Plug switches

[Pureblood]

As a general rule, do you leave them on or switch them on/off according to use?

[Bjornebye]

If I remember to then I'll normally switch them off. Like if it crosses my mind but in reality its not something I give a flying fuck about daily. Got bigger fish to fry like who has hung the bog roll up wrong and who the fuck stuffs tea-towels into a draw instead of folding them first. 

[The Golden Eel]

Generally switch off, like a kettle, toaster, charger, - basically ones that are in a handy position and are used for multiple different devices, but I'm not going in behind my TV every night and every morning to turn off the switch, for example. 

[Pureblood]

Toaster plug switch should definitely be left on. You never know when the toast cravings will come, and it's best not to be faffing around with a switch. That extra second or two saved could have a profound knock-on effect for the rest of your day.

[Trumo]

[Babb'sBurstNad]

I turn the toaster off, as I don't trust it. It's the shifty little weasel of the kitchen, always reserving the right to force you into popping the toast back down because it's inexplicably under done. Ours is an uneasy alliance.

 

The kettle, on the other hand, is Mr Dependable, so he stays on, and wears it like a little red badge of honour.

 

The TV and other things are inanimate objects, I'm not a weirdo.

[Liverpool lad]

Leave it all on

 

Get a smoke alarm to keep an eye on it all

[Dr Nowt]

12 minutes ago, Liverpool lad said:

Get a smoke alarm to keep an eye on it all

Prefer to keep mine switched off.

[Bobby Hundreds]

All off except for the tv, sky box and Wi-Fi router and obviously shit like the fridges and freezers.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Quite a few appliances can't be switched off, Fridge/freezer, Alarm clocks if you actually want to use the function you bought it for, Modem/phone etc. I have most things running through multi socket extensions with a surge protector anyway, those which can be switched off when not using are.  

[Bjornebye]

I wish I could turn my brain off like a switch at bedtime. 

[Liverpool lad]

I run my kettle, toaster, microwave, dishwasher, dryer and washing machine off the same 6 plug gang adapter

 

Well safer as I can turn them all off together when I leave the house

[TheHowieLama]

They are designed to be left on.

 

The thing that will break first is the switch.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Normal Electric Kettles and Toasters don't have a phantom load anyway. I just leave them plugged in, waste of time unplugging/switching them off. PC monitors/DVD players/TV's/Printers/Game consoles/Speaker systems/Lap tops and especially Set top boxes (Sky/Cable etc) do have a phantom load, so they get switched off. As I said above, I have batches of them plugged into multi socket extensions with a surge protector. One click to switch them all off is hardly a pain in the arse, plus they stay switched off unless I need to use them. 

[Rico1304]

People who turn them off obviously touch kids. 

[johnsusername]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2019/jun/26/dont-charge-your-phone-on-the-bed-and-unplug-the-toaster-an-electrical-safety-guide

[Mook]

I turn mine off when not in use other than the telly/Virgin Media box.

 

Mainly because I'm not a fucking pervert.

[VladimirIlyich]

Router,fridge,freezer,sky box stay on while everything else is turned off.

[Pureblood]

37 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2019/jun/26/dont-charge-your-phone-on-the-bed-and-unplug-the-toaster-an-electrical-safety-guide

Phil Buckle is a wanker.

 

EDIT:  But wait!  Buckle, you legend.

 

Is it dangerous to leave the power turned on if there’s no plug in the socket?

 

No. “Sockets are designed to just be there,” Buckle says.