]

Daily Telegraph

I have to admit that I didn't realise they were over 2000watts. That is a sucking force as Mr Spooner used to say.

[crankedup]

Our latest vacuum is rated at 2500 w, sucks flies out of the air at warp speed

[davepoth]

If it makes them quieter as a result I'll be happy; It pisses me off mightily when I get woken up by ours.

[TheHeretic]

That sucks.

[rolando]

I used to have one that had such a suck on it that I called it Monica

[SC7]

The EU can fk off.

[chris watton]

Really, is this what every EU tax payer pays for? Is this the best the highly paid EU big-wigs can come up with, with the whole stinking system collapsing around them - they want to reduce the power of vacuum cleaners!

If they were depicted in a Monty Python sketch, they'd say it was too far fetched!

[odyssey2200]

SC7 said:

The EU can fk off.

God point, well made.

I concur.

[Police State]

SC7 said:

The EU can fk off.

nope; until you and everyone that cares about such things, vote to leave the EUSSR, then I'm afraid it is you that will have to fk off.

[jmorgan]

And kettles, heaters, hair dryers.....

[jagracer]

If they aren't as powerful wont it just take longer to clean the same area so using the same amount of electricity anyway?

[FourWheelDrift]

SC7 said:

The EU can suck off.

[jmorgan]

jagracer said:

If they aren't as powerful wont it just take longer to clean the same area so using the same amount of electricity anyway?

I imagine poor design may lead to poor suction? Just checked mine and its 1400w and sucks like a good un, sorted the carpets when we had them. We have the henry tub with a tube out the side in work and they are awful and similar power I think.

[turbobloke]

odyssey2200 said:

SC7 said:

The EU can fk off.

God point, well made.

I concur.

Succinct, apt.

[DieselGriff]

turbobloke said:

odyssey2200 said:

SC7 said:

The EU can fk off.

God point, well made.

I concur.

Succinct, apt.

True, but

Police State said:

nope; until you and everyone that cares about such things, vote to leave the EUSSR, then I'm afraid it is you that will have to fk off.

Is more realistic.

[turbobloke]

DieselGriff said:

turbobloke said:

odyssey2200 said:

SC7 said:

The EU can fk off.

God point, well made.

I concur.

Succinct, apt.

True, but

Police State said:

nope; until you and everyone that cares about such things, vote to leave the EUSSR, then I'm afraid it is you that will have to fk off.

Is more realistic.

Sentiment won out over realism, briefly

[V88Dicky]

Is this something to do with the EU's fascination with Man Made-up Global Warming?

[hidetheelephants]

V88Dicky said:

Is this something to do with the EU's fascination with Man Made-up Global Warming?

No, the collective saving on the PIIGS' electricity bill from reducing the vacuum power is believed to be the key to solving the EuroZone crisis.

[Eric Mc]

Is it true?

Knowing the Telegraph's track record on EU stories my hunch is that it is probably over-egging some fairly inoccuous piece of EU regulation.

[vonuber]

That article is over a year old.