[Hidden-tech] what uses electricity when it is plugged in?

[Will Loving]

Many appliances do draw power even when they are ³off², sometimes a great
deal. Others draw none or only draw when something is attached. Some cell
phone chargers ­ most often the older style transformer ³brick² type ones do
draw power even when the phone is not attached, others, such as the one for
my new LG phone does not.

The easiest way to tell and to settle any arguments is to get a
³Kill-o-watt² meter which start at $20 at Amazon and are ³eligible² for free
shipping if you spend $25 or more. You plug it into the wall, plug your
device in and then watch and it will tell you if and how much power it¹s
consuming. You can also enter you cost per kilowatt hour and it will tell
you how much that power is costing. Just go to amazon and enter
³kill-o-watt² in the search area. Here is one example:

http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4460-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B000RGF2
9Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316745171&sr=8-1

Will


on 9/22/11 5:12 PM, Robin MacRostie at rmacr at choreographicdesign.com wrote:

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> 
> This may sound silly, but it's one of those little household details that that
> create tension in a household.  An article on the internet said:
> "...Many of us with use the remote to switch off the TV or stereo, leaving the
> appliance running on standby.
> 
> This actually means the appliance is still using up electricity and wastes a
> considerable amount of energy. By switching off at the main power button, or
> even the socket, you could be saving both energy and money.
> 
> Items left on standby use up to 85% of the energy they would use if fully
> switched on. An extra million tons of carbon will be released into the
> atmosphere through this power wastage..."
> 
> I need a real, accredited, expert on electricity use to ask this question:
> 
> One of our housemates insists that unplugging anything saves electricity.
> 
> I had heard something like that and  try to unplug the power strip with
> computer and all peripherals at night.
> 
> I also unplug the cellphone charger.   If I do that, doesn't it also make
> sense to unplug the battery chargers?   What about the emergency lights that
> are plugged into the socket?    They are set to "auto" so that they will go on
> in a power failure.
> 
>  Now I'm feeling really guilty.
> 
> How about the portable landline phone?  The fax machine?   Then I have to
> reset the date every day!  The washer and dryer in the basement?
> 
> Do I really save a bunch by unplugging the lamps, the blender and the coffee
> grinder?
> 
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William M. Loving
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