Is electricity still used when appliances are connected but not on?
2007-01-03 09:59:07 · 4 answers · asked by slowhand6780 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Some do. A television certainly can, since they tend to keep the tube "warmed up" so it will turn on quickly. A piece of electronics that uses a wall plug style transformer can often be felt as being warm, using electricity when it's doing nothing.
Folks who use alternative energy sources to run their homes refer to appliances that do this as "phantom loads" and do what they can to eliminate them. You might want to try going to the Homepower Magazine website and search for "phantom loads" you should be able to get a better idea which ones do that.
2007-01-03 10:05:57 · answer #1 · answered by leothecomm 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Scott knows nothing about electricity!! the rest are close,, you know the two little dots you see on your micro wave after a power outage?? those two dots alone draw 3.2 watts of electricity!! the same goes for the coffee pot, stove timer etc,,, all these add up!! a recent study was just aired on TV about all this!
2007-01-03 15:22:15 · answer #2 · answered by fuzzykjun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only power used is for the micro-controller/display and amounts to very little power usage. About the same as your alarm clock.
2007-01-03 10:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by scott p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
new t.v.s do as well as anything that has a indicator light and any instant on devices. the amount used though are very low and shouldn't raise you're bill more than a dime or so a month.
2007-01-03 10:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by barrbou214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋