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Default Quick basic advice on a dripping gas 40-gal hot-water heater

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:15:51 -0500, "Lou"
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On Feb 15, 10:33 am, wrote:
On Feb 15, 8:43 am, " wrote:

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The tests are performed by independent labs to the EPA test procedures
and standards. ? It's not up to the maufacturers to decide how to
test, nor can they manipulate the results for the cars. ? Same thing
for the water heaters.- Hide quoted text -


no the manufactuers knowing the test procedures tweak the product to
look as good as possible


Yes, some of that can certainly be going on. But trying to change
the design of the product slightly to come out better in the standard
EPA test is a lot different than claiming the tests themselves are not
uniform because the manufacturer gets to decide the test method, how
the test is done, etc, and then manipulates the results they publish.


well everyone knew the old tests werent valid yet it took many years
to get them changed


Yes, they weren't valid - the numbers they gave were to low - my mileage was
always better than the EPA estimates.

Well, they got farther from your experience. They now say your
highway mileage is even lower.

--Vic