Phone chargers left in the wall look harmless.

Phone chargers left in the wall look harmless. They’re not. Even when “doing nothing,” they quietly waste power, add to your bill, and in some cases, can overheat into a deadly fire hazard. Cheap, unbranded chargers are the worst offenders, drawing far more power and running far hotter. Millions of homes, millions of idle chargers, millions of tiny, constant risks stack

Most people never think twice about a charger left in the outlet, but that small plastic block is always alive,

always drawing current, always a potential weak point. Branded, modern chargers usually sip only

a tiny amount of power, yet multiply that by several outlets,

several rooms, and several years, and the waste becomes impossible to ignore.

Non-genuine and older tool chargers magnify the problem dramatically, turning “negligible” into measurable.