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Is it safe to leave the router on.

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  • 27-07-2009 11:37pm
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    Maskedgameguru
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    Hey guys and girls i am just wondering is it safe to leave the router on over night.
    I have a Eircom router and it get very hot.


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    Epeen
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    Well mines been on for about 2 years with only a few reboots so i doubt its going to explode or anything


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    Random
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    What Epeen said. Mine stays on all the time. Never an issue. Same with everyone I know.


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    Johnboy1951
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    Mine stays on, but I have it on its side to aid airflow to try to keep it a little cooler.


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    Fuzzy Clam
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    "very hot" is worrying. All routers will get "moderately warm".
    I've never heard of a router catching fire but if you're concerned do get someone to look at it. A sparks will know if its getting too warm.
    In the meantime switch it off when not in use, if for no other reason than peace of mind.


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    seanybiker
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    mine has been on since I got it. Never had any problems with it.


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    Passenger
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    Aye, Always on. You would imagine they would be manufactured to be safely constantly powered on.


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    Max Power1
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    always on for me. Reboot once every fortnight.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Completely safe from an electrical point of view. Leaving it on will prolong the life of the internal electronics. Turning it on and off regularly over a long period of time will cause wear from thermal cycling.


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    Cabaal
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    Leaving on all the time is fine with two acceptions
    - Turn off when your away on holidays for a extented period of time
    - Turn off during thunder storms or you could risk your router/modem being fried (I've seen it happen to many a ADSL user)


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    jor el
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    Maskedgameguru wrote: »
    I have a Eircom router and it get very hot.

    Define "very hot". Can you touch it, or pick it up? Is it roasting hot, or just warm? If you can't touch it, then something is wrong.


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    Riskymove
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    ye better hope the Greens don't find ya


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    [Deleted User]
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    Cabaal wrote: »
    Leaving on all the time is fine with two acceptions
    - Turn off when your away on holidays for a extented period of time
    - Turn off during thunder storms or you could risk your router/modem being fried (I've seen it happen to many a ADSL user)


    Good point, happened pc when i lived at home, lightning took out the v 56 modem in the computer during storm!


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    Hagar
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    If you think the router is running hot make sure it's on a well ventilated flameproof surface such as a spare ceramic tile. Don't leave it sitting on a carpet/rug or tucked behind the curtains.


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    TanG411
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    My brother always insists in turning it off when it's not being used because it'll make the ESB expensive :pac:

    A router hardly uses much energy, does it?


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    Larkin501 wrote: »
    My brother always insists in turning it off when it's not being used because it'll make the ESB expensive :pac:

    A router hardly uses much energy, does it?

    Mine uses under 10 watts.
    http://tinyurl.com/yedr89


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    TanG411
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    david7536 wrote: »
    Mine uses under 10 watts.
    http://tinyurl.com/yedr89

    Belkin (my brand) doesn't say the power consumption for mine :O

    I might give them a quick e-mail.


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    Fuzzy Clam
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    david7536 wrote: »
    Completely safe from an electrical point of view. Leaving it on will prolong the life of the internal electronics. Turning it on and off regularly over a long period of time will cause wear from thermal cycling.
    And you know how hot the OPs router is getting???

    @ all posters who don't seem to have read the OP.
    The question is not "is it safe to leave a router on"

    It's "is it safe to leave a router on that gets 'very hot'.

    Unless you know for certain thats its safe, advice of this nature is worthless and potentially dangerous.


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