On Sun 01 Jun 2008 01:48:42p, Anthony Matonak told us...

Tony Hwang wrote:
David Nebenzahl wrote: ...
A guy here at UC Berkeley has done research showing that all these
things--wall warts, devices that power LEDs, etc.--use a trememdous
amount of electricity when added up.

No kidding! But if the clock is disconnected can't do timed use of oven!

How many people use the timer on an oven? What kinds of food can
you leave in an oven for many hours without it going bad on you?

Anthony


That's only half of the reason to leave it connected. Most modern ranges
have an electronic clock combined with the controls to set the temperature
and turn the oven on and off. You disconnect that and you won't ever bake
again.

Now, if you range is 30 years old, that's another story (usually).

Apart from the clock/timer on a range, most other "always on" devices have
a reason for always being on. If unplugged or disconnected, you generally
have to reset all the options every time you plug the device in. Good
examples are VCR and DVD recorders, coffeemakers with programmable cycles,
almost anything that stores settings.

Yes, you're paying for the convenience of using that energy, but it's
terribly inconvenient if you don't.

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Wayne Boatwright
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