In article ,
Steve Walker wrote:
On 15/04/2021 14:16, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Steve Walker wrote:
If you set a limit on power consumption, decent makers will produce
a machine that sucks (works) OK. Others won't. Why would you buy one
which didn't work?

But that still may mean that the best is not as good as one of equal
efficiency, but a little more powerful. The rules should have been
about efficiency, not maximum power. We don't set a maximum power for
washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, light bulbs, etc., but
grade them on efficiency and even ban the sale of the less efficient
models. What makes vacuum cleaners different?

It doesn't. The limit is for domestic vacuum cleaners. So in the same
way as you might want a 500 watt light source in your bog, you can buy
a vacuum cleaner which uses more power than the domestic limit.

You can't just nip into your local shop and buy one though. They are
simply not available in normal high-street shops.

You mean the same as many light bulbs? Something you might need quite
quickly, unlike a new vacuum cleaner.

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