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I unplug everything except the fridge, the freezer, and the clock-radio. If I leave them on I hear a whirring noise, which is my dad turning in his grave!

My daughter checks that the Computer, TV, Radio, Toaster, Kettle, etc. have been unplugged before she leaves the house or goes to bed. But she is quite happy to leave the freezer, fridge, washing machine and tumble drier not only plugged in, but working.

What's the difference?

i turn my lappy of at the wall to when im not on it unless it is charging them i leave it plugged in lol xxx

Morining all

Liz ...Another remote control to lose or fight over lol.

It is the luck of the draw really. There was a case not that long ago where a washing machine went on fire.

Marion

We got a gadget a few months back that turns plugs off by a remote control thing, it's only tiny and is really useful, plug still in socket but power turned off. You get one remote and a couple of things to plug into the wall socket which you then plug the appliance in to. Very handy when you can't reach the socket easily.

We leave the tv plugged in and switched on at the mains when we go away on holiday cos I have usually set up things to be recorded. Anything not in use like upstairs tv and such, we pull the plug out if we are going away.
I mean you have to leave fridges and freezers plugged in and they can catch fire too I suppose.

Luck of the draw if something is faulty or not, how would you know if not something obvious!

Lizx

Just caught you there Maggie..em no I dont but we probably should.



Nite
Marion

Maybe we shouldnt think about...what could go wrong.

Anyway I'm off to bed, to watch a bit of tv and probably will leave it on stand-by lol


Nite all
Marion

I don't unplug my TV ( too difficult - plug's behind a unit) but I don't leave it on standby - I turn it off at the TV.
Do you all turn your computer off at the mains?

Gives us something to think about anyway.

Marion

Thank for the Link..how sad

I just thought if im taping i don't need to leave the TV plugged in, but i do tend to wait a bit while it cools down before i go to bed

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090722/tuk-fatal-blaze-caused-by-faulty-tv-6323e80.html

Blimey, thats a shock

But did they say how the other flats caught alight as i wondered if it was through the heating vents, them kind of flats have them things

Yes it was Julie.
As SS says it was a 10yr old tv.

Stray it was the high rise flat fire where 5/6 people died.

Was that the fire in Camberwell

I don't unplug mine as im always taping something that is on late but my mum always does

I usually watch tv in bed for a wee while before I go to sleep. I just put it off by the remote though.
Saying that the two down stairs are always plugged in too.

We did have one years ago and it was on at the time when smoke started to come out the back. We were there at the time luckily.


Marion

me bedroom telly is usually left on stand by coz i put it on sleep for 30 minutes n fall asleep with it on lol

oh havent herd about the fire :(

I think it should be unplugged too.
I leave mine on standby. :((

The reason I asked was because of the London fire...It got me thinking.

i turn mine of at the wall every night but dnt unplug it, should i??
xxx