or some of us are disabled and it's very hard to reach plug points from a wheelchair.

Some plugs are behind TVs and a pain to get to :smirk:

No just you

Only one person with a stupid question in this thread so far and it ain't you :wink:

Probably a stupid question but will these work with lamps that have to be unplugged to turn off?

So people are too lazy these days even to get up and turn plugs off?

Some plugs are behind TVs and a pain to get to :smirk:

or some of us are disabled and it's very hard to reach plug points from a wheelchair.

good deal! I wanted one of these over Christmas. The Christmas tree lights were plugged into an extension lead which I had to crawl under the tree every night to turn off.
Heat added. will purchase this today.

How much electricity do they use in standby?

Nice detailed spec on the sellers page, not !

How do they operate? RF? would like to have something like this in my daughter's room but not if I need to go in to switch it on/off.

no people aren't stupid but for elderly people or people with mobility issues it's a great gadget.

These used to be on special offer all over at £5 - about 5 years ago !!
Not seen them under £15 for a long time.

Interesting. These should save power and recover the cost.

We have these all over for lamps. Plugs all situated behind units so keeps cables hidden and easy to turn all on/off together. We just press the one 'off' button when going to bed and it turns all lamps off......and to add to the 'elderly' using them, we got my elderly Grandma some and she could turn lamps on/off without waiting for family/carers to visit as she was chair/bed bound so worth every penny for her

I just purchased one set and it is great for the two lamps in my living room. Don't need to have line of sight to operate. Cheaper than all others I have seen.

Do you get 3 remotes as well?

What's the quality like? Are they reliable?

Remote has an incredibly weird layout! I wonder if they are programmable. Ideally I'd like to get two sets and operate them from 1 remote i.e. 1 button turns 2 or 3 sockets on/off. As the sockets appear to have numbers on them (1,2,3) I'm kind of thinking they are fixed to a specific button. :disappointed:. Also It's a shame the remote doesn't have an 'All Off' button.

OK found a data sheet and it looks like they can be re-programmed. Also CPC do spare remotes for £4.02 if anybody wanted/needed one. In truth though you might as well get another complete set of sockets and a remote for the extra £5.

link to data sheet please

http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/2015116.pdf

Not hard to find :wink:

I can see they have 3 switches numbered 1,2,3. If I bought 2 sets, would both Number 1 connections from each set be turned on/off by the remote? Hope that makes sense lol

​thank you. That's great news, my bookshelf and desk make it difficult to remove plugs.

​How does that make me a hypocrite exactly? Because I use a functional device to change channels, with more than 80 available on the most basic tv?

Hardly the same as turning a plug off, is it now.

I've got a headache just reading that.

I've got gang plugs with a load of consoles and a 40 inch crt telly plugged into one and it's got to be using nothing compared to the standby of those things. Got my modem and router on another and it's an easy way to reset both if they're playing up.

£9 :-) Thats a cheap price. They start from £13 on amazon. Exact same product just different logo stuck on the plugs

Not always true, i bought a simlar set from asda 6 years ago for £5 and they are still going strong...only had to change the battery on the remote once :man:

These things are utter garbage, every one I've tried has failed within weeks.

Mojoman you're an idiot. You made a stupid, pointless comment without thinking it through and now you're digging yourself deeper into your hole of stupidity. Can anyone find a link to the 'idiots guide to life' for Mojoman please?

Nice solution, but not £9 for 3 sockets, right?

Well this 'lazy person' had used the same set for about 6 years now and they are still in full working order! With the set I have I use button one for two separate lamps so I'm sure these would be OK to use in a similar way. I paid £5 for mine on offer back then so money well spent

Quick question, would these work with extension leads/plugs?

I've had the asda version for a few years...
Only issue I've had is the socket forgetting its programming, but dead easy to reset it.

Its the sockets that hold the pairing data, so you cannot have 2 remotes control one socket :-(
You could have several sockets on one button however...
You can operate this through walls,even floors - but sometimes needs a bit of remote waving !

Thanks for the info

Thanks OP.