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| Ten days left to hoover up a powerful cleaner | Ten days left to hoover up a powerful cleaner |
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| Anyone wanting to buy a powerful vacuum cleaner has only ten days left to buy one - following new EU rules that come in next month. | Anyone wanting to buy a powerful vacuum cleaner has only ten days left to buy one - following new EU rules that come in next month. |
| From 1st September, companies in the EU will be banned from making or importing vacuum cleaners above 1600 watts. | From 1st September, companies in the EU will be banned from making or importing vacuum cleaners above 1600 watts. |
| Hoover - based in South Wales - said that most of its cleaners were in that category. | Hoover - based in South Wales - said that most of its cleaners were in that category. |
| It has been replacing its models since July with less powerful versions, but a few are still left on the shelves. | It has been replacing its models since July with less powerful versions, but a few are still left on the shelves. |
| The consumer organisation Which? says many of the models involved were rated as "best buys" by its researchers. | The consumer organisation Which? says many of the models involved were rated as "best buys" by its researchers. |
| In one recent study, five of the top seven cleaners had motors of more than 1600 watts. | In one recent study, five of the top seven cleaners had motors of more than 1600 watts. |
| The new European rules are part of the EU's energy efficiency directive, designed to help tackle climate change. | The new European rules are part of the EU's energy efficiency directive, designed to help tackle climate change. |
| Among the models which will soon no longer be available are: | Among the models which will soon no longer be available are: |
| No models made by Dyson are affected, as all the motors on their machines are below 1600w. | |
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| The new EU directive on energy efficiency will also require manufacturers to put an energy rating on the box. | |
| From Ist September, vacuum cleaners will be given seven different ratings, from A to G. | |
| This includes measuring the performance on hard floors, carpets, and how much dust is emitted. | |
| But the Dyson group is challenging this aspect of the new rules, and has applied for a judicial review of the EU directive. | |
| It argues that the performance criteria do not include testing a vacuum cleaner when there is already dirt inside it - what it calls "dust-loaded". | |
| Dyson also says that 126m cleaner bags and filters from new vacuum cleaners end up in landfill across the EU every year. | |
| Yet the new labelling system does not reflect the impact of used bags and filters on the environment. |