Leaving appliances on stand by?

kazzagrezza

This might be a silly question but what does this actually mean?

Should I be turning appliances off from the main plug switch or just the appliance itself from the on/off switch?

Penny_Watcher

kazzagrezza wrote: »

This might be a silly question but what does this actually mean?

Should I be turning appliances off from the main plug switch or just the appliance itself from the on/off switch?

Hmmm - good point. I turn things off until the standby light goes off (apart from the stupid TV which has to be on standby all the time because of cooling fan issues :mad: )

cdbrown

Cooling fan issues - is that because if you turn it completely off and then back on later the fan doesn't work? If not, when the tv is completely off (unlike standby mode) your tv electrics won't be generating any heat and therefore not need a fan. Never actually heard of a tv with a cooling fan before.

Neil_S_3

Instead of clicking the remote power off, turning it off at the wall.

I did a check in my home with a power consumption guage and found that my TV, Surround sound, Freeview box and DVD were consuming 22 watts in standby mode so I put these on a digital timer so they turn off overnight and during the working day.

I also found my wireless router using 7 watts when on, so this is also on a digital timer and turns off overnight.

I calculated this would save me about £20 over the year which isn't bad.

The measurement guage cost me £12.99 and the digital timers £6.99 each from Maplin