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Why do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?

They're like that in this apartment we're renting and I keep seeing them elsewhere. I don't get it.

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  • I like the integration of the switch, should be standard. I use many switch plug-ins just to avoid stand-by consumption (it really adds up over the year) and to avoid high pitch humming on some devices.

    YSK: there's also remote controls for these switches, very handy 1000083879

    • I'm not an electrician, but wouldn't remote control imply that something still remains on standby? So that it can receive a wake-up signal, if nothing else.

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