If you’re anything like me, you’ll eventually wish to break a lot of negative behaviors. The key is that they exist, which is very normal, even though they might not be all that extreme—after all, who doesn’t have something about themselves they’d like to change if given the chance?
Addiction may be the obstacle preventing some people from eliminating that undesirable aspect of their lives. Smoking, drinking, gambling, overindulging in fast food, etc.
However, other habits stem from, well, habitual behavior. That is to say, other from maybe being lazy or forgetful, there isn’t much that is preventing you from updating them.
I’ll give you a really moving example: even when my phone charger wasn’t in use, I couldn’t help but leave it in the wall.
I understand what you’re thinking, though: after your phone has finished charging, how difficult can it really be to take the charger from the wall? To be honest, the only solution isn’t difficult at all.
Nevertheless, I can’t even remember how many times my partner has reminded me to unplug my charger. I didn’t give it much thought until recently, which is obviously where my issue is. Ultimately, what could possibly go wrong with the charger ready to be utilized in the outlet? Not one, isn’t it?
Technically speaking, that may not be the case. while I managed to come across a social media post detailing the possible dangers of leaving chargers connected into outlets while they aren’t actually charging anything, I became aware of this.
Let’s just say that I swiftly changed my ways. In addition to my girlfriend being happy, I broke my “habit” because of fear of what would occur if I didn’t.
What then is possible? Well, a part of the charger will still draw power even while it is in standby mode. Even if the power consumption is minimal, electricity is still being used even when nothing is being charged.
Furthermore, leaving chargers plugged in all the time can hasten the internal components’ deterioration. Unexpected voltage fluctuations may cause excessive overheating, which could smoke the charger and, in the worst situation, possibly ignite a fire.
Not to mention the potential consequences of the charger’s tip coming into contact with water or a metal object, which would cause a full circuit.
Furthermore, if your house is similar to mine, you will almost certainly have kids or animals running about.
In addition to the likelihood that they might harm the charger if they yank it off the wall, they might also view it as a toy, which would make them (children, I mean) more likely to want to play with the outlet itself.
Now, we want to be clear that the majority of the research available indicates that there is very little, if any, chance that your plugged-in charger would start a house fire.
An outlet with an unattended charger plugged in. Shutterstock is credited.
Conversely, current safety regulations and inspections indicate that leaving your charger plugged in should be safe; nevertheless, this does not address the issues mentioned above, which you might also want to consider.
Even when not in use, do you typically keep your charger plugged into the wall? Tell us in the comments section.
Conversely, current safety regulations and inspections indicate that leaving your charger plugged in should be safe; nevertheless, this does not address the issues mentioned above, which you might also want to consider.
Even when not in use, do you typically keep your charger plugged into the wall? Tell us in the comments section.
