Power saver plug

[How u doing]

Triggered from the tuner/HD remote and turns all the kit off, TV, sound base etc.

Does it really save much power? Can cutting power suddenly damage stuff rather than letting it power down?

ETA

One of these.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Multi-Socket-SavaSocket-s...

Edited by How u doing on Monday 10th May 05:55

[mcflurry]

If modern appliances are on standby, they're only using a tiny amount of power, so one of those could take years to payback the original cost.
How about something like a smart plug, then ask Siri/Google/Alexa to turn off?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meross-Outlets-Compatible...
or https://www.amazon.co.uk/Socket-Amazon-Google-Wire...

[Camelot1971]

If only devices that consume electricity from the mains had a switch you could use with your finger to turn off the power. Think of the savings!

[joropug]

Looking at our smart meter monitor the only things that seem to make any real difference are appliances.

With 2 x work from home set ups running and all appliances on standby, its about 5p an hour, sometimes goes up a touch where fridge and freezer ticking on and off but is roughly that all the time. Running the washing machine/drier etc is about 50p per hour.

Thought the smart meter would make me more energy conscious but it's done the opposite

[Lucid_AV]

Whether it's a power-saver plug or a smart plug the result is just the same; the power gets cut. The only difference is the cost of the device and the cost/complexity of any additional hardware to make it switch on/off.

I don't understand the mentality of pursuing the last iota of power saving by spending a disproportionally large amount of cash on some gadget other than it's gadget collecting for the sake of it. If power consumption is that critical in a person's life then get rid of all the tech. Simple. Go back to the 1970s way of doing things. That, or boil the kettle one fewer time during the week. That will have the same energy saving effect as shutting off three 0.4W-in-standby devices for a total of 250 hours per week. That's the scale of things.

Buggering about worrying about standby power consumption is tinkering around at the very edges. There are bigger savings to be made. Turn the TV off when no one is watching = much bigger saving. Make sure the security light isn't coming on when it's too light. Keep the freezer full, either with food or fill up the space with bags of crumpled newspaper. Be smarter about the way you cook in the house.

Bear in mind that some (all) smart- or power-sensing-plug still consumes electricity in order to be ready to switch on at a moment's notice. Are you really saving anything significant?

[joropug]

I would add based on the above, i do actually use smart plugs (alexa controlled) mainly for lamps in hard to reach places but my work from home set up.

I have a laptop so don't want the transformer of the charger or the battery taking unnecessary charge so turn if off by voice when i'm finished using it.

[How u doing]

More to the point, I've got one and use it. Sometimes it goes out of sync which is a pain.

Does cutting the power suddenly damage electronics? When a new telly arrives should I just chuck it in the bin?

[anonymous-user]

If the power consumption of the smart plug is more than the energy saved it is a moot point and convenience becomes the decider.

Never seen the power consumption of a smart plug stated on the ones I have looked at.