Slay Those Parasites Hiding In Your Home

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, British Gas put the national cost of vampire electricity at £2.2 billion. When next month’s price rise is factored in, that will rise to an estimated £3.3 billion.</p><p id="4e33"><b>Non-remote vampires,</b> which leech on a constant supply of electricity to keep them in real-time:</p><ul><li>Digital Radios</li><li>Microwaves</li><li>Alarm clocks</li><li>Smart home devices (Voice recognition devices like Alexa, Google Home)</li><li>Music speakers</li><li>Mobile phones/Tablets — when they’re charging but not on/or are fully charged</li><li>Laptops — when they’re charging but not on/or are fully charged</li><li>Printers, fax machines, shredders</li><li>White goods (Tumble dryers, washing machines, dishwashers)</li><li>Kitchen appliances (Coffee machines, kettles)</li></ul><h2 id="275e">How To Slay The Vampires</h2><ul><li>Do not overcharge your devices, especially mobile phones or laptops. Get into the habit of unplugging fully charged electrical devices. Not overcharging devices also extend the battery life</li><li>Switch all appliances off at the mains, if possible except, of course, the fridges and freezers.</li><li>You can put your electrical devices on a single extension lead or power strip(with surge protection), to make it easier to put all off at once on the mains.</li><li>Avoid leaving any appliances on standby mode.</li><li>Use energy-efficient models in your devices. This is particularly relevant for fridges and freezers.</li><li>Get used to washing on a full load, rather than multiple washes.</li></ul><div id="e594" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-we-are-sacrificing-our-wellbeing-over-the-expense-of-technology-ccb27d1e78cc"> <div> <div> <h2>How We Are Sacrificing Our Wellbeing Over the Expense of Technology</h2> <div><h3>I yearn for a simpler time before the advent of technology and social media</h3></div>

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    </div><h1 id="12d4">The Takeaways</h1><ul><li>Unplugging electrical devices that are not in use can lower your electric bill.</li><li>Newer models are said to be energy efficient, which means they use lesser energy when on, but you still waste energy if you leave it on standby.</li><li>Reducing waste like this also reduces the overall demand on the central power grid and benefits the environment.</li><li>The <a href="https://www.saveonenergy.com/learning-center/mapping-vampire-energy/">hidden cost</a> of unused electricity in an average home is £200 per annum.</li></ul><div id="ce45" class="link-block">
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    </div><h1 id="34c6">About The Author</h1><p id="c2b8"><b>Lanu Pitan</b> is a Nigerian ex-pat living in the United Kingdom. She is a Chartered Accountant for many years before she retired as a Group Head Finance of a Publicly quoted Insurance Company. She now manages her own small operation.</p><p id="dd38"><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/LanuPitan">https://buymeacoffee.com/LanuPitan</a></p></article></body>

Slay Those Parasites Hiding In Your Home

Vampire electrical devices constantly suck money out of your bank account

We all have them, the so-called vampire electrical appliances. Photo by Rune Enstad on Unsplash

The war in Ukraine together with the sanction on Russia has triggered the global rising cost of energy in most households. In looking for another way to save money, I am looking at Parasites household appliances.

What Are Parasite Appliances?

These are those appliances, which still use electricity, even if turned off. Some people refer to them as Vampire Appliances, so-called after the ‘blood-sucking’ animal, vampire. British Gas mentioned that vampire appliances could add up to twenty percent to household bills in a year. Examples are:

Cable/satellite boxes

Digital TV converters

DVR, VCR, DVD players

Mobile/cellular devices

MP3 players

Video game consoles

Standby coffee makers

Devices that turn on instantly via remote control

Automated garage doors.

I got rid of my Sky box because it is the one you have to keep on, and I hate leaving appliances on when I am not in. I got another that is flexible to turn on and off.

Parasite devices are costing much more in wasted electricity, and it is needless to waste what you could save.

Last year, British Gas put the national cost of vampire electricity at £2.2 billion. When next month’s price rise is factored in, that will rise to an estimated £3.3 billion.

Non-remote vampires, which leech on a constant supply of electricity to keep them in real-time:

Digital Radios

Microwaves

Alarm clocks

Smart home devices (Voice recognition devices like Alexa, Google Home)

Music speakers

Mobile phones/Tablets — when they’re charging but not on/or are fully charged

Laptops — when they’re charging but not on/or are fully charged

Printers, fax machines, shredders

White goods (Tumble dryers, washing machines, dishwashers)

Kitchen appliances (Coffee machines, kettles)

How To Slay The Vampires

Do not overcharge your devices, especially mobile phones or laptops. Get into the habit of unplugging fully charged electrical devices. Not overcharging devices also extend the battery life

Switch all appliances off at the mains, if possible except, of course, the fridges and freezers.

You can put your electrical devices on a single extension lead or power strip(with surge protection), to make it easier to put all off at once on the mains.

Avoid leaving any appliances on standby mode.

Use energy-efficient models in your devices. This is particularly relevant for fridges and freezers.

Get used to washing on a full load, rather than multiple washes.

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Slay Those Parasites Hiding In Your Home

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