What do you switch off?

moanymoany

One of the things I haven't done is to switch off electrical appliances when not in use. This is through laziness.

What do you switch off? What I'm thinking of are items like:

The computer

Electric clocks

Tele

DVD player

I would keep on the Virgin box as it would not record otherwise.

I know it would save money, but how much?

I look forward to learning what you all do.

Magentasue

Never used to, but now switch most things off, even Sky box unless it's set to record. DVD player unplugged unless it's playing. No electric clocks although there's one on the gas cooker that I leave on.

Computer and router off at bedtime, on all day but laptops hibernate when not in use.

Did put monitor on Sky box and worked out that it cost £10 a year to have it on at the wall for 18 hours a day not 'on' (at 12.5p kwh). Not great saving but worth doing if you add up two TVs, one Xbox, four laptops, one router ...

jackieb

The microwave used to be on, so did the cooker (for the clock). I switch them off now.

kla

Magentasue wrote: »

Did put monitor on Sky box and worked out that it cost £10 a year to have it on at the wall for 18 hours a day not 'on' (at 12.5p kwh). Not great saving but worth doing if you add up two TVs, one Xbox, four laptops, one router ...

Magentasue what monitor do you use if you don't mind me asking?

Magentasue

kla wrote: »

Magentasue what monitor do you use if you don't mind me asking?

I have two! Course I'm not obsessive!

This is they:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=38343
https://www.ecogadgetshop.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductCode=Current%20Cost%20Device%20(TEST)&Category=1

I used the first one to work out how much different washing machine programmes cost and how much it cost to have things on standby.

The other one has been more useful in a way because it's persuaded my carbon fiends to go around turning off lights etc. whereas before they'd say I was being silly - it's only a lightbulb. The monitor shocked them into turning off lights and persuaded OH that energy saving bulbs were worth buying. We've cut our average daily use by three or four kwh since using this one.

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I leave my cooker switched on (too hard to put right everytime I want to use it) and bedside lamps (only because I can't get to the plug) but everything else gets turned off.It's saved me about around £20-£25 a quarter and my bills prove this.Nothing else could of caused this reduction since nothing else has changed.

kla

Thanks really appreciate the information x

[Deleted User]

I always switch off my T.V. at the plug as our local fire officer at a neibourhood watch meeting told us that t.v's ,more so older ones, hold a lot of heat and can sometimes combust and he had attended several fires caused by this I do it more for safety reasons and have just got into the habit of doing it.My cable and video are run through my t.v. so they all get turned off at the same time

Bongedone

I turn off everything but the Sky box and the clock on my oven.

Lidl have a plug in energy meter for just under £7. I found out that the new Nokia charger and Dell laptop power supply do not actually use any power unless plugged into a phone or laptop.

Bongedone

MRSTITTLEMOUSE wrote: »

I leave my cooker switched on (too hard to put right everytime I want to use it) and bedside lamps (only because I can't get to the plug) but everything else gets turned off.It's saved me about around £20-£25 a quarter and my bills prove this.Nothing else could of caused this reduction since nothing else has changed.

Unless your lamps are touch sensitive or low voltage they won't use any power unless turned on. There is not need to unplug them or switch off at the wall.

I have touch sensitive lamps in the bedroom and they use 0.5w when not in use.

Gryfon

I'm terrible hardly switch anything off. We did change the light in the hallway to a low energy one so if the children get up they can see what they're doing. I do turn off the radio in the kitchen though as in standby it seems to use up just as much electricity as when it's on. Also I found the the washing machine uses up energy even if I've turn it off on the machine! But I keep forgetting to turn it off at the mains because the plug gets buried under stuff.