{"id":15058,"date":"2025-04-25T19:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=15058"},"modified":"2025-04-25T19:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:07:11","slug":"why-you-shouldnt-leave-a-charger-in-an-outlet-when-not-in-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=15058","title":{"rendered":"Why you shouldn\u2019t leave a charger in an outlet when not in use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve got a few bad habits you keep meaning to fix. Some are serious\u2014like smoking or junk food binges\u2014but others are just lazy habits we overlook. Mine? Always leaving my phone charger plugged in.\u00a0It seemed harmless\u2014until I came across a post explaining why it\u2019s not. Even when not in use, chargers draw small amounts of power. That means higher electricity bills and unnecessary energy use. Plus, constantly plugged-in chargers wear down faster, and sudden voltage changes can lead to overheating\u2014or worse, a fire hazard.\u00a0If you\u2019ve got kids or pets, there\u2019s also the risk of them playing with exposed chargers or outlets, which is a safety concern.Most modern chargers are low-risk, sure, but why chance it? Unplugging takes two seconds and saves money, reduces risk, and\u2014bonus\u2014makes your partner stop nagging. So, do you leave your charger in the wall? Be honest<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve got a few bad habits you keep meaning to fix. Some are serious\u2014like smoking or junk food binges\u2014but others are just lazy habits we overlook. Mine? Always leaving my phone charger plugged in.\u00a0It seemed harmless\u2014until I came across a post explaining why it\u2019s not. Even when not in use, chargers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/492950401_1225023195650928_137957518197153129_n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15060,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15058\/revisions\/15060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}