Leaving things on standby

• howard mcsweeney1

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  12 November 2011     13:03136366
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  quite an eye opener here, worth a read and taking notes.
  
  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/experts/article-2057727/How-does-cost-leave-household-appliances-standby.html
• Guest 656

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  12 November 2011     13:17136370
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  Thats quite an eye-opener Howard, 76 quid for normal common household appliances Must try to get into the habit of switching these things off more often
• Guest 710

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  12 November 2011     13:55136382
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  One device to turn the power off automatically made it through the Dragon's Den. I wonder if it was one of these...
  
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=diy&field-keywords=Ecotek
  Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  12 November 2011     13:55136383
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  The Old Man insists we turn everything off if we are not using it.......except his stuff!
• Guest 656

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  12 November 2011     14:20136389
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  Typical!!!!!!
• howard mcsweeney1

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  12 November 2011     14:28136392
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  the problem is one of habit i have decided that i will turn everything off when i go to bed tonight, should i actually remember and do so i doubt whether i will think of it again tomorrow night.
• Guest 710

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  12 November 2011     14:57136393
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  As there is a device, under the link I give above, that does the job for £4.49 I have bought two. They would have cost about £21 each direct from BG.
  Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
• Guest 657

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  12 November 2011     15:23136394
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  I have long suspected this and do try and turn things off - err except the modem which is on 24/7!
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• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
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  12 November 2011     17:18136406
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  I have one of those gizmos from npower that tells me how much each appliance is using. The only item I leave on all day is my computer as it takes so long to start up, I have learnt it uses 2p an hour.
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• Guest 641

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  12 November 2011     20:55136466
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  The only electricals I leave on are the essentials, the broadband and the answering machine. I'm constantly turning off the tv's which certain young ladies including their lovely mum constantly leave on
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  12 November 2011     22:22136492
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  i leave most things on stand to.