Vampire appliance... know how to stop them before its too late!
By Jhordie
@Jhordie (5115)
Philippines
October 21, 2008 9:06pm CST
A wake up call to all of us... better do something or it will cause us a penny spent unwise.
Virtually all of your electronics are sucking up energy even if they're turned off or not being used. Some of the biggest culprits include your TV, computer, and printer. Even your electric toothbrush is drawing energy when it's plugged in and sitting idle.
On its own, the "vampire power" used by one device might seem miniscule, but collectively it amounts to more than $4 billion a year of wasted energy here in the United States. What's more, the Department of Energy says that about 75 percent of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off.
Hope it will shed even a fraction of light and a spark of hope in this continuing downfall in everyone's country's economic status.
Hope it helped YOU even in a small way! God bless
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7 responses
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
22 Oct 08
Hi Dear
really nice info about curent vampitre. which is sucking our money
so its better that if any electronic appliance is not used, we should not only turn it off but also pull out the plug from socket to save energy. it will not only save the cost but also help in preserving the energy
Thanks a lot dear
Keep it up
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@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
Thanks for posting this. I agree a lot of appliances nowadays are draining and wasting energy nowadays. It's up to us to prevent this from happening. I think more people should know about this so that energy would be used wisely. Also by following these tips, we could save on electricity bills.
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
22 Oct 08
Yeah yeah.. That's why now, it's advised to switch off whatever appliances we are not using, and switching off, means the plug, not simply switching the appliance itself ^_^
Because all applicances energy comes from the plug, and even though the appliances are switched off, but there are still electricity moving around inside the plug because it's not switched off ^_^
A very good discussion here for all mylotters to save money on their bills ^_^ hehe
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@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
22 Oct 08
Do you know whether flippping the switch on the surge protector will do the trick? I thought that, when its light's off, there's no power coming through, but your post made me wonder. I can certainly unplug a lot of things, and pug them in only when they're in use. Having a big house means having enormous electric bills.
Would the clothes washer and dryer be the same as far as sucking up energy when not in use?
Thank you so very much for the wonderful hint and all the money I'll obviously be saving!
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Thank you so much for appreciating it. God bless you my dear friend.
@cbiznetz (88)
• United States
22 Oct 08
Perhaps some laws for appliances to be such that when they are turned off they close the circuit, or have monitoring signals so that we can see which ones are really putting it to us electronically. You know the power company can just not charge for amps over a certain percent. Only an amp over a certain percent is considered capable of operating a piece of equipment or appliance. So they know we are not USING THAT POWER and we should not be CHARGED FOR IT if it is power not capable of running anything except the bill up on a large scale...nice dicussion
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
22 Oct 08
Thanks Jhordie, this is helpful. I think when not in use, we have to unplug our computers or any appliance for that matter. Any small amount of electricity saved when taken collectively will sum up to big amount. I hope every one will care to do as well. The govenment offices and even the private ones. There are employees who care less about electricity consumption because they are not the ones paying anyway. But come to think of it...any waste has effect on everyone whether direct or indirect.
@selece (2357)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
Good thing I make sure to unplug everything. I know a bit about it since it is somewhat related to my course this so I informed everyone at home to do so. I don't know much in detail though but. And it's not only about energy conservation but for safety purposes. Thanks for sharing good information.
