Cell Phones use approximately 2 to 6 watts when charging, while a charger left plugged in without a phone will consume 0.1 to 0.5 of a watt. Charging an iphone or android phone under normal use conditions will typically cost under a dollar for a full year. Should you unplugRead More →

All Fire TV Sticks come with a power adapter capable of outputting 1 amp of power. That doesn’t mean that a Fire TV Stick needs that much power to run, but it can technically pull up to that much power from the included power adapter. … Worse yet, most TVRead More →

Upright and chest freezers require a 120 volt, individual, properly grounded branch circuit with a 3 prong grounding type receptacle, protected by a 15 or 20 amp circuit breaker or time-delay fuse. The freezer should be on a dedicated circuit. Is it safe to plug a freezer into a surgeRead More →

Even so-called green and organic air fresheners can emit hazardous air pollutants. … From a health perspective, air fresheners have been associated with adverse effects, such as migraine headaches, asthma attacks, mucosal symptoms, infant illness, and breathing difficulties. Are plug ins bad for your lungs? Naphthalene. Compounding the risk thatRead More →

If you’re looking for the quick and easy response to that question, the answer is: “Yes, you can use regular tires on your run-flat-equipped BMW.” Of course, there are benefits and drawbacks of regular tires as well as run-flat tires, and we want to help you make the decision thatRead More →