Is electricity being used when the switch is on but there is no light bulb in it?

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No; without the bulb the circuit is not complete. Edit: As has been mentioned in later posts, yes, there...

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no. electricity does not get used until it actually DOES something: i.e. light a light, turn a motor...

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Forget the electric bill, it is a serious safety hazard. There is electricity flowing to that socket...

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Is electricity still flowing, and thus wasted, if a light switch is flipped on but the bulb is burned out?

I just walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth, flipped the light switch on an **POP** the lightbulb burned out. So I got to wondering, is electricity still being used if a switch is on but no bulb is in the socket?

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Don't knock journalism...that takes some intelligence...if you take the tip out of your pen can you...

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If you leave a dead light bulb in a socket and leave the light switch on, are you wasting electricity?

I have ceiling fan with 3 light bulbs. One light bulb is dead. The room is lit up just fine with 2 light bulbs. Theoretically, I feel that I am saving money on electricity since ...show more

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You are indeed saving energy. Your electric company charges you by how many kilowatts you use per hour...

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Does a broken light bulb consume electricity if it is screwed into a light socket and the light switch is on?

We have a light fixture that has five separate bulbs and I was wondering if I unscrewed several of the bulbs, would the light consume less electricity, or would it still use ...show more

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switch to compact fluorescent lights (CFL), and you will save 2/3 of your cost. If these are the globular...

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Can you WASTE Electricity if you leave a light on switch on which has No bulb in it ??????

my hall light blew and i havent changed the bulb i have two switches which control this light.. one down stairs and one up stairs now im not sure if its switched on or off but if it was still on could that be wasting any electricity??

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the circuit is open... basically there are three requirements to have a close circuit which means electricity...

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How much could I save on my electricity bill if I switch all my light bulbs to cfl energy efficient light bulb?

I have eleven lights of those eleven i replaced nine of them with cfl energy efficient light bulbs. So how much would that save me on my electricity bill?

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A lot depends on what you are using now and what you replace it with. If you are using 60 watt bulbs...

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No. Since the circuit is broken, electricity is not used.

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Less than 0.02 watt/hours. Running your 100w bulb for an hour uses 100 watt/hours. The inrush current...

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