unplug machine when not in use
10-22-2011, 07:25 AM
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10-22-2011, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by janeknapp
I was told that a surge protector only works if it is turned on.
So, turning everything off with the surge protector leaves all of those items unprotected.
I was like you, sweetpea, until a storm in which I had pulled the iron and sewing machine plugs and left in the tall Ottlite. Lightning hit a tree outside our yard which fell on power lines. It took out a ceiling fan, microwave, and the black box on the Ottlite.
I now unplug everything when I leave the area. You could also pull the plug on the surge protector.
So, turning everything off with the surge protector leaves all of those items unprotected.
I was like you, sweetpea, until a storm in which I had pulled the iron and sewing machine plugs and left in the tall Ottlite. Lightning hit a tree outside our yard which fell on power lines. It took out a ceiling fan, microwave, and the black box on the Ottlite.
I now unplug everything when I leave the area. You could also pull the plug on the surge protector.
10-22-2011, 07:33 AM
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I always unplugg everything except for the alarm clock (wish I could some mornings at 5am) large appliances and the tv's which are on surge protectors.. Everything else is unplugged. Toaster, hairdryer, Iron, coffee pot.
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