On 20/04/2017 10:13, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 20/04/17 10:00, Andy Burns wrote:
Bill Taylor wrote:

it's odd that the Ecodesign directive doesn't seem to apply directly
to wood burning heaters at all.

Ecodesign is a broad EC project, it's been the reason for phasing out
incandescent lamps, low powered hoovers, expensive 'intelligent' central
heating pumps, etc ... woodburners are just the next thing in their
sights, along with kettles, hairdryers etc.


How to make all old kit obsolescent by regulation.

Ther is a vacuum cleaner called a Henry. It is exactly what a vacuum
cleaner is supposed to be. A creator of a vacuum, enough tips to suck
effectively on any surface, and a bag to hold the **** in. It has a
reliable easy to use cable storage built in too.

It costs less than half ant advertised make of vacuum cleaner and lasts
forever. Parts are available cheaply to fix it.,

How else can you render it obsolete than by declaring it has a more
powerful motor than it should have?

How does requiring the next one sold to be less powerful render the one
sat in your cupboard obsolete? If anything it seems more likely to make
you want to hang on to the one you have.


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Cheers,

John.

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