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Can you use a dial timer to turn a tv on and off while away?
Can you use one of those dial timers(like you use for lamps) to turn a tv on and off while on vacation?Is it safe?
4 Answers
- lareLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
it is safe.
but will it work? probably not if you are using a modern remote control TV set. once the power is removed, it will power back up in stand-by mode aka off. you might have better results using a radio instead.
- spacemissingLv 79 years ago
It's safe, but it will work only if the TV has a mechanical power switch,
so you'd have to use a rather old TV.
If you hoped to have the light from the TV act as
an indication that someone might be home...
There is actually a product (or two) which does that!
Google "tv light simulator".
- classicsatLv 79 years ago
Yes, if your TV has a mode which can power the set on when AC power is connected.
Some modern TVs have a built in timer though.
- 9 years ago
Yes you can and it is recommended to keep burglars out. It is one hundred percent safe.
