Socket with timer: automatic for electricity

Firefighters like to say: "If human memory is stronger, the work of the fire fighters would immediately be reduced." According to statistics, potentially-flammable devices powered and left unattended are just as frequent sources of fire as childish pranks with fire or a cigarette, smoked in a state of intoxication. Alas, a person has a lot to forget about, so the effect of preventive work is weak. Is there any other means for this case?

"That would be the outlet itself cut off the electrical appliance connected to it after a given period of time!" A socket with a timer? And, strictly speaking, why not? Many inventions began this way - with a desire to make life easier for a person, to insure him in everyday affairs.

Said - done, because no one can abolish the great engine of commerce ("demand generates a proposal"). Set the timer on the outlet was just a matter of technique. And now a little more about them.

Today, outlets are available with a timer of two types: equipped with mechanical timers and controlled by a simple microprocessor. The first, naturally, is cheaper, they ensure the accuracy of installation up to 15 minutes and most of all resemble timers already familiar for a number of household appliances. It is enough to turn the key to the desired angle and press / press certain segments with a ballpoint pen or screwdriver. The pressed segment means that the device will turn on, the depressed one will turn off.

A socket with a timer controlled by electronics is more expensive, but it allows you to perform complex actions: in fact, program yourself in a series of inclusions and shutdowns per minute. All operations are displayed on the LCD screen.

Applications to such "smart" sockets can be found countless. And the protection of non-disconnected instruments of her skills are not exhausted.

In the morning, on a dank autumn day, going to work, you can make sure that by the time you return back, your apartment has been warmed up automatically by the included air-heater (instead of running idle in your absence), and the kettle provided you only That was boiling water.

If you are a fan of aquariums, you know how important it is to turn on and turn off the lighting for fish in time. Who will do this if you go on business for a few days? Socket with a timer, designed for a week. Just a few minutes of simple programming - and the aquarium lamp will turn on and off strictly at the set time.

In the same way, automatic water sprinklers will be used for a given period of time, keeping your well-groomed lawn always in proper condition.

If the socket with the timer is equipped with the function RANDOM (accidental inclusion), it will almost certainly save your home from another disaster, no less serious than a fire. After all, it's no secret that many apartment thieves, before "clearing" someone else's house, several days carefully monitor him. And if several days in a row in the evenings the windows are not illuminated with a single bulb - this is a sure sign that the owners are away. So, you can safely go "on business". The program includes, say, a floor lamp at random intervals, simulating your presence.

In addition to all its advantages, sockets equipped with timers, significantly reduce power consumption, and therefore pay off fairly quickly.