"Energy Star’ program exposed as ‘a massive Pay-To-Play scheme’
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I now finally understand why my Energy Star dishwasher takes 3 hours to wash
And breaks down in two years.
I have a refrigerator that was in my parents basement in the 70s while growing up. It was already 15 years old then. Still works perfectly. Never had it serviced. And it doesnt snitch on me to the Feds like the 'smart' appliances today.
I had a fridge break down and called Mr. Buttcrack to fix it. The problem was a relay. He said these commonly fail, they're too small. He put in a relay used in elevators and the fridge has been working for 20 years now.
Same here. Grabbed my parents freezer and moved across 2 states. One close by another 2000+ miles away and still work. It's over 18 years old. LOL
Wow! What brand was that! Fantastic you got 3 years out of it! Mine go about a year.
I have a spare fridge that I bought back in 1992.
All I do is clean the coils regularly and it just keeps on running.
Only reason it is not the main fridge these days is that I bought that first one when I was single, needed a bigger one once I had a family.
But that old Frigidaire just keeps on running and refuses to die.
yep, they are building nothing but crap now. and then they wonder why our garbage dumps are so full.
I'd like to say that I understand why they don't make that an option while still allowing you to clean the original way... And I mean it...I understand why that option doesn't exist!
The reason is authoritarianism and shaming... They want your lefty neighbor to be able to shame you when you say that you run it twice for each load, giving said lefty neighbor a euphoric dopamine burst when they shame you and making them feel ethically superior, all while they eat off of still-dirty dishes and think they are better than you for it..........
...or rinse them before putting them in the dishwasher. Rinse them so well, they're clean enough to put them in the cabinet. Then put them in the dishwasher and let it run for 157 minutes.
Since my old, hand-me-down Maytag dishwasher finally took a crap, due to idiot movers, I've never had a good dishwasher since. I've purchased two brand new ones since then, and both are crap. I've learned that if I put a mesh bag of lemon peels, about four or five, in with my dishes, my dishes come out sparkling clean. You have to change the lemons every couple of days otherwise they go bad.
Like lemon peels in the dishwasher while you run it?
Yep. I do it everyday and it works great. My dishes come out sparkling with no spots. And this post has nothing to do with Q, but it's not being deleted LOL
Hippies is the real answer.
LOL
Is there ANY government-created, endorsed, funded, or operated group that ISN'T a scam, a fraud, or a weapon being used against the people?
Can't think of any.
That's the gazillion $$ question. I think the answer is NO.
Wait...so you mean my dishwasher running for twice as long, only for me to have to use it AGAIN was a scam?!?!?
I'd just like to point out that the actual, physics definition of efficiency is Work/Time. If it takes your machine two runs that each last twice as long to do the same amount of cleaning, your machine is 1/4 as efficient as the one you replaced....
I really hate these bastards.........
Take one of those mesh bags and put lemon peels in. Tie up the mesh bag and put it in your dishwasher when you wash your dishes. Change out the lemon peels every couple of days, because they go bad. But that citric acid in the lemon peels gets your dishes sparkling.
I wonder if you can simply buy the big lemon-juice bottles (or a bunch of the little yellow plastic ones shaped like lemons) and squeeze the juice in with the detergent? Then you wouldn't have to deal with peels, and buying lemons all the time.
I'm not sure, but in our house we use lemons for a lot of things, such as fresh squeezed lemonade, guacamole, and margarita mix, to name a few, so we buy them weekly. If I have too many lemons ryan's, I put them in the freezer and use them at a later date. But I always use them in the dishwasher because it's the oils in the actual lemon peel that works.
Would buying lemon oil work, then? 🤔
I only said fresh lemon rinds. I've never used anything but fresh lemon rinds or frozen ones.
Same with those 'low flush' toilets.
What good is it if you have to flush twice as many times so they don't clog up?
And don't get me started on the complete scam of adding ethanol to gasoline.
They are a warning of what is coming. If they create food shortages you won't eat as much, and won't crap as much. I'm only half kidding.
Sounds like a half-assed answer to me. :)
But I’m sure the wind farms and solar fields are legit
Legit killers
Yes. They are all legit.
One scam after another by OUR government.
This one I did not know. Damn
Oh yes. Thanks.
The EPA was created after the Cuyahoga River caught on fire. Yea, it is that river through what my friend use to refer to as the "Mistake-on-the-Lake" in Ohio. At the time, alarm bells were sounding off when this happened and it seemed to be a good idea to create a department focused on the environment. I mean, who has ever heard of a river catching on fire..... that is, outside of Styx and Hell itself? Originally, the EPA was suppose to be an advisory committee. However, all government agencies grow legs, power drunk, and become weaponized.
Thanks for the background.
This sure goes back a long way! Flush the low-water-use potties and dish washers. What junk! Bring back the lovely incandescent lightbulbs that make people look pretty!
Amen.
lol... that "energy star" home.... means that the bills you pay for your energy every month make you a profit star in their eyes!
LOL. I didn't go for it except the dishwasher. It's dumb.
Oh I know. I am lazy. :)