On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 07:51:07 +0100, Andy Burns
wrote:

damduck-egg wrote:

would it be possible for an enterprising firm to make a cordless
vacuum of that rating but because it could be charged from a charger
less than 1000 watts it would get around the EU restriction, or have
they sewn that up legally.

rechargeable vacuums are excluded from the .eu power ratings

Ta, I wonder if those who decided the regs thought that rechargeable
vacuums would always be those lightweight things promoted at the
moment.
So it be could be possible for a manufacturer to make one using 36volt
batteries like mower ones and promoted it as being more powerful than
you can get from a mains one, whether they would have sufficient sales
to make it worthwhile is debatable .

G.Harman