I like your attitude 
Posted on 01/04/2012 5:03:08 AM PST by DemforBush
Unplugging each and every appliance and device not in use can be a pain, but it's something you must do if you don't want to pay for standby power — or the energy consumed by electronics while they're switched off. Right now you can use a power strip to make unplugging easier, but if PumPing Tap's designers ever bring their product to market, you don't have to worry about unplugging at all...
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There, a freebie !
I just saved you enough money on editing to afford leaving all your appliances plugged in and their little LEDs glowing merrily away for 5 yrs !
Obviously these devices that are turned off are still drawing a small amount of power. So what if you plug in an LED night light? Do you find it laying on the floor the next morning?
I like your attitude
If someone uses this gadget, he/she will spend his/her life thinking the current time is flashing 12:00.
Sure it would be incredibly irritating, but this technology could save each of us nickels over the course of a decade.
>> I have been angry since low flush toilets.
Don’t you mean “double flush toilets”? :-)
And double seems to be a minimum. I have “dropped democrats off at the pool” that took THREE flushes to clear!
LOL! Simple solution-we can just go back to using wind-up clocks!
Which in the grand scheme of things, ain't gonna cost you that much.
OTOH, if you don't want to reset the units internal clock every time you replug, duct tape might be required.
Too late for this, most appliances are using less and less power in “standby mode”, both because of free market pressures (People like to buy stuff that can save them even a small amount of money, especially large businesses that might have quite a few devices), and because of energy star regulations. I predict this will never fly.
Good, I like LEDs, they help me see at night when it’s all dark.
I checked the specs on my TV. It draws 68 watts when running, and 0.2 watts in standby mode.
Remember, this isn’t about saving us money, it’s about saving the planet.
Fortunately I have enough money to pay for “standby power”, whatever that is.
Fortunately I have enough money to pay for “standby power”, whatever that is.
Right On, brother!
(or sister, as the case may be -- don't want to be sexist)
But if you are watching your TV less than 4 minutes a day, this will save enough power to watch it for free!
I wondered the same thing, do electrical outlets kinda drip like a faucet that needs a new washer?
It's about 10% of total power usage now. I think it is worth looking into solutions. One product (much better than the one in the article) is Belkins power strip that comes with a remote that you can mount next to your light switch. You simply hit the off button on the remote when you are going to bed or whatever. It's only $35.
“Fortunately I have enough money to pay for “standby power”, whatever that is....”
yours and my “fortune” is what’s really eating at these buggers!!!
Yes, but just one ring of your doorbell typically takes more power to energize the relay coil than it does to power the digital waiting circuits, and as much as I hate solicitors, I’ll take the less expensive conveniences in favor of the more expensive unwanted interruptions.
Since it's my money and I choose to pay the few bucks a month it may cost for the convenience, why do these busy bodies care? OK, stupid question.
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