Biden anti-consumer crusade targets 4 more types of appliances

[Vambo]

STOP THIS NONSENSE

OPINION

Biden anti-consumer crusade targets 4 more types of appliances

 

1. Dishwashers 

Dishwashers may already be the most over-regulated appliance, having been subjected to four rounds of successively tighter limits on the amount of energy and water they can use. These DOE regulations are the reason dishwashers now take two hours or more to clean a load of dishes, up from about one hour for models predating the federal standards.  

Cleaning performance has also suffered. Many consumers report having to rinse their dishes by hand before or after running them in the dishwasher, which is not only an inconvenience but also undercuts the energy and water-saving rationale behind the rules. But having learned nothing, DOE now proposes to make the requirements more stringent, insisting that doing so will benefit consumers and help fight climate change. 

2. Air Conditioners 

Residential central air conditioners are being hit by regulations from both DOE and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the cumulative impact is large and still growing. A new DOE efficiency standard that took effect in 2023 is boosting the installed cost of a new unit by $1,000 or more. And climate change measures coming from EPA in 2024 will both raise the cost of refrigerants needed to repair existing systems while further increasing prices for new models.  

Adding insult to injury, the new climate-friendly air conditioners about to be introduced come with increased flammability risks. 

 

3. Washing Machines 

Like dishwashers, washing machines have endured tighter and tighter water and energy use limits in 1994, 2004, 2007, 2015 and 2018. They now use so little water that homeowners have had to improvise to get clothes clean. Some have learned to add a bucket or two of water midcycle to improve performance, while others risk voiding the warranty by tinkering with their machines to increase the flow.  

 

Mold accumulation – which was never a problem before Washington regulators got involved with washing machines – is now common and can cause bad odors and staining of clothes. A sensible government agency would be looking at ways to fix these problems, but the Biden administration DOE is proposing to exacerbate them with tougher energy and water limits. 

4. Furnaces 

No two homes are exactly alike, which is why it makes sense to allow a wide variety of furnaces on the market. But DOE doesn’t see it that way, and its recently finalized efficiency standard for furnaces effectively outlaws the kind of natural gas furnaces that make the most sense for millions of homeowners.  

Specifically, the rule eliminates the option of non-condensing gas furnaces in favor of condensing versions. Condensing furnaces are more efficient and thus comply with the rule, but they are more expensive and not easily compatible with the venting systems in many homes that currently have non-condensing furnaces.  

 

The biggest victims of such one-size-fits-all standards will be the disproportionately low-income owners of older and smaller homes for which the replacement of an old non-condensing furnace with a new condensing model will prove very difficult and costly. 

The only good news is that Congress is starting to fight back. The House of Representatives has passed bills preemptively rescinding any stove regulations and is considering doing the same for other appliances.  

It won’t be easy – any repeal bills would have to pass both the House and Senate and be signed into law by a president who invariably refuses to admit regulatory mistakes and rarely if ever takes the side of homeowners over bureaucrats and climate activists.  

But commencing the fight for appliance sanity now will set the stage for corrective measures if and when the political winds change enough to make them possible.  

[nickers]

46 minutes ago, Vambo said:

STOP THIS NONSENSE

OPINION

Biden anti-consumer crusade targets 4 more types of appliances

 

1. Dishwashers 

Dishwashers may already be the most over-regulated appliance, having been subjected to four rounds of successively tighter limits on the amount of energy and water they can use. These DOE regulations are the reason dishwashers now take two hours or more to clean a load of dishes, up from about one hour for models predating the federal standards.  

Cleaning performance has also suffered. Many consumers report having to rinse their dishes by hand before or after running them in the dishwasher, which is not only an inconvenience but also undercuts the energy and water-saving rationale behind the rules. But having learned nothing, DOE now proposes to make the requirements more stringent, insisting that doing so will benefit consumers and help fight climate change. 

2. Air Conditioners 

Residential central air conditioners are being hit by regulations from both DOE and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the cumulative impact is large and still growing. A new DOE efficiency standard that took effect in 2023 is boosting the installed cost of a new unit by $1,000 or more. And climate change measures coming from EPA in 2024 will both raise the cost of refrigerants needed to repair existing systems while further increasing prices for new models.  

Adding insult to injury, the new climate-friendly air conditioners about to be introduced come with increased flammability risks. 

 

3. Washing Machines 

Like dishwashers, washing machines have endured tighter and tighter water and energy use limits in 1994, 2004, 2007, 2015 and 2018. They now use so little water that homeowners have had to improvise to get clothes clean. Some have learned to add a bucket or two of water midcycle to improve performance, while others risk voiding the warranty by tinkering with their machines to increase the flow.  

 

Mold accumulation – which was never a problem before Washington regulators got involved with washing machines – is now common and can cause bad odors and staining of clothes. A sensible government agency would be looking at ways to fix these problems, but the Biden administration DOE is proposing to exacerbate them with tougher energy and water limits. 

4. Furnaces 

No two homes are exactly alike, which is why it makes sense to allow a wide variety of furnaces on the market. But DOE doesn’t see it that way, and its recently finalized efficiency standard for furnaces effectively outlaws the kind of natural gas furnaces that make the most sense for millions of homeowners.  

Specifically, the rule eliminates the option of non-condensing gas furnaces in favor of condensing versions. Condensing furnaces are more efficient and thus comply with the rule, but they are more expensive and not easily compatible with the venting systems in many homes that currently have non-condensing furnaces.  

 

The biggest victims of such one-size-fits-all standards will be the disproportionately low-income owners of older and smaller homes for which the replacement of an old non-condensing furnace with a new condensing model will prove very difficult and costly. 

The only good news is that Congress is starting to fight back. The House of Representatives has passed bills preemptively rescinding any stove regulations and is considering doing the same for other appliances.  

It won’t be easy – any repeal bills would have to pass both the House and Senate and be signed into law by a president who invariably refuses to admit regulatory mistakes and rarely if ever takes the side of homeowners over bureaucrats and climate activists.  

But commencing the fight for appliance sanity now will set the stage for corrective measures if and when the political winds change enough to make them possible.  

It is a conscious plan to neuter everyone... Fuck these Democrap bastards!

[cccjwh]

[Axe]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12901907/Kamala-Harris-roasted-posting-picture-gas-stove-Christmas-Day-Biden-administration-considered-banning-health-concerns.html

[cccjwh]

1 hour ago, Axe said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12901907/Kamala-Harris-roasted-posting-picture-gas-stove-Christmas-Day-Biden-administration-considered-banning-health-concerns.html

You are almost there, Axe. If someone has a gas stove and some nut jobs tells you, that person wants to ban gas stoves. You are almost there; come you can figure it out.

[calfoxwc]

It's the trees. appliances to be regulated by this corrupt gov, cars, trucks, gas engines, thermostats, travel, cars farting,

anti our Military, anti-1st Amendment, anti-2nd Amendment, anti-Bible, anti-Catholic, anti-Christian, anti-Israel, anti-parents, anti-fossil fuels, anti-Real Marriage, anti-science, anti-U.S. borders, etc etc etc, all the moves they make against all these and more, are trees.

The forest is the reason WHY they are doing all this garbage. They want to control, keep their power, keep their corrupt wealth ways, and destroy any and all political opposition that stands in their way.

[Canton Dawg]

9 hours ago, cccjwh said:

Funny I don’t see the following on the meme:

Uncle Ben’s Rice

Land-O-Lakes 

Aunt Jemima

Mrs Butterworth’s

Eskimo Pies

Probably because those triggered the Libtards.