DIYbanter - View Single Post - Quick basic advice on a dripping gas 40-gal hot-water heater

clot

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.

Agreed, like installing a gearbox that suits the test conditions rather than
every day use.