These are the most common devices that generate unnecessary expenses

Although power strips are a very useful solution to be able to plug in a multitude of devices in places where there are no sockets, the reality is that they accustom us to bad practices. Having multiple connections to connect all kinds of devices and devices at the same time can generate overheating and even trigger light consumption.

All those chargers with the pilot light on generate a balance of electrical expenses that impacts the bill and ultimately increases what we have to pay each month. But there are alternatives, fortunately. Also, cheap power strips don’t have surge protectors or electrical overload spikes, so they can burn out device power supplies.

In the following article we will analyze which devices are not recommended to be plugged into a power strip and rather plugged into a direct socket, due to the amount of energy they consume. And, as they say, if you are not using it, unplug it.

Devices that are not recommended to be plugged into a power strip

According to an article produced by the 20 Minutes website, it seems that some devices are not recommended to be connected via a power strip. These are:

• Radiators or heaters
• Nevera, freezer or refrigerator
• air conditioning
• microwave
• Oven
• Toaster
• Coffee machine
• Iron
• Hair iron
• hair dryer

They all share a common bond, and that is that they are household appliances that transform energy into cold or heat, with high power motors (measured in watts). A simple hair dryer, for example, has a power of about 2000W and can reach a cost of 0.2 dollars per hour of use —using it for 30 minutes a day, for example, we are talking about almost 37 dollars per year—.

In the vast majority of homes, it is enough to connect three devices of this nature to the same power strip you will exceed the limit and the differential or PIA associated with the section of your accommodation will be skipped where the strip is connected.

How to avoid phantom spending

However, another problem arises in phantom consumption, that electrical expense derived from the fact that chargers and sockets are connected to a switched-on power strip. Electric chargers, if left plugged in, will not “turn off”. Its circuits are not completely disconnected and they pass a minimum, but appreciable.

Yes, they only cost a few cents, but they generate an environmental impact that we could save ourselves and, incidentally, also save these cents on our bill. And to avoid this, it is advisable to use smart sockets, those that you can sign out of your iPhone to nip those phantom expenses in the bud.

Meross WiFi sockets, for example, are compatible with Apple HomeKit Siri and works with any Wi-Fi router, both 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bandsin addition to being compatible with iWatch and any device equipped with the operating system iOS 13 and later.

Currently this manufacturer offers different options, the simple plug for less than 20 dollars or a pack of two for less than 40 dollars. possess

It is, in short, the best way to control this totally useless residual consumption. Once you’ve purchased one of the smart plugs that best suits your needs, follow these steps to manage them with your iPhone:

• Go to the app’Home‘.
• Now press ‘add an accessory‘
• You can use the iPhone’s own camera to scan the QR or the eight-digit HomeKit code. If you can’t confirm it, quit the camera app and try again.
• Once it appears on the screen, you just need to link it using ‘Add the accessory to the network‘ and press ‘To allow‘.
• Name the device, associate it with the room where you will use it, you accept changes and you’re done.
• From now on you can control it with your voice, every time you say ‘hi siri‘, followed by ‘turn on’ or ‘turn off’ the smart plug in question.