I am looking to cut power use in our home and was wondering . I heard that even if say acomputer is turned off it will still draw electrical power from the wall outlet. Is this true and has nayone gotten one of the power strips thats upposedly prevent the drawin gof the current from things when turned off?

I've never heard that. What would it be drawing power for if it's off?

It depends on the where the switch on your ps is at. On my PS some led's come on whenever the motherboard has power. Some monitors don't have an off switch either.

I would venture that even if you did unplug your computer whenever it was not on, you would probably save maybe 5 or 10 cents a month. They say that an average computer draws about 5-6 dollars a month if you leave it on 24/7, so I think the savings would be pretty negligable.

I don't know? It is something read in a article in Kiplinger's money mag about reducing home expenses

link to story that explains it more:
http://www.climateark.org/articles/2001/2nd/endrhowd.htm

Alright, that makes sense. I didn't even think about the LED's or remote sensors that are still on on some electronics. However, that article also shows that the savings would be pretty minimal. They use an answering machine as an example or saving 37 cents. I know my pc has an LED that's on the motherboard that's on when the pc is off, but they draw so little power that I really don't feel it's worthy to crawl behind my desk and turn off the power strip.

Alright, that makes sense. I didn't even think about the LED's or remote sensors that are still on on some electronics. However, that article also shows that the savings would be pretty minimal. They use an answering machine as an example or saving 37 cents. I know my pc has an LED that's on the motherboard that's on when the pc is off, but they draw so little power that I really don't feel it's worthy to crawl behind my desk and turn off the power strip.


I agree the savings are not worth the investment.

I read that same thing, but of course almost everything draws some power when plugged in and off. Your microwave, cable box, computer, etc. It could add up depending on how much stuff you have. I was considering getting one of those surge protectors that stops the power draw, because, well like the article states, every little bit helps sometimes.

I don't know how completely true it is, but one thing I have always heard is to try to avoid running major appliances at the same time, especially during peak hours. For instance don't microwave and run the dryer at the same time. Something about reducing your electical "bandwith" if you can. But that might only save 5 bucks a month or something, if that.

I havn't heard that, but we do hear a lot out here in California not to run our dishwasher or any other heavy duty appliance after like 7 on a weeknight. Really high demand time, especially in summer when everyone gets home and cranks the AC units.