"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
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... if we've now got to start shaving a few watts off the motor of an
appliance that these days is probably used no more than 15 minutes a week,
in order to save power. I refer of course to the new vacuum cleaner motor
power directive from our chums at the EU ...

Eco-bollox at its most ludicrous ... :-\

Mine doesn't get 15 mins a month, I use the Jo Brand method; 'how do you
know when it's time to vacuum? - you check your underpants, if there's a
penis, it's not time'