# Safe to leave the ANOVA precision cooker powered on?
**URL:** https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532
**Category:** Anova Support
**Created:** [June 24, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532 "2015-06-24T14:32:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@rojieh](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/rojieh)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532/1 "2015-06-24T14:32:40Z")
There have been other questions about the safety of leaving the precision cooker in water between cooking, but I wonder if it is safe to leave the unit powered on. I also have the older ANOVA sous vide immersion circulator and like its power off switch for the following reason. The precision cooker has a well made plug that stays firmly in the socket. I noticed that it is usually not possible to easily pull it out, a good safety feature. However, it also means that when I do unplug it, the display sometimes flashes on an off as the plug is being wiggled out. This is not a defect, just a side effect of the secure plug fit. I am concerned that this will eventually damage the unit. An easy fix is to put it on a power strip that I turn on and off, but a sealed power switch seems like a simple (and inexpensive modification) for the next model.
Has anyone else noticed this issue of intermittent power during unplugging?
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### Author:  [@CorkyF](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/CorkyF)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532/2 "2015-06-26T00:38:24Z")
I haven’t. I was told by Anova that they prefer you to not leave in the water bath when not in use. I just unplug & set on top of the container lid.
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### Author:  [@Helen](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Helen)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532/3 "2015-06-26T23:23:15Z")
I haven't noticed this. But then I turn it off before unplugging.
I do notice I have to turn it off a couple of times before it stays off but this is likely touchscreen jitter. Not properly debounced.
When I got my Anova I had it going most of the time for weeks I think.
For the summer I live in a little log cabin with no running water and the nearest grocery store is a 100 miles away. My biggest current use of my Anova is to heat water to wash my dishes etc. in. Strangely enough I have never seen my dishes come out so clean and shiny.
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### Author:  [@Simon\_C](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Simon_C)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532/4 "2015-06-27T22:48:35Z")
LOL Helen I love this! I wonder if anyone has thought about using their APC to warm bathwater to wash their babies?
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### Author:  [@rojieh](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/rojieh)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532/5 "2015-07-08T19:25:19Z")
I just found this great solution, it’s a lighted switch that you can just turn on and off without needing to unplug the unit constantly. Very compact!
[http://www.amazon.com/QVS-PA-1P-Single-Port-Adapter-Switch/dp/B007GJ5DN2/ref=sr\_1\_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436382663&sr=8-1&keywords=switch+adapter](http://www.amazon.com/QVS-PA-1P-Single-Port-Adapter-Switch/dp/B007GJ5DN2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436382663&sr=8-1&keywords=switch+adapter)
$5.76
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### Author:  [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532/6 "2015-07-08T19:44:47Z")
Don’t you need one with holes for 3 prongs for the Anova power cord?
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### Author:  [@rojieh](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/rojieh)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532/7 "2015-07-08T23:09:53Z")
John, thanks for pointing this out! I was able to cancel my Amazon order and get the right one
([http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F7C016q-Conserve-Power-Switch/dp/B005MYN3OO/ref=sr\_1\_3?&ie=UTF8&qid=1436396186&sr=8-3&keywords=power+switch](http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F7C016q-Conserve-Power-Switch/dp/B005MYN3OO/ref=sr_1_3?&ie=UTF8&qid=1436396186&sr=8-3&keywords=power+switch)).
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### Author:  [@rojieh](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/rojieh)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/safe-to-leave-the-anova-precision-cooker-powered-on/532/8 "2015-07-08T23:11:12Z")
Belkin grounded switch.