Bluedevil
Saturday, October 10, 2009 7:59:00 AM
Tell my wife she is wrong!

She thinks that if you leave anything pluged up, it draws power, I disagree!

What say you?

rockmeister
Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:00:00 AM
not everything, so I disagree also. gotchyer back bro..
HockeyDad
Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:02:00 AM
Some things do, some don't
Bluedevil
Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:06:00 AM
Such as?
big chief
Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:14:00 AM
toaster does not, refrigerator do
ticklestick
Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:26:00 AM
If your charger like a phone charger is pluged in ,,, it wil use power , From what I have seen on TV , if its warm , its using power
Cigarick
Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:28:00 AM
My toaster does. Computer, TV, set top boxes all do.
bgramza
Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:42:00 AM
anything with a transformer is drawing power. (ie cell phone charger). Doesn't matter if the device is plugged into the transformer. TV's, cable boxes, ups, they all draw power even if turned off.
plinytheelder
Saturday, October 10, 2009 6:44:00 PM
T.G... you're killing me.
BuckyB93
Saturday, October 10, 2009 7:05:00 PM
LOL at (with?) TG
edsbar60
Saturday, October 10, 2009 7:06:00 PM
Measure it yourself, it's eye-opening. I arranged my surge protectors for easy access so I turn them off every night and when we go to work. I saved about $40/mo just from the TV's and computers in the house.

http://tinyurl.com/ykkjnbz 

or

http://www.google.com/products?q=home+energy+consumption+meter&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHMI_enUS347US348&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=KkvRSujSFovIMYGN8JQD&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=image&resnum=5&ved=0CCoQzAMwBA