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[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 38 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I have actually never met a wall outlet with a switch.

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Really? Where are you for that? I don't have a wall outlet without a switch, and I've never seen one because why would it just be live all the time?

I'm in Australia for reference.

[–] Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 18 hours ago

We're the exception, most places don't have switches on their outlets.

[–] nik9000@programming.dev 14 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Looks like it's mostly a UK, Australia, and New Zealand thing.

[–] southernbrewer@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

I'm in NZ and I've always hated it. Someone always goes and switches them off, and they're totally unnecessary when every device already has its own switch

[–] crazyhotpasta@lemm.ee 3 points 14 hours ago

I also have switches indoors for balcony/outside outlets. Finland.

[–] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 17 hours ago

India as well!

[–] damo_omad@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Wow I never knew this, I just thought it was normal to have a switch.

[–] gaiussabinus@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

In Canada and the US its considered a light fixture for the purposes of light for an area to have a switched outlet. You are supposed to plug a stand lamp in, in that area that can be controled by the switch. That's how you can have a living room or hallway in a house with no light fixtures and dark as all hell.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 16 hours ago

That's still a wall switch that's wired to an outlet. Some countries have switches on every outlet just built into them.

[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 13 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Germany. It's just live all the time, because why wouldn't it? If you plug something in, you want it to work. If you don't want it to work, you either plug it out (which works just as well as a switch, with the same convenience), OR you use the switch at the appliance because why would you try to reach the hypothetical switch at the wall outlet if the wall outlet is behind a drawer, under a table, or whatever inconvenient place? I use my remote control to turn the TV on or off, I don't physically walk to the wall power outlet.

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I can't turn my tv entirely off without cutting power to it because of the standby light. Same thing for my laptop. The switch is typically not hidden behind things because that is really annoying. Power switch in my room that I use is right next to my bed, can turn the light off without leaving bed.

Things that don't get moved don't get unplugged because why bother when you hit the switch and it's entirely off, and actually entirely off unlike what most of my devices do when 'off' but powered

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Keep in mind modern TVs have very low standby drain, and if it's an OLED then unplugging it or turning off the outlet instead of letting it stay in standby will actually slowly break your panel

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago

Tv is like 10 years old and definitely not OLED. Good information to have though.