Electric shower - does leaving it switched on cost much?

The_Tranquil_Ingestor

Hi folks,

Sorry if I'm in the wrong area (should this be in Utilities?).

I was wondering if leaving my electric shower switched on (not running hot water but just the power) actually uses electricity other than that powering the little orange light?

I guess it's a kind of a standby switch and it should be switched off anyway for the greater good but I just thought I'd check to see if it's using much power in the "on" state.

Thanks

knightstyle

No, when the water flows through the pipe a flow switch switches the heater on. No flow, no, well miniscule for the light, electric current.
The items which use electricity on standby are usually TVs, digiboxes, skybox, stereo, radio alarm. If it gets warm on standby it is using power.