Unplug After Use!
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Unplug After Use!
Notice that some of your kitchen counter top appliance manuals print:
UNPLUG AFTER USE!
Why?
My coffee maker has a on/off switch, as does most of my appliances,
yet it's printed: "UNPLUG AFTER USE".
Doesn't that put wear and tear on the receptacle (outlet)?
Just curious.
UNPLUG AFTER USE!
Why?
My coffee maker has a on/off switch, as does most of my appliances,
yet it's printed: "UNPLUG AFTER USE".
Doesn't that put wear and tear on the receptacle (outlet)?
Just curious.
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Several years ago GE had some coffee makers that burned down a bunch of houses, and caused some death. Parts used in these things are cheap and in my mind, unreliable. A receptacle is a bunch cheaper than a house.
On the same subject, most people unplug appliances incorrectly. They grab the wire/cable and pull on it or jerk it out of the receptical. A few times of this, and the wire breaks at the plug, and can short causing a fire, or in some cases, knock you on your butt. The proper way is to pull on the plug itself. jd
On the same subject, most people unplug appliances incorrectly. They grab the wire/cable and pull on it or jerk it out of the receptical. A few times of this, and the wire breaks at the plug, and can short causing a fire, or in some cases, knock you on your butt. The proper way is to pull on the plug itself. jd
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Originally Posted by herman391
I was always taught to unplug the toaster (the only kitchen appliance we frequently used), but I could never really figure out why. It's just become a habit to me now.
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i unplug everything when not using it. the tv, lights etc are all connected to those surge protector strips and i switch it off when i leave and unplug when away for over a day, heck, i even turn off the water heater when not going to use.
why? i have no idea, habit maybe, and my wife has the habit of doing it from growing up in the ussr where even tv's would sometimes catch on fire when hust sitting there plugged in, she is still paranoid about leaving anything plugged in.
can't hurt to unplug though, its easy to change out recepticles when they wear out.
to add, i don't know if it was law or not, but when i lived in england, it was in the rental contract that i was not to leave anything plugged in. also on base it was against the rules to leave things plugged in, the british police we worked with unplugged everything all the time, even when leaving a room for a short time or when they were done using something, like a coffee pot.
why? i have no idea, habit maybe, and my wife has the habit of doing it from growing up in the ussr where even tv's would sometimes catch on fire when hust sitting there plugged in, she is still paranoid about leaving anything plugged in.
can't hurt to unplug though, its easy to change out recepticles when they wear out.
to add, i don't know if it was law or not, but when i lived in england, it was in the rental contract that i was not to leave anything plugged in. also on base it was against the rules to leave things plugged in, the british police we worked with unplugged everything all the time, even when leaving a room for a short time or when they were done using something, like a coffee pot.
Last edited by bf250; Sep 20, 2007 at 08:14 PM.
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The toaster is the only one that sits on the counter all the time. Everything else gets used rarely so it's put in the cabinets and brought out for use, then put back when we're done with it. But like flathead said it seems to be a european kinda thing, I noticed that when I was over there visiting family, and since my parents are european it makes sense that they would bring that habit over with them.
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What about the microwave oven? Must be a pain to reset the clock every time you want to heat a poptart. Heck, my gas oven has a plug in it for the timer/ clock, etc. Am I supposed to unplug those, too?
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Originally Posted by bf250
when i lived in england, it was in the rental contract that i was not to leave anything plugged in.
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If I leave the house for more than 24 hours, I go so far as so turn off the gas at the meter, and LOCK it closed. That way, no one can come along and turn it back on. I know, but I remember as a youth thinking it was fun to turn off the gas to resturants from their outside meters. Mean.
Unplug things, I throw the breakers on anything unnecessary like the entire garage. All appliances and electronics are unplugged except the fridge.
But usually, just irons and toasters are always unplugged after use. My wife depends on the timeout built into the iron, and it drives me nuts to see it blinking away on the ironing board hours after it was last used
But it's always in plain sight.
Unplug things, I throw the breakers on anything unnecessary like the entire garage. All appliances and electronics are unplugged except the fridge.
But usually, just irons and toasters are always unplugged after use. My wife depends on the timeout built into the iron, and it drives me nuts to see it blinking away on the ironing board hours after it was last used
But it's always in plain sight.
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in england, all plugs have a fuse in them, also some had switches on the recepticle themselves.
the statement was vague, i just took it as any heat making device, but the british i worked with unplugged everything when they went home and expected us to do the same thing. they do not even allow outdoor extension cords in the country, we had to hard wire every stupid thing that we had outside. my hot water heater even had an on/off switch for it.
in greece i had to turn off my hot water heater when done heating the water or it would send a nice electric current to what ever faucet you were using, was fun to turn on when someone was taking a shower.
the statement was vague, i just took it as any heat making device, but the british i worked with unplugged everything when they went home and expected us to do the same thing. they do not even allow outdoor extension cords in the country, we had to hard wire every stupid thing that we had outside. my hot water heater even had an on/off switch for it.
in greece i had to turn off my hot water heater when done heating the water or it would send a nice electric current to what ever faucet you were using, was fun to turn on when someone was taking a shower.