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    Brussels banning powerful vacuum cleaners from september

    Brussels are at it again
    From September 1 companies will be prohibited from manufacturing or importing any vacuums with motors above 1,600 watts.
    THE VACUUM CLEANERS ABOUT TO BE SUCKED UP BY EC REGULATIONS
    Here are five of Britain's most popular vacuum cleaners that will be banned when the new regulations are introduced

    1. Hoover Spirit TSP2101 (2100w)


    2. Miele S5281 (2200w)


    3. VAX Power 3 U88? P3?B (2000 W)


    4. Samsung CycloneForce Sensor (2100w)


    5. Bosch BSG8PRO1 (1800w)

    ... And four top selling models on Amazon.co.uk that will be banned by 2017


    1. Numatic HVR200A Henry A1 Bagged Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner (1,200W)

    2. Vax W90-RU-P Rapide Ultra 2 Pre-Treatment Upright Carpet and Upholstery Washer (1,000W)


    3. Vax U90-MA-R Air Reach Multicyclonic Upright Bagless Vacuum Cleaner (1,200W)


    4. Sebo X4EXTRA Automatic Upright Vacuum Cleaner (1,300W)

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    Of seven models the magazine has rated as a ?best buy? since January 2013, five have motors above 1,600 watts.

    The European Commission said the rules, intended to help tackle climate change by cutting energy usage across Europe, will lead to ?better vacuum cleaners than ever before?.

    But Ukip MEP Louise Bours claimed the legislation will do nothing to help climate change, with lower-powered vacuums succeeding only in making ?life harder for house-proud householders?.

    The maximum wattage will be lowered further to 900 watts by 2017.


    Current cleaners have an average of 1,800 watts.

    Which? says: ?If you?re in the market for a powerful vacuum, you should act quickly, before all of the models currently available sell out.

    ?A best buy 2,200-watt vac costs around ?27 a year to run in electricity ? only ?8 more than the best-scoring 1,600-watt we?ve tested.?

    An EU energy label will be introduced, giving vacuum cleaners A to G ratings for energy use, cleaning performance on carpets and hard floors, and dust emissions.


    The label also requires a minimum level of performance for the vacuum to be sold in the EU

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    think its about time we told brussels where to go
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    I think a Brussels minister might have had a bad experience with a vacuum, which resulted in him being in emergency at his local hospital with a Miele S5281 (2200w) stuck to part of his anatomy Hidden Content
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    First the EU ban decent lightbulbs and then this. They're (low) power mad!

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    Hidden Content Originally Posted by Weeto Hidden Content
    First the EU ban decent lightbulbs and then this. They're (low) power mad!
    at least my Henry is still smiling. cheers me up every saturday.

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