Power drain.When you leave the house, do you turn off the TV? What about the clock radio or stereo See stereophonic. ? Don't bet on it. Many small appliances Small appliance refers to a class of home appliances that are semi-portable or which are used on tabletops, countertops, or other platforms. Such items are contrasted with major appliances, which are typically fixtures that cannot be easily moved. drain household electric power even after you switch them off. They're leaking leak v. leaked, leak·ing, leaks v.intr. 1. To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw: ! Electricity, that is. Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore, Calif., respectively. in California estimate that the average household constantly leaks 50 watts of electric power even when appliances are shut down. "That's about 5 percent of a home's monthly electricity use," says Alan Meier, a scientist at Berkeley Lab. How do you halt the power drain? Plug your appliances into a power strip. Turn it on for power, and switch it off to stop leaking electricity and remove potential hazards like fires or shock. How much electricity do your appliances waste? Check out the graph. |
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