Trump Bemoaned Water Pressure. Now His Administration Has Eased Standards
Thursday, December 17, 2020
While on the campaign trail, President Trump, seen here on the South Lawn of the White House in June, frequently bemoaned what he viewed as insufficient water pressure of devices like showerheads.
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The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized
two new rules that offer a win to President Trump in his personal crusade to roll back water efficiency standards on appliances like showerheads.
Trump frequently has bemoaned what he views as insufficient water pressure with newer appliances.
The new rules, announced Tuesday, loosen water regulations on showerheads and for washers and dryers.
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While on the campaign trail, President Trump, seen here on the South Lawn of the White House in June, frequently bemoaned what he viewed as insufficient water pressure of devices like showerheads. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized
two new rules that offer a win to President Trump in his personal crusade to roll back water efficiency standards on appliances like showerheads.
Trump frequently has bemoaned what he views as insufficient water pressure with newer appliances.
The government took a step to rectify one of President Donald Trump s pet peeves just days before he leaves office by finalizing a showerhead rule after the president complained about water merely dripping out.
The U.S. Energy Department on Tuesday finalized two rules easing energy standards on consumer fixtures and appliances – about a year after the president went on an extended rant about plumbing fixtures during a public event at the White House.
The rule rolled back a regulation dating to the Bush administration to allow showerheads with multiple showerhead fixtures to provide more robust water-flow. But the regulation – to take effect just five days before inauguration – will do nothing to meet Trump s complaints about sinks where you don t get any water and toilets that people are flushing ten times, fifteen times due to environmental regulations.
The US Energy Department on Tuesday rolled back an Obama-era restriction on how much water could be pumped through a showerhead.
The move came after President Trump complained in July about showers not providing enough water to wash his hair.
A regulation put in place in 1992 restricts the amount of water a showerhead can put out to 2.5 gallons a minute.
For years there was a loophole for people who had multiple showerheads, which Obama ended.
The new rule passed on Tuesday rolls back the Obama change, so people can again achieve greater water flow via multiple showerheads.
An Obama-era restriction on showerheads was rolled back on Tuesday after President Donald Trump previously complained about showers not providing enough water to wash his hair.