The Department of Energy has issued some new rules, one of which redefines what a showerhead is – and how much water can come out of it.
“Today’s change will allow manufacturers to offer consumers new products that can provide more water and more comfort,” The Department of Energy said in a release Tuesday.
It’s an idea Trump has been pushing for several months. “So, showerheads, you take a shower, the water doesn’t come out,” President Donald Trump said in July, “You want to wash your hands, the water doesn’t come out. So, what do you do? You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer.”
“Because, my hair, I don’t know about you - but it has to be perfect,” Trump quipped.
According to the DOE release, “Congress has mandated a 2.5 gallon per minute limit on showerheads. DOE’s definition, now in line with the consensus standards from ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), states that each showerhead can emit up to the statutory limit. The prior definition, as interpreted by the Obama administration in 2013, stated that a device with multiple showerheads could only release 2.5 gallons per minute for the entire device. Today’s change will allow manufacturers to offer consumers new products that can provide more water and more comfort.”