Ok..
I live with a guy who powers off everything in the hosue going to bed.
Including the toaster and kettle!!
It is my theory that it uses more electricity to power up the 36" Plasma HD TV and the UPC box, twice a day sometimes, than it does to leave them on standby between the hours of 12.30am and 18.00pm.
Would anyone have any ideas/proof/suggestions to confirm or deny my theory?
Many thanks
K
Is there a danger that phone chargers would overheat and catch fire if left plugged in for a longish period of time after use. I always tell my children (without much success ) to plug them out because of this.
But according to ESB appliance calculator a 42" plasma TV on standby 24 hours a day 7 days a week will cost €3.88 per 2 months, €1.94 a month!
Wattage in use: 350
Wattage on standby: 18
That's way off the mark. A plasma of that size will typically use ~0.5W in standby. It will take 2000 hours on standby to use a single unit. So being on standby 24 hours 7 days a week example will set you back less than 7c a month.
Leo
Should i be able to calculate the wattage usage from the information on the back of the TV or from the manual?
Form a power saving point of view i see very little point in plugging out 'stand-by' appliances at all.
And it's debatable if these appliances are a fire hazard. I've heard horror stories of bad wiring/loose plugs causing fires but i've never heard of an appliance spontaneously combusting because it was on standby!!
Thanks Leo
That's better again. Should i be able to calculate the wattage usage from the information on the back of the TV or from the manual?
I'd rather not have to buy a plug in monitor!!
If they have a DVR/PVR facility then you don't have much option but to leave them on standby when recording stuff as a matter of course...TVs aside, some set top boxes are notorious for using almost the same power in standby that they do when they are on. Google for "stb standby".
From a power saving point of view almost certainly none. From a (fire) safety point of view maybe some.And can anyone tell me the benefits of plugging out a toaster, kettle and a switched off lamp in the corner of the sitting room, every night, from a power saving point of view?
Or is he purposefully trying to wind me up?!?!
A further thought ...... Plugging plugtops (the correct term) in and out of sockets, thousands of times will very gradually wear them out. Better to just switch them off at the switched sockets.
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