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Saving electricity
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To save electricity, you are supposed to turn things off completely....at the plug.
But this is often impractical so i turn things off by the switch on the device.
How is this using electricity ?...there are no components working and the little red/orange/green light is not on.
Any ideas ?
But this is often impractical so i turn things off by the switch on the device.
How is this using electricity ?...there are no components working and the little red/orange/green light is not on.
Any ideas ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.That's fine - but a lot of electrical devices do not switch off - they go on to standby.
Two televisions I have bought recently do this - if I want to switch them off completely, I have to switch them off at the plug. It's a nuisance.
My washing machine, tumble drier, cooker, microwave all use electricity if they are not switched off at the plug - the clock keeps going. As with the dvd player, video recorder, digibox and virgin box.
I accept that the amount of power used is tiny, but it must add up over the year.
Two televisions I have bought recently do this - if I want to switch them off completely, I have to switch them off at the plug. It's a nuisance.
My washing machine, tumble drier, cooker, microwave all use electricity if they are not switched off at the plug - the clock keeps going. As with the dvd player, video recorder, digibox and virgin box.
I accept that the amount of power used is tiny, but it must add up over the year.
I did read it costs around �25.00 a year if you leave your phone charger or any charger in the plug not turned off. This was a bone of contention with me and mr B lol.... if it remains hot to the touch it must be still using electricity.
The same goes with those playstation things.
On the technical side? what is used to stop the circuit in normal circumstances and why is it missing that when a charger is plugged in?
The same goes with those playstation things.
On the technical side? what is used to stop the circuit in normal circumstances and why is it missing that when a charger is plugged in?