Standby mode and energy savings.

VVC-Geeza · 6th April 2022, 11:41

I've heard it said that appliances use up to a third of their working power whilst in standby mode.Does it do any harm to turn off at the wall socket on a regular basis?I'm sure when I installed my latest TV some 5 years ago that it recommended leaving it in standby mode when not in use.

In light of the recent energy price hyke are there significant savings to be made by turning appliances off completely if standby really does consume significant amounts of electricity.What is the truth?

Twisterboy · 6th April 2022, 11:58

I always thought it was better to switch them off than leave in standby mode, I mean I leave say my tv in standby during the course of the day if I have watched something but then switch off overnight for example.

macafee2 · 6th April 2022, 12:03

I too understand standby is expensive. You can get an adaptor that uses less power and when you turn the TV off by remote, instead of going to standby, the adaptor cuts power to the TV. British Gas I think were giving them away some years ago as trailing sockets so you could turn of a few things at once, when you turn the TV on by remote the adaptor supplies power to the TV.

Just be careful of doing this to your DVD recorder

macafee2

Rogue · 6th April 2022, 12:23

Leaving a flat panel set on standby will cost very little however if you still own a CRT set then that can be substancially more. Most LCD sets will cost a few pounds per year at most.

MSS · 6th April 2022, 12:44

It all depends on the manufacturer. If you buy say a Philips product manufactured in the last 8-10 years, it's almost guaranteed by design to consume extremely low energy levels.

Some cheaper products can consume a lot of energy in standby.

Most modern PCs with high-quality PSUs will consume about 0.2W in the off state whilst plugged in which is very little. Cheap far-eastern generic PC PSUs on the other hand can consume 5W.

It's always worth checking the specs.

wraymond · 6th April 2022, 16:49

Having spent many years in the insurance industry (including claims settlement) there is no way I would ever leave any appliance switched on at the mains. I don't care what the manufacturers say, until they specifically guarantee that they will meet any claim resulting from a live appliance ignition the onus is on the householder to meet their policy requirements. Be honest, how difficult is it to flip a switch?

suzublu · 7th April 2022, 13:57

TV off at the plug when I go to bed 😎 you never know, lightning might come down the aerial at night and burn the house down 😁

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SD1too · 7th April 2022, 19:06

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Originally Posted by suzublu

TV off at the plug when I go to bed 😎 you never know, lightning might come down the aerial at night and burn the house down 😁

Switching the TV off at the plug will have zero effect upon the lightning risk I'm afraid Ron.

Simon

suzublu · 7th April 2022, 19:14

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Originally Posted by SD1too

Switching the TV off at the plug will have zero effect upon the lightning risk I'm afraid Ron.

Simon

I know that, but it's what my mother believed back in the day 😎

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SD1too · 7th April 2022, 19:58

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Originally Posted by suzublu

I know that, but it's what my mother believed back in the day 😎

Mine too!

You've hit the nail on the head there Ron. We're fed a load of nonsense by organisations that don't know what they're talking about!

Simon

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macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,928 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	I too understand standby is expensive. You can get an adaptor that uses less power and when you turn the TV off by remote, instead of going to standby, the adaptor cuts power to the TV. British Gas I think were giving them away some years ago as trailing sockets so you could turn of a few things at once, when you turn the TV on by remote the adaptor supplies power to the TV. Just be careful of doing this to your DVD recorder macafee2

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