Appliances

 

GAS STOVE KERFUFFLE IS JUST THE BEGINNING.  Richard Trumpka, Biden’s head of Consumer Product Safety announced this in January. But there are other regs on appliances you may not know about.  Furnaces.  Energy Dept. is insisting on rules for natural gas furnaces that essentially outlaw them or make them so large and complex that few homeowners will be able to replace.  Electricity costs 3 times as much as gas and this will get worse with EVs demanding much electricity.  Washing Machines. Amount of water and energy use has been reduced to the point of insufficiently cleaning clothes and encouraging mold.Repair costs will rise.  Dishwashers. Same deal—less energy and water use.  Manufacturers are being told to double the cycle time. Air Conditioners. New standards went into effect Jan. 1 and have increased cost by $1000.  EPA wants to ban the older, cheaper models because they are insufficiently climate friendly.  [You know, I think we should move EPA headquarters to Death Valley] Light Bulbs.  July 1, commercial retailers are no longer able to sell incandescent light bulbs. Newer LEDs will soon be the only ones allowed though they work less well with dimmers. [Energy Dept needs to relocate to Odessa, TX.  CPS just needs to go off-grid somewhere in the Aleutians]