Turning off appliances at wall

[chezway]

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

[David_AGL]

@chezway 

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

[citzen]

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

[Lester]

@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/