Giveaway! Belkin Surge Protector WITH remote!

 

If you're like me, you're always looking for ways to save money on your utility bills by seeking out the unnecessary wasting of electrity at home.   We all know as kids that we shouldn't leave the fridge door open or open the front door of the house in the winter and just let the warm air escape outside.

But for many of us loyal Daily Danny readers, we also know about something called "phantom loads."   Basically, when you turn something "off"---like a TV, stereo, DVD player---you aren't really turning it totally off.  It's still drawing power from the wall because it's still plugged into the electrical outlet.  To really turn it off, you need to unplug it completely.

Well, talk about inconvenient.   So here at Daily Danny, I'm giving away what I think is one of the best energy saving surge protectors to come along in a long time: the Belkin Energy Saving 8-Outlet Surge Protector with Remote. 

Plug everything into the protector and with the push of a remote, you can turn everything totally off at the source.   So, no digging around behind a cabinet or getting on your knees each time you turn off the TV.  Just flick the switch and you're saving energy.

To enter, just leave a comment giving one tip how you're saving energy at home.   Be sure to leave a way I can contact you if you win!

PS-Congrats to NINA for winning the Method Holiday Giveaway.  Be sure to check your emai account and reply to the email from DannyBlog@aol.com.

Comments

[Starr]

Hi Danny! Thanks for the awesome offer.
At home, we keep our thermostat fairly low and bundle up, or we'll turn on a small heater for a while in a room with the door closed to keep the heat inside and work in that room rather than have the central heat on high for the entire house, because the weird circulation in my house ends up with my attic being really hot and the rest of my house being different levels of cool.

[ks grandma]

During the bitter cold days and nights, I move into a basement room next to the wood stove and only use bare minimum necessary heat to keep the pipes from freezing in the rest of the house. Not practical for everyone, but it works for me!

[Mary Ann]

Hello Danny!
What a very, very splendid offer. We turn the furnace down really low at night-54. We snuggle under down comforters. During the day the heat never goes above 62--we wear layers!! Thank you for the give-away again.

[Nadine]

That is SO cool! I hate plugging and unplugging everything!

We just bought energy-saving appliances and replaced every single window in the house as well as insulated the entire basement. My wallet is pooped, but I know it will make a huge difference.

[Puanani]

We live in a teeny French cottage, so saving energy is easy. Most of our small appliances remain unplugged when not in use. This includes the television, keeping it unplugged ensures the kids don't just flick it on at will. I call this a win-win.

[kathie]

this is exactly what we need in this house!
we unplug most appliances but not the tv's/vcr/dvd players...this would make it so easy to do that.
Thanks...we have been working the past few months on ways to reduce our energy use.
Kathie

[Mitch]

We have electric baseboard heat (which are like a toaster) and a big drawback is that only provides heat when it is turned on. So we replaced all of the baseboards with new electric hydronic baseboards. These have and sealed oil filled pipe in them that retains heat and gives it off over a pretty long period of time without drawing electricity. Our heating costs dropped by a 1/3, the increased cost of the new baseboards paid for itself in 3 months and our place is running almost 5 degrees warmer!

[Pam]

For several years, my husband and I have used flannel sheets in the winter. No need for an electric blanket any more!

[melanie]

We have an electric thermostat, and it's set so that the temperature is a bit lower at night, and when we are away.

[Christa]

This would be a wonderful asset in our home! As many other comments, we keep the heat turned down low and wear sweaters and warm socks. Both kids are gone to college so we can keep the house much much cooler without complaints, plus it's fun to snuggle up under blankets!!

[Courtney]

We just installed a programmable thermostat in our home, and changed our exterior light by the driveway to run on a sensor.

[please sir]

Wonderful giveaway and something that would come in very handy at home. I've been trying to save energy by keeping the heat down and layering on the clothes. Also I try to remember to keep appliances unplugged, but this sure would help! Thanks!

[Angie]

I would love one of these! We have the office on a switch and our downstairs entertainment center on a switch too. In the bedroom, however, it's difficult to turn off b/c the power strip is behind a dresser and we keep it cold enough in the house that we don't want to get out of bed after we turn the tv off. This would be perfect. We've also got every window in the house covered with plastic to keep it warmer.

[Randall]

My roommate and I keep our programmable thermostat set at 67 when we're home and 62 when we're away or asleep. Although it's a little chilly in our apartment, it's well worth it when we see our energy bill!

What a wonderful offer! We unplug every small appliance not in use - even the toaster and the coffeemaker. It would be wonderful to have a surge protector with a remote like this for our 2 computers, printer and paper shredder. It's difficult to reach behind the computer cabinet. :) Best Wishes!

[Sarah]

Now that *is* a nifty product.

I have been saving energy by using a clothesline, even when it has only been 40 degrees outside!

[lisa]

We installed a programmable thermostat which has been great.
I really like the idea of this power strip. Thanks!

[sara]

I keep the heating off or set for 65 during the day and 60 at night. My apartment has south facing windows which help bring the temperature up and then there are lots of blankets and sweaters. I have gotten in the habit of fully unplugging every thing for my computer and smaller appliances. I have switched to fluorescent bulbs and am careful to turn lights off when i leave a room. Every little bit helps!

[Steph]

I could really use this! I try to save energy by unplugging any appliances that aren't being used.

[Brielle]

We don't use our heaters. We have those cadet wall heaters which are the very inefficient. My husband and I live in a small house so we close the doors to our spare room, turn a de-humidifier on by our bathroom, and it just let the fridge and other appliances, that we would have on anyways, heat up our small place. We live in a duplex so the shared wall maintains quite a bit of heat as well.

We live in Oregon so it is fairly temperate here, but we just wear slippers and have big blankets at night!

[Kim-Anh]

Whenever I am tempted to leave a room and be too lazy to turn off the lights, I say to myself - in the words of the great David Suzuki - "Every kilowatt counts." And then I go back to turn off the lights.

[Kristen]

Oh, this would be so great - thank you for offering this to one of your readers!!!

We definitely try to save energy with the thermostat - both in the summer and in the winter - we haven't even turned on our heater yet!

We also unplug everything, from tvs to cell phone chargers to toaster ovens, and it really is a pain - if I don't win this one, I think I'll look into buying one (or three!) and these would make great gifts!

[Krista]

This is the perfect thing that I have been looking for. We have been talking about how we can best turn our 'entertainment' appliances off when not in use and this would be perfect. I live in a two-bedroom, third story condo and so we get quite a bit of radiant heat from below. I rarely have to turn the thermostat above 60 and even at that temperature the furnace rarely ever turns on.

[Amy]

What a cool product! No more climbing behind the furniture to unplug everything.

We have replaced all the windows/doors in our house, keep the thermostat turned down, use ceiling fans in the summer so we don't have to run the a/c as much, and keep the majority of our appliances unplugged.

[Nan]

What a great device!

We take advantage of sunlight by opening and closing shades depending on which rooms are receiving a warm glow. We have a cathedral ceiling in our sunroom, so we keep a fan on low when the room is in use. We also try to keep the thermostat set as low as tolerable.