I have yet to search, but has anyone come across a good quality power bar that uses a remote switch of some sort?
I'd be open to implementing that in the two rooms in which our amps sit idle sucking juice.
This might work: a $20 Geeni smart timer. I bought this as an outdoor block heater timer because it's good to 1875W. It easily paid for itself in the first month, and the wifi works like a charm even in -35ºC.
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/geeni-geeni-outdoor-duo-double-wi-fi-smart-plug/1001343653Once you download the app on your smartphone, you login with a new account or a Google account, and you can set the timer to the minute. Each of the two plugs can have the timer set individually, and you can even rename them so you don't have to memorize which was on the left or right plug. If your phone has an internet connection, you can turn them on or off remotely.
Because it's an app, you can set the most convoluted schedule you want, and it allows for having multiple smart Geeni plugs around the house for anything you don't want on all the time (lights, aquarium pumps, audio equipment, etc). It won't work for devices that only go into standby when powered on.
This morning I moved the wireless router out of the living room. It was there out of inertia because the TV and cable box used to be in that corner. The new Wifi 6 router gets hot, and I figured it was better heating the basement. I was never happy with the sub's power plug interrupting the drape of the curtains, and needed an L-shaped plug as a solution. I remembered I had the Geeni in summer storage, and configured it for subwoofer duty. I programmed the sub to turn off when not in use. So I fixed my curtain, vampire drain, summer A/C, and basement winter heating issues at the same time.
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