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Re:No, you can’t save £30 per year by switching off your “st... by kraig911 on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @10:58AM (#31180714)
I use air purifiers in home and I am trying to do the same. Issue is a lot of the electronics like these honeywell purifiers require user input when turned on or off. Do you know of any tricks around this?
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Re:No, you can’t save £30 per year by switching off your “st... by Marsymars on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @11:11AM (#31180886)
No good solution I've found other than being careful in product purchases.

I recently got some Blueair air purifiers and was careful to check the manual for power off functionality first. ("The autostart feature automatically restarts the air purifier at the last set speed if it has been unplugged, used with a power switch timer, or if a power failure occurs.")

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Re:No, you can’t save £30 per year by switching off your “st... by outworlder on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @02:25PM (#31183824)
Other than modifying the device to provide the missing input? No.

You could also use some ridiculous solution like the switchbot.

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