I shall be on BBC Radio Leeds tomorrow from 8am

[turbo500]

Hey everyone,

A very nice chap from BBC Radio Leeds managed to track me down via the wonderful internet. They're doing a piece on the recent EU legislation limiting the power of vacuum cleaners to save energy. They've asked me to go in and for a bit of a discussion regarding this and ask about the collection.

For those interested, I shall be on from 8am tomorrow morning.

wish me luck!

Chris

 

[dysondestijl]

Good luck!

 

[ultraperformer]

Oooo get you! Lol

Good luck!!!

Dan

 

[sensotronic]

I will be at work when you're on, but I see from Radio Leeds website that it is possible to listen to the show at a later time.

I was on Radio York twice several years ago appearing with David Dunning, the collector who was featured on Noel's Addicts.

I noticed the vacuum wattage legislation was mentioned on BBC breakfast this morning, but I thought it was old news. I think that many of us will agree that the wattage of some cleaners is ridiculously high and realise that you don't need a lot of power to achieve good pick up efficiency. The Hoover Turbopower springs to mind as an example of an upright that performs as well as or better than some of these 2000 Watt cleaners.

I welcome the legislation myself. Although some manufacturers are claiming that performance will be compromised, I believe that it will force them into looking into ways to make their cleaners perform as well, or better while consuming less electricity.

Roger

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-eu-energy-rules-set-1920537

 

[turbo500]

Hi Roger,

I completely agree. Look back over clean air vacuums like the Panasonic 40 series, Electrolux Contour and Hoover Turbopower 2 that were all under 900w and all had more than enough suction power. My 1150w Sebo has more suction than my Mums old 1800w Electrolux. Higher watts doesn't mean greater suction and, if asked, I will point this out.

I will also be sure to point out that a cleaner with more suction might not mean a cleaner carpet as there are plenty of other design factors to consider.

 

[parwaz786]

and also the Dyson DC24 is 600W and has more power than a DC01 full sized which is 1200w, and also picks up just as good as 2100W vacs, but manufacturers saythat the lower wattage may affect performance of the vacuum cleaners.


Anyways, All the best mate


Tayyab

 

[turbo500]

That's a good point about the DC24, Tayyab. Just goes to show you, how much suction do you REALLY need to effectively clean a carpet? Chances are, most of the suction on such a powerful machine would be wasted anyway, because it really wouldn't take that much suction to effectively clean it in the first place. Dust mites are not sitting, seat belts at the ready for vacuum day.

 

[ultimatevacman]

I agree about the wattage on modern vacuums. For example, my 1980's 800W Henry seems more powerful than my Mum's 2008 1200W Henry. As many people have said before, wattage does NOT equal suction power.

All the best of luck to you Chris, I will be listening in

Joe

 

[vintagerepairer]

Whilst I cannot disagree with anything which has been said here, what is always overlooked these days is the fact that the principle job of any vacuum cleaner is to dry-clean floor surfaces of physical debris. That is all. A floor in any room is and always will be the dirtiest part of that room, and even in a room with a washable floor, if the floor was disinfected correctly it would soon begin to get dirty again and harbour germs as soon as people start walking across it.

A floor is for walking on, not sitting on, or preparing food on or anything else. It shouldn't be a concern if a vacuum cleaner doesn't get every last bit. Most people vacuum for presentation anyway. What we need to do is take a lesson from our grandmothers on the art of housekeeping, and rather than seek out appliances which promise the earth, consumers need to learn about pulling out furniture and having a sensible cleaning routine.

 

[parwaz786]

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http://https//www.dyson.co.uk/environment.aspx

 

[parwaz786]

 By the way, when will the vacuum's have lower wattages? I wonder what carpets will be like in 10 years time! 

 

[bagintheback]

Will this broadcast be available on the internet, either through a recording or streaming? I would love to hear it. 

 

[turbo500]

Yes you should be able to listen online after the show or live

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioleeds

 

[ultimatevacman]

Well done Chris! Although he got so carried away with asking about collecting, he forgot to ask you about the EU limiting power on vacuum cleaners!

Joe

 

[turbo500]

Thanks Joe,

They were running late so we didn't have as much time as originally thought, but it was great fun .

Thanks for listening!

 

[turbo500]

If anyone missed the show and would like to hear it, you can find the podcast here. I was on at roughly 7:50, after the discussion with Nicola from the University of Leeds regarding the breakthrough in cervical cancer research.

Make sure to choose the show from 31/05. It should be up for streaming later today or tomorrow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p018kszx/Liz_Green_30_05_2013/

 

[turbo500]

The show is available to listen here. I'm on at about 1 hour 24 mins in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/p018lhqd/

 

[turbo500]

Following in from this mornings interview, I shall also be on BBC Radio Humberside at 16:50

 

[jmurray01]

I would listen to it but I'm at the library and Flash player needs to be upgraded to play it, something I can't do that on the computer due to privelages - or lack of.