One Week – One Room: Belkin Conserve Surge Protector
By Andrea @ Red Knows How | May 24th, 2009 | Category: Featured Reviews, around the home | 2 commentsI love items that help us conserve and protect. When a product does multiple things for my household it is always a winner. The Belkin Conserve Surge Protector is an 11 out of a perfect 10. It provided us with a standard surge protector in case a storm hit, a conserve feature which allows you to conserve energy with a remote switch, save energy (and money), and make a point with my children.
Conserve Energy, Easily
The surge protector has a remote switch that allows you to easily eliminate standby power which can be very wasteful. Overall this can help you lower the use of energy in your household, cut energy costs, and lower your carbon footprint.
Switch On. Switch Off
This was by far the best feature of the Belkin Conserve Surge Protector it has eight outlets which are all surge-protected. Out of the eight, six of the outlets have a switchable feature (two are always on). What this means is that you can plug in the items you don’t use as much in the switchable outlets – such as the DVD Player, Wii, a lamp and more – and they can easily be switched off when not in use. For the two outlets that consistently stay on you can plug in the low flow electronics you may have – such as a DVR or clock.
Show Them Who is Boss
I will admit this is great way to show your children that TV time is done. When they are in trouble, or it is time to focus on something else you can easily switch off the tv on the surge protector. Then they won’t be able to turn on the electronic, especially if you keep the protector up high.
Advantages of Conserve
- Convenient one-click solution to help eliminate standby power
- Controls one appliance or an entire system with a single remote switch
- Saves space with its slim design
- Sliding safety covers on each outlet for added protection
- Keeps cords neat and organized with a cable management system
- Comes with Lifetime Product and $100,000 Connected Equipment Warranties
At $49.99 it is an “investment” for my household. But the long term bill cutting, electronic saving, and overall useage is worth the cost. What do you do in your house to conserve energy and cut costs?
I have really been surprised in the last few months at the amount I have saved by unplugging things like the DVD player and CD players when not in use. I was thinking a few months ago that when I get up in the night this place looks like a Christmas tree! There are little blue, red and green lights all over the house! Several of these electronics are only used once in awhile- so why was I paying to run them all the time? Its really amazing how much I dropped our electric bill! ( Bonus- I’m getting exercise bending to plug and unplug them!)
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We also started to unplug items that we don’t use. It saves on money and it makes me feel good about using less electricity. We have started to use different light bulbs. I run the dishwasher instead of hand washing to save water. Fine by me.