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| Thread ID: 89776 | 2008-05-12 00:09:00 | Electric standby cost. | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
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| 668388 | 2008-05-12 00:09:00 | Her indoors heard that when all equipment is turned off but is in standby mode,that the cost of running same is 10% of what it would be if turned on. This can't be right,can it? Sorry this should be in chat. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 668389 | 2008-05-12 00:13:00 | Nah, the cost is pretty minimal. However why it's important not to waste even small amounts is because collectively the country can save very significant amounts. | Greg (193) | ||
| 668390 | 2008-05-12 01:56:00 | Does minimal mean 1%,2% ???? On average of course. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 668391 | 2008-05-12 02:05:00 | Consumer suggests that typical standby drain is 10W with better devices under 1W, some as bad as 20W. The house lot of standby stuff costing $100/year. | PaulD (232) | ||
| 668392 | 2008-05-12 03:28:00 | Consumer suggests that typical standby drain is 10W with better devices under 1W, some as bad as 20W. The house lot of standby stuff costing $100/year. Not only do you save around $100 a year but you also reduce your chance of a fire from the item on standby. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 668393 | 2008-05-12 03:47:00 | So how many shut down at plug? Must say,due to not being easy to get at,I leave mine on stand-by. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 668394 | 2008-05-12 04:23:00 | the bad things are TV's. a TV on standby can draw 20% of what is does when turned on. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 668395 | 2008-05-12 04:38:00 | My In-Laws were here for 6 weeks from the UK. They are in the habit of turning all electrical appliances off at the wall each time they are finished with them. The first week they were here was a real pain. Turning things on and re-setting the clock etc. After a fairly good telling off they finally got the message. It was bad enough having them here in the first place let along turning off all my stuff. I am quite prepared to pay the extra little bit of power rather than reset clocks all and every day. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 668396 | 2008-05-12 04:39:00 | with tv's they basicly turn off the pic and sound. everything else is stil actually running. what annoys me is the ones that have a hidden main switch (under front flap or side flap) and god forbid a few that you can only turn off by pulling the plug. some of them can be 25w on standby, constantly on all year round can add up to a lot. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 668397 | 2008-05-12 04:43:00 | with tv's they basicly turn off the pic and sound. everything else is stil actually running. what annoys me is the ones that have a hidden main switch (under front flap or side flap) and god forbid a few that you can only turn off by pulling the plug. some of them can be 25w on standby, constantly on all year round can add up to a lot. Do you think they are in the employ of the power co's?:rolleyes: |
Cicero (40) | ||
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