Europe rules percolators must shut off after five minutes (Telegraph)

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Clearly, an emotive press headline: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/shop...e-minutes.html

New networked devices like routers, hubs, modems, connected or smart televisions and printers should be able to switch automatically into a low power standby mode if no main task is performed.

Personally, there are devices that I would like to remain fully powered-up, particularly routers, ethernet power-line adapters, communication hubs, iBoost, internet radio. And I do like to have my espresso machine on warm while I'm at home during the day.

What do others think?

Best answers:

• That's just another meddling European load of bullsh*t from Brussels if you ask me(just like the previous hoover one). The sooner we get a referendum the better(IMHO)
• Wish my Gas Meter would shut off.......
• I would have thought the power saving on a router is so pitiful as to not be worth the hot air wasted legislating on it. A heater plate is worth thinking about due to the power used but there has to be a balance - heating it up again from cold to make a fresh pot may not be an overall energy saving.
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