Even my NAS is not on UPS which sounds scary.... but i wager myself how many issues does one have to warrant a UPS ..? For me, backup's being kept up-to-date,, 90% of the time a UPS would not *be in use* (aka running of battery), i'd gladly risk that other 10%, just because i do keep up-to-date backups with me
I have a decent UPS that runs off a very good surge protector. These always stay powered.
I do a lot of work on us subs. When we upgrade their stuff we often get to keep the old stuff.
We do the same for the MOD in the UK.
Irrelevant is who originally bought it. Only fact that matters are what is does. That means specification numbers. How often do us subs need protection from lightning? Where are numbers that say how good?
The thing is that things that have more of an effect on bills, which are typically household appliances (heater/AC, washer/dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator, potentially a range/cooktop/oven, if those are electric) get a different amount of use by different people in different places at different times (and that's in addition to what type and size of a house or apartment we are talking about, which plays a role too). I would say that the whole thing of plugging/unplugging of various devices, while it can certainly have some effect, won't have as much of an effect as the actual use or non-use of those household appliances, which often accounts for the differences in electric bills for many.
To make damage easier to a router and sewing machine, then do what you are doing.
Hahaha, I know, during super peak summer months here our bill is like $300/month
My neighbors had routers and microwave fry a couple times so when I think of it I unplug the stuff I actually care about . I don't have most of that other stuff anyway and my fridge is on life support probably, it's around 15 years old.
