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How many plugs is safe to use in one wall socket? if i use 4 socket extension leads, could i have like a 2 double socket adaptor on the wall and then two 4 plug boards of that? cheers, just want to be safe like.
depends what you plug into them.
If nothing else is plugged into the circuit then you should have 32amps per double wall socket. Your extension will however have a 13amp fuse in it so this is your limiting factor
basically you can plug roughly 3Kw off one 13 amp socket
a REAL man would replace the fuse with a nail and keep plugging things in until it melted/caught fire 🙂
well it won't be a Hairdryer or out like that, just a TV, DVD player, little stereo and a couple of bedside lamps, plus the Router. am i going to die?!
thinking about it, if your double socket adapter is an older type with no fuse (quit unlikely) then you could get 26amps out of one socket using two 13amp extensions.
it would probably get pretty damn warm though 🙂
am i going to die?!
'fraid so 🙁
christ you could run that off a 9v battery.
i think you'll live 😉
Good man Michael, cheers for that.
Bedside lamps - 80w the pair (if you're old fashioned). Router a - few watts, DVD player - a few watts, TV - depends on it's size and type. LCD 20" TV - a few watts 42" plasma 400w. Hairdryer - 1500w or more. I doubt if you'll use 2k at worst. All things going, but without the hairdryer, 200-300w probably.
You can have as many extensions and sockets as you like, so long as you keep to a safe load, up to about the rating of the fuse (3KW).
Wonderfull, a beer for that man.
Although - fuses are designed to blow after a sustained period of over-current. It's quite common for a 4-gang extension lead to catch fire when it's running close to capacity without the fuse blowing. Unfused two-socket adaptors should be binned.