Many times when your appliances are plugged in there is a minor amount of electricity running through it. The recommended step to take for this is simply to unplug appliances when they are not in use but I’m guessing the creators of this thinks its to time consuming or a pain. Well if that sounds like you here is a product you may want to look into. It’s the Harriet Carter Outlet Switch and what this does is that it has adds a mid connector piece that has an on/off switch. When you are done using the appliances simply click the switch and you are done.