FruitBooTeR
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Bit of a weird one here lol
In my room i only have 1 wall socket yes 1 
So atm ive got one extension cord coming out of that and another out of that one as ive got like tv,dvd,xbox,comp,monitor,speekers.
And now ive just got hold of a fish tank which requires another 3-4 sockets which would mean putting a few of those extension block things in the extensions ive already got (make sense?)
So is it safe to have all these running off one wall socket?
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C2RL R
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have you added up all your loads?
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FruitBooTeR
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No i have no idea how to do this?
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C2RL R
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have a look at the info sticker on the equipment you are plugging in. write down the current draw for each one and add them up.
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James_DT
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Without working out the exact figures, that seems like too much load. I wouldn't risk it.
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C2RL R
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what sort of loads are you looking atr whith the fishtank equipment? heater? lamps? i reckon they will pull a fair bit of current.
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WATSON
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Think ur lucky that ur house aint on fire already by doing it that way TBH 
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FruitBooTeR
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Why i only have 1 wall socket what am i suposed to do lol
All i have is one extension with 4 coming off it and then another with 4 in going into that one so in total i have 7 sockets being used.
As for the load a lot of things do not have this information.
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C2RL R
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lets say each thing you have plugged in has a 3 amp fuse protecting it. and you have 7 things plugged in. if all the pieces of euipment had a fault at the same time you could potentially draw 21 amps through 1 13 amp socket. thats not good.
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FruitBooTeR
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Yeh i can understand what ur saying, i might fit an adaptor socet thing in the wall which has a surge breaker which is also fused etc to that should protect a bit more?
Any other ideas i mean other ppl must have 1 wall socket and find ways to cope?
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C2RL R
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change it for a double
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James_DT
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You're not supposed to run a 4-gang off a 4-gang. You've got the current from 4 devices running through 1 socket of a device that in turn is only meant for 4. With a computer, TV, Xbox etc I'm surprised it's not gone up already.
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FruitBooTeR
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How hard would it be to change my single to a double
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9289881&fh_view_size=6&fh_start_index=0&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=socket&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1202289015053&isSearch=true
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C2RL R
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its a piece of piss mate.
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ash_corsa
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You cant do much damage mate, the circuit will be protected anyway so if you do draw too much current you'll trip the breaker/blow the fuse before any damage is done 
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sumner2k3
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what fish tank you got? (got nothing to do with your question but im just interested sorry lol)
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C2RL R
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quote:
Originally posted by ash_corsa
You cant do much damage mate, the circuit will be protected anyway so if you do draw too much current you'll trip the breaker/blow the fuse before any damage is done
wrong.
the ring is gonna be protected by a 32 amp fuse/breaker. the socket is rated at 13 amps.
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