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Turning off appliances at wall

chezway — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 05:38:42 GMT

To save electricity should I turn appliances off at the wall when not in use. Thanks

Re: Turning off appliances at wall

David_AGL — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:35:25 GMT

It's a great question. For appliances that use stand-by power, this can certainly result in a significant energy saving. Check out this article for more info: How to avoid paying extra for standby power

Re: Turning off appliances at wall

citzen — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:09:00 GMT

My electric kettle has no light on when the wall socket is switched on, until I press a lever on the kettle. Does any electricity flow if the kettle remains plugged in but its lever remains unpressed and the wall socket switch remains ON?? It is safe and convenient to leave the wall switch ON

Re: Turning off appliances at wall

Lester — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:17:32 GMT

@citzen . . . no power is used in that case, until the kettle is turned on.

As far as the thread goes, it's been pretty much debunked that appliances on standby should be swithced off at the wall when not in use to save power, it's virtually undetectable in the total cost on a bill.

https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/phase-shift-on-standby/