When an appliances is turned off, it really is off???

I've heard this lots. The one thing we have that we can't or won't turn off is our television. We have DirecTV and every time you turn it off and turn it back on, it has to 'power up'. I get tired of seeing that come on, even when it does it automatically sometimes. We also have a refrigerator and freezer we would never turn off. But the one thing that runs our electricity up is the air conditioner which we can't do without in the summer time. This summer it will go up because our two grandsons have been staying with us lots and they run in and out the door and air condition the yard. Our electric bill hasn't been all that high this summer, but we will see what happens with this one. It is about time for it to come in.

Yes, I have heard that too. An alternative to unplugging them would be to use a power strip and always turn off the strip when you want to cut power. That helps with computers too.

I think I have heard this before. I have a coffee pot that has a clock in it. I have heard those use an inordinate amount of power so I have started unplugging that at night. I have not been too unhappy with my power bills so far but there is always room for improvement. I am going to try to remember to conserve at all times.

hey i did not know about that thanks for telling me iwill keep that in my mind but please can u tell me the names of the appliances so i can be better equiped with the perfect knowledge on decreasing my electricity bills .my electricity bills are so damn high that they are just givijng me shocks per month just name the appliances and i will just remove their plugs from my house my bills are rising very month. on eday i will get a heart attack from them or one day they will be so high that i wont be able to pay them. i think i have to increase my income or take loans from a bank please help pmeeee

Wow! That is a good tip, I did not know that. I will start to do that today. Thank you very much!

Someone mentioned this to me when I told them that we shut down our computers and stuff when we go away for the weekend (otherwise we leave them on when we're home). Even the microwave and stuff should be unplugged if you're going on an extended leave/vacation. TVs, VCRs...anything that has a built in clock or one of those little red dots to signify where the power button is...all those have to be powered somehow, even when they are turned off. Great food for though.

That is a very good idea. I heard that we burn electricity just by having things plugged into a wall outlet whether they are being used, turned on or not. I try to unplug things in my house when they are not being used to save on the electric bill.

I had heard that before but don't usually unplug my appliances. I probably should since our utilities are going to take a big leap! Thanks for the reminder!

I already knew this but have not known it for too long. Thats good you brought it up to people though. I now unplug things more often.

Hi agihcam. I never knew about this before. We used to just turn off our appliances and not unplugged it. But when my father opened up an Appliance service center 11 years ago. We were told by his technicians there that it is not enough to just turn it off but you have to really unplug it. The power from the socket is still running even if we turn off the appliance. So since then, we practice to unplug any appliances when not in use. Happy postings! HUGz!

yes, unplug and if you'll go to far places, always turn off the main switch to consume nothing at all. think how much you saved?