Remote Controlled mains sockets x 4 Aldi @ £15.99 17/11+ WSL

gromituk

The button doesn't actually change the frequency - it changes the identification code that the set uses.

mark398

michaels wrote:

I seem to remeber various posts about how much it costs to leave tvs, videos etc on standby - this seems like an ideal way to switch them all off at once.

Say 15w x 4 appliances x 20 hours a day and electricity at 8p/kwh seems to work out as 35 quid per annum for an outlay 17 quid sounds like a winner to me.

But IME this is an incorrect assumption on standby power, out by a factor of more than 3x. There seems to be a lot of scare story propogranda being spread about standby power these days. I would bet there are a lot of other areas to look for improvements first if you want to be greener (esp. other than buying further hardware which has it's own environmental impacts for production and disposal.)

gromituk

And of course the remote-controlled sockets themselves use power all the time! Best just to make the effort to switch things off at the socket.

Roger_Rampant

Remember each Lidl's only had so many delivered today and when they're gone they're gone - till next time!

Delighted to find that Lidl at Weston Favell still had plenty left at lunchtime today (Tuesday)
£9.99 including a dimmer really does seem an amazing price :j

neelpeel

Just picked up a couple of these from South Road store in Dundee.
Stacks left (Tuesday 3pm).

They look better than £40 ones I was looking at before.

dc

gromituk wrote:

And of course the remote-controlled sockets themselves use power all the time! Best just to make the effort to switch things off at the socket.

The ones I got from Lidl last time use 6 Watts, 24/7 to operate.:shocked: :shocked:

sandybrag

Ok, sound great, but Im thinking what use can I put these too?

Any ideas..

gromituk

dc wrote:

The ones I got from Lidl last time use 6 Watts, 24/7 to operate.:shocked: :shocked:

Hmm - how are you measuring this? If with one of those Lidl power meters then they won't be accurate for such small numbers. I don't think they consume quite this much.

Roger_Rampant

You would need to come up with the ideas yourself. We've just had our leather corner suite delivered by SCS, we have a light down in the corner behind it, and it's a pain in the backside trying to reach the socket or the switch to turn it off - that was the initial motivation

Our daughter quite often falls asleep at night, leaving her light and TV on

It is really handy being able to turn all those things off in one go, from one place, with the press of one button, without having to go rummaging around trying to find sockets or switches. Especially in our daughter's bedroom - a hazardous place to venture in daylight, let alone in the wee hours of the morning! :rolleyes: