Check out on this easy to use Pictorial / Interactive Screen as to what you can physically plug into just one extension leads
We find that a lot of people have extension leads in their homes, they can be using 4-way or even 6-way bar adaptors to increase the number of appliances that they can plug into a wall socket.
What we find is that, although there is space to plug in four appliances, additional cables or adaptors are often added to include additional appliance.
But.... this does not mean it is always safe to do so.
The words we often hear are - if electricity runs through it, then this will do it. However different electrical appliances use different amounts of power.
To avoid the risk of overheating and possibly fire, you should never plug into an extension lead or socket appliances that together use no more than 13 amps or 3000 watts of energy.
Use our calculator to plug in some typical household appliances to see the effect on the load, and to get useful tips on how to avoid overloading your sockets.
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