美擬放寬淋浴水速標準

Trump's new showerhead rules
美擬放寬淋浴水速標準

The US government issued a proposal to change the definition of a showerhead in an effort to let more water flow, following complaints from President Trump.
在美國總統特朗普發出抱怨後，該國政府近日提議修改淋浴噴頭的限制標準，以增加水流。

Under the definition proposed by the Department of Energy, each showerhead included in a product with multiple showerheads would separately be required to meet the 2.5 gallon per minute standard established in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
根據美國能源部給出的標準，在包含多個淋浴噴頭的產品中，每個淋浴噴頭須分別達到《能源政策和節約法案》中規定的每分鐘2.5加侖（9.5升）的標準。

The proposal comes just after Trump talked about water-flow issues at the White House South Lawn in July.
7月，特朗普曾在白宮南草坪講話時提到淋浴噴頭水流問題。

"So showerheads - you take a shower, the water doesn't come out. You want to wash your hands, the water doesn't come out," the president said. "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. Perfect."
特朗普說：“說起淋浴噴頭，你洗澡的時候，水出不來。你想洗手，也沒水，那你該怎麼辦？你是多站一會兒還是多洗一會兒？我不知道你們怎麼想，反正我的頭髮必須是完美的，完美無缺。”

A 1992 federal law mandated showerheads couldn't use more than 2.5 gallons of water per minute.
1992年出臺的一項聯邦法律要求，淋浴噴頭每分鐘的出水量不得超過2.5加侖。

But, as new showerheads came out over the years with multiple nozzles, the Obama administration said the showerhead restrictions apply to what comes out in total, meaning multiple nozzles have to split the 2.5 gallons of water.
但幾年以後市場上出現了新型多噴頭淋浴設備，於是奧巴馬政府提出，2.5加侖出水量爲所有噴頭出水量的總和，這意味着多個噴頭也必須符合這2.5加侖這一總量限制。