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MarathonKnitter
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saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
i keep reading about plugging things into a surge protector to save on electricity used.
can someone REALLY dumb this down for me?
am i plugging things in and then, when not in use, flicking the switch ON THE SURGE PROTECTOR??
can i do this with the cable box? it always seems to need to "reboot" whenever i have to unplug it, for whatever reason.
is there anything that i DON'T want to do this with?
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
Your fridge 
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| Posted 2/23/09 4:21 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
I do this at my house. Yes, you plug things into the strip, then turn the strip off when you aren't using the devices.
I have all my video games on one switch. My printers are on a switch. My DVDs/VCRs and stereo are on another strip.
You don't want the DVR on a strip, or anything that needs to be on 24/7.
Many devices suck power even when they are "off".
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| Posted 2/23/09 4:23 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
DH & I just spoke about it yesterday. I was wondering how much money we could save if our house had an off switch for everything.
He said the refrigerator, cable box & fish tank (filter) are the only things we'd need on. Our alarm clocks reset themselvers so we don't have to worry about that.
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| Posted 2/23/09 4:23 PM |
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ave1024
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
Buy a KWH meter to take electrical readings and see what devices use the most (or least power).
You will be surprised how little power the cablebox uses when it's not on. I personally wouldn't bother flipping the surge on that.
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| Posted 2/23/09 4:25 PM |
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Sash
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
I tell you one thing, next year I am investing in one of those amish heaters, because my electric bill is ridiculous.
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
thanks for clearing that up for me
Posted by BJandDan
Your fridge
this made me PIMP!
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| Posted 2/23/09 4:55 PM |
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Tabitha
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
Posted by GoldenRod
I do this at my house. Yes, you plug things into the strip, then turn the strip off when you aren't using the devices.
I have all my video games on one switch. My printers are on a switch. My DVDs/VCRs and stereo are on another strip.
You don't want the DVR on a strip, or anything that needs to be on 24/7.
Many devices suck power even when they are "off".
i agree with all of this. we do this too!
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1stimemom
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
Posted by BJandDan
Your fridge
May I ask why? I just bought a fridge and the salesman recommended that I use a surge protector.
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| Posted 2/23/09 6:28 PM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
Posted by 1stimemom
Posted by BJandDan
Your fridge
May I ask why? I just bought a fridge and the salesman recommended that I use a surge protector.
Because the OP is planning to use the surge protector to turn off the power to save $$$ - not protect against surges.
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| Posted 2/23/09 7:07 PM |
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Lisa
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
Posted by 1stimemom
Posted by BJandDan
Your fridge
May I ask why? I just bought a fridge and the salesman recommended that I use a surge protector.
you shouldnt use a surge protector for an applance like a refrigerator. It should be plugged right into the outlet. It draws too much electricity and could burn out the surge protector and start a fire. Its the same for an AC unit
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| Posted 2/23/09 8:15 PM |
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LightUpOurLife
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Re: saving money on electricity use... might be a silly question
Posted by 1stimemom
Posted by BJandDan
Your fridge
May I ask why? I just bought a fridge and the salesman recommended that I use a surge protector.
no no no no no... she asked is there anything that she shouldn't turn the power off to... so I said fridge 
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