silly question but.....

skintmumof3

if i leave a plug in the socket but switched off is it still draining power???
tia
skint

pigpen

Apparently yes it does!!

Magentasue

Isn't it only true for things that are on standby (TV etc), chargers or appliances that are still 'alive' when off such as microwaves with a digital clock?

According to this, such items account for 10% of the average power bill.

pigpen

Magentasue wrote: »

Isn't it only true for things that are on standby (TV etc), chargers or appliances that are still 'alive' when off such as microwaves with a digital clock?

According to this, such items account for 10% of the average power bill.

I don't think so.. some sockets have lights on when in the on position so they obviously used power.. apparently it is likened to when a battery loses power when it isn't in use.. the power moves to the moisture in the air or some such waffle..

Barneysmom

skintmumof3 wrote: »

if i leave a plug in the socket but switched off is it still draining power???
tia
skint

No, if it's turned off at the wall, there's no connection.
If you're 'tinkering' with an appliance, always pull the plug out.

Magentasue

Just reread OP - I read it as appliance switched off but I think it means when the socket is switched off, which as Barneysmum says, must mean there's no power.

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, there! As this isn't strictly Old Style, I'll move this to the Utilities board.

Penny. x

1carminestocky

Taking of such things, I've been tinkering with my Owl Wireless leccy useage device (incredibly useful IMOfor a few days now and discovered that my bedroom halogen lights use less leccy the more you dim them. Maybe this is common knowledge but I have always been led to believe that they use the same leccy no matter how much you turn the dimmer down. Incidentally, they are the ONLY non-energy saving bulbs in our house and I'm not sure the new energy saving GU10 bulbs are compatible with dimmers?