Bye
Bye Standby produces a suite of products that allow you to
control the
power to a range of your domestic appliances and lights.
Turning the power off to appliances saves the electricity used by the
devices that would have been consumed while they are in Standby
mode. Leaving them on standby unnecessarily uses electricity
costing you
money and contributing to Carbon Dioxide (CO
2)
emissions.
Bye Bye Standby requires no installation: simply plug the Bye Bye
Standby intelligent socket into an
existing
mains socket to
convert it to remote
control. Standby saving is
highlighted by the Energy Saving Trust
as a key energy saving tip.
The new starter kit for Bye Bye Standby
The new Bye
Bye Standby starter kit consists of
a
single socket rated at 3kW (13 Amps), and one remote control
that can control individual or
groups of devices. If 4-way extension leads (aka gang plugs) are used
with each
socket, then this kit will allow you to control up to 4 devices.
Leaving a typical home entertainment system - TV, DVD, digital TV
receiver and hi-fi - on standby when not in use can cost £40 a year
according to a report from the consumer magazine, Which?, and
be
responsible for 245kg of carbon dioxide emissions. Using a Bye
Bye Standby to quickly and conveniently switch this equipment off when
not
in use could save you more than £40 a year and eliminate the carbon
dioxide
emission.
What's different about this new Bye Bye Standby Kit?
There are 3 changes and one important difference with this new
equipment:
- It is now easier to change the battery on the remote control
- The new casing makes it easier to use the device in sockets that
are mounted close to ground level
- All the new Bye Bye Standby sockets are now rated at 3kW (13 Amps)
- The new remote control cannot
be used to operate the previous editions of BBSB sockets though
the new sockets will work with all the existing controllers including
the classic remote controls. For an example of how to pair a classic
remote control with a new socket click
here.
