Which one uses less energy or is it the same amount?

thesim

Hi all,

Got a question for you, I hope its not too dumb but if it is feel free to laugh.

As it coming into winter I'm looking at ways of reducing the electric bill in our house. Its a bit hard as I live with my parents so whereas I'm happy to unplug the kettle etc when its not in use my dad doesnt.

Anyway, I was wondering about the house the other day and suddenly noticed in one room we have a tv on a double plug (the ones where you can put 2 plugs in one plug socket) and then the radio alarm in a normal socket. As the tv is the only item in the double plug is this wasting energy? Would it be better for me to take the double socket off and just plug the tv into the single socket?

Thanks in advance!

Cardew

Unplugging a kettle doesn't save any electricity.

Similarly a double socket doesn't use any electricity -so removing it and plugging TV into the wall socket will not achieve any saving.

st999

You should use the following covers to stop the electricity leaking out when there is nothing plugged in

http://cpc.farnell.com/1/1/20272-safety-cover-uk-plug-pk5-9138-pro-elec.html

Cardew

st999 wrote: »

You should use the following covers to stop the electricity leaking out when there is nothing plugged in

http://cpc.farnell.com/1/1/20272-safety-cover-uk-plug-pk5-9138-pro-elec.html

LOL

I don't like the cheap plastic ones, the copper ones look nicer!;)

Cardew

OP -Just in case - the last couple of posts should be ignored!!

Loanranger

To save electricity you should unplug the TV or switch it off at the wall.

Kitty_jc

You should also be aware that those socket doublers are quite the fire hazard. We stopped using them after having a warning from our local fire service. Because they are quite heavy, esp. when loaded with plugs, they can slip away from the socket exposing the live pins and causing the fire risk. Much safer to use a short extension lead with 2 or more sockets.

savemoney

homemodifications (you are looking at bumping this thread up) your signature which by the way is against the rules and has been reported to abuse