If you live across the pond in the EU, however, you might just want to hang on to your old vac. The good bureaucrats of the European Union (EU) have prescribed a new standard for them:
Don't be afraid, your old vacuum cleaner is just fine but if you feel like buying a new one anyway, no problem either.
If you live across the pond in the EU, however, you might just want to hang on to your old vac. The good bureaucrats of the European Union (EU) have prescribed a new standard for them: new vacuum cleaners are limited to a maximum energy use of 1.6 kW (as of Sep. 2014) and 0.9 kW as of Sep. 2017. That's a major change in energy consumption, mandated by EU law; needless to say, some manufacturers are not happy and the consumers--they'll have to find out.
