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Bethan Girdler-Maslen

7 appliances you need to stop leaving on standby

Someone turning on a washing machine.

One of the main things that wastes a huge amount of energy, as well as hiking up your monthly and yearly bills, is leaving your appliances on standby. Even if your TV, oven or air fryer is switched off, if they’re still plugged in, they can still use up a huge amount of energy, despite not actually being in action.

If you frequently forget to turn off your appliances properly, you’re definitely not the first or last person to do so. But while there are some appliances that need to be on all the time – no one is going to turn off their fridge completely when they go away! – there are some others that are energy guzzlers, like these seven appliances that you should never leave on standby.

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