hockeyoligist2
Senior Member
- Location
- close to greenville sc
We have been directed to help reduce the "phantom voltage" at work to be more "green". The upper management has two ideas.
1st idea: Put all of outlets on the light switch with a double pole switch. When they leave for the day and turn off the lights they remove all the power to the outlets.
2nd idea: Put all outlets on a timer so they turn off when the workday is over, back on when the workday starts.
Which do y'all think would be more efficient? The timer would be using power to run the clock, it seems to me that it may not help to save much power. The light switch thing may cause a lot of headaches for people that have the good habit of cutting off the lights when they leave the room, but forget to save their work.
My suggestion, is to put a sign next to the door, "Remember to turn off all power strips before leaving"!
1st idea: Put all of outlets on the light switch with a double pole switch. When they leave for the day and turn off the lights they remove all the power to the outlets.
2nd idea: Put all outlets on a timer so they turn off when the workday is over, back on when the workday starts.
Which do y'all think would be more efficient? The timer would be using power to run the clock, it seems to me that it may not help to save much power. The light switch thing may cause a lot of headaches for people that have the good habit of cutting off the lights when they leave the room, but forget to save their work.
My suggestion, is to put a sign next to the door, "Remember to turn off all power strips before leaving"!