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I like to leave my kettle turned on by the mains so the whole process is alot quicker but i`m reluctant to buy one with a stand by light on which so many have these days .I feel it`s a bit of a waste of energy to keep it switched on by the mains just for the sake of a standby light.Your views please
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I agree
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i bet you leave your pc on all day though
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I remove the bulbs from standby lights on all my electrical equipment. No wastage here ;)
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I would be interested to know how much it costs to keep a standby light on 24/7.I expect its peanuts especially compared to my P.C. usage.It`s the principal here though after we are told to turn everything off these days
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people unplug their kettles? why?
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What about a halogen kettle and removing all your other kitchen lighting?
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Because they're too lazy to remove the bulb?
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not unplug just turn off from the mains
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ok, why? do you do same with washing machine etc?
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I prefer to look at them as lights with a boiling water capacity
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Always told to unplug the tv at night so it couln't catch fire. What's that all about?
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Its hard for something unconnected to the mains to be on fire due to being plugged in at the mains
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Reyes 28 Jan 10:35
ok, why? do you do same with washing machine etc? It`s to save money/energy on the standby light on the kettle.the washing machine has no standby light |
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ours does
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Better take the bulb out quickly then.
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ahh, i get you know bamboo. must be all of 25p a year i'd have thought
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25p a year ? Is that a fact or a guess?
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Its hard for something unconnected to the mains to be on fire due to being plugged in at the mains
Sorry for the delay. Just gone round the house unplugging everything. Bit worried about the food in fridge/freezer though. |
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an utter guess mate!
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Shirl - is your tv gas or electric?
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On a broader scale it makes me think of saving the planet i.e. if everybody switched their kettles off from the mains how much energy etc would that save.What damage does it do etc...??
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Not sure but its got a light inside to heat up the hampsters wheel and make him keep running.
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LED's use about 30mW,so I reckon you would need 2000 of them to take 60w as in a normal light bulb,if my maths is correct(doubtful) I reckon it wouldn't even cost 25p/year.
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Thank you Big guru and all ,i`m glad we`ve managed to put a figure on it .That helps :-)
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There you go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standby_power |
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I had a ring go on my electric cooker, it wouldnt switch off.
Its always best to isolate appliances especially if you are going out. |