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The new regulations, which apply to energy use in household appliances like washing machines and showers, were completed on Tuesday, Reuters reports. President Donald Trump has long complained about regulations that he says lead to waste and loose hair.
During an event at the White House in July, Trump allegedly complained about the force of the water at the presidential residence.
– Then what do you do? Do you stay there longer or do you shower more? Because my hair, I don’t know with you, but it must be perfect, Trump said according to the news agency.
Trump also believes that water pressure in toilets and sinks leads to inefficient water use: “People flush the toilet ten, fifteen times, instead of once,” he is said to have said in 2019.
The new regulations are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to loosen regulations that could prevent oil, gas and coal production.
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Freedom to choose
Regulatory changes will allow multi-head sprayers with jets that spray up to 9.4 liters of water per minute. This is the standard for water pressure that Congress agreed to in 1992, four years before the famous Seinfeld episode “The Shower Head” debuted. In the episode, the main characters are Jerry Seinfeld and Cosmo Kramer on a feverish search for shower heads with higher water pressure after the block they live in has energy efficient showers installed.
Michael Richard’s famous character Cosmo Kramer from the sitcom Seinfeld can finally get the shower pressure he craved, 24 years after the “Shower Head” episode. Photo: Giulio Marcocchi
US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette believes the change will lead to greater freedom of choice: – Americans can choose products that are tailored to their individual needs and the needs of their families, Brouilette said in a statement.
However, environmentalists in the United States are not so positive about the new regulations. Andrew deLaski, director of the Household Appliance Standards Awareness Project, said in a statement that the rules that “allow products that waste water and energy unnecessarily are ridiculous and not in line with the climate crisis.”
Upcoming President Joe Biden has proposed new energy regulations in his climate plan, the news agency reports.
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