You Suck....up a lot of power

We've all heard of phantom power, or vampire power, right? This is the brutal reality that our electrical applicances are using power even when they are not turned on. Just by virtue of them being plugged in, they are costing you money.

"What? Even if I am not using it?" Yes. Planet Green asks you,

Do you have a DVD player? Do you leave it plugged in all the time, even though you're not perpetually watching movies? Thought so. That accounts for almost $9 a year on your electrical bill. Big deal, you say? Well, how about your computer? You leave that plugged in? There's another $34. Xbox, Wii? $25.73 each. Start's to add up, right? Here's the big one: if you have a plasma screen TV, that sucker's costing you $160 a year—in electricity used while the thing is turned off.

Yes, you could plug all of your precious stuff into a power strip and flip the switch at the end of the night. But then your PVR would not tape that episode of Diners, Drive Ins and Dives you have been dying to see.

Enter the Smart Power Strip. This thing is a beauty. Here's how it works--at the end of the night, before you shuffle off to bed in your flannel pajamas, you turn off your TV. Your Smart Power Strip will then automatically turn off your DVD player, your Playstation, your speakers or whatever else you have plugged into the sections controlled by the TV. Ah ha! There are also outlets that are reserved to be "always on" brilliant!

Or, how about your computer. Shut that puppy down and you can automatically shut down the printer, scanner, speakers, etc.

Some sources estimate that the use of the power strip will pay for itself in saved electricity costs in about three months.

Home has two versions of this strip. If you need more than what is in stock, talk to the boys at the Plumbing/Electrical Desk or the girls at Front Cash and we can order some in, just for you. They'll usually be in in about a week.


7 Plug Smart Surge Power Bar
- Automatically shuts off peripherals
- Environmentally friendly
- Reduces energy consumption
- 7 outlets
- 1200 Joules
- 6ft (1.8m) power cord
- 1 spaced outlet for large adapters (THANK YOU!)
- On/off switch and circuit breaker switch combined into one
- Ground and surge protection indicator light - LED light shows that the unit is working properly
- Controlled outlets indicator light
- lit LED indicates that the outlets are on
- Control outlet
- one outlet to control up to 4 additional outlets
- 2 always on outlets
- ensures that these outlets are always operating
- Automatic power shut down
- Right angle plug to fit closer to the wall
- 15A/125V/1875W
- CUL approved

3665-742 29.99

10 Plug Smart Surge Power Bar
- Automatically shuts off peripherals
- Environmentally friendly
- Reduces energy consumption
- 10 outlets
- 2100 Joules
- 6ft (1.8m) power cord
- 2 spaced outlets for large adapters
- On/off switch and circuit breaker switch combined into one
- Ground and surge protection indicator light - LED light shows that the unit is working properly
- Controlled outlets indicator light
- lit LED indicates that the outlets are on
- Control outlet
- one outlet to control up to 6 additional outlets
- 3 always on outlets
- ensures that these outlets are always operating
- Automatic power shut down
- Right angle plug to fit closer to the wall
- 15A/125V/1875W
- CUL approved

3665743 39.99