Not content with limiting the power of vacuum cleaners so you now spend twice as long doing the same task consuming the same amount of electricity with a vacuum cleaner that will wear out twice as fast, they now propose to limit the power of electric kettles. Comedians would struggle to come up with scripts like this. Or is this just going to create an aftermarket for people to chip their appliances to get the full power versions.
The EU is re-invigorating the consumer appliance market. Expect to see limits on the size of fridges and freezers, washing machines, dryers, etc, next. Thank you, EU, you are saving the market economy!
yes everything will wear out twice as fast keeping the factories and retail markets thriving shame about the landfill sites and the carbon footprint of producing said articles but the EU is convinced that this will save the world.
Hey, one thing at a time. First, the consumer market, then we can worry about rubbish later. Besides, there will soon be ultra-efficient recycling facilities for all of this stuff. Or volcanoes. We can chuck them down volcanoes. Job done!
Restricting the power used by these devices will drive manufacturers to improve their efficiency. As it stands they draw huge amounts of power and are inefficient. Similar results happened in HVAC where fan powers and pump powers were restricted. Now we have high efficient DC controlled fans and inverter controlled pumps. All drawing much less current than they they used to.
we have not learned to self regulate, still got the bigest is best frame of mind, so f..k em, if she is working twice as hard she can turn the heating down also.
I had smart meter in my house. When my kettle packed up I bought a cheap one in Argos with a lower wattage than the old one thinking it would cheaper to use. The meter didn't lie. It took longer to boil and used more power.
I would mention Conservation of Energy or the 1st Law of Thermodynamics in regard to a kettle with a smaller element. But whats the point...
A fixed volume of water will require exactly X amount of energy to raise it from temp A to temp B. If the element is lower in wattage it will take longer but will require exactly the same amount of energy. This is basic Physics.
In that case its just down to the thermodynamic properties of the cyclinder (kettle) if this looses too much heat either through gaps in the lid allowing steam to escape, or just the quality of the components, it will take longer to boil. Just as long as the EU don't make Mars bars any smaller...then its war
As soon as you buy anything, you effectively reserve a place for it in a landfill. We waste far too much energy in this country and take our planets resources for granted.
3 mile island, chenobol and fukushima all prime examples of the ability to supply infinite energy in a safe and controlled environmentally friendly manner
