evilknieval69 Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 hey guys i am just wondering how many plugs i can have coming from one socket. i have three fish tanks and alot of plugs!!can i have one 6 way plug box plugged into the wall and another 4 way switch box plugged into it and have all remaining gaps full of plugs or will i need to have the second plug box coming from a different wall socket?? in other words can i have 9 different plugs coming from one wall socket or will i need to use two different ones?? i have included a pic that may help with what i mean thankyou **EVIL** :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 It isn't how many plugs but how much current the appliances are drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiverJohn Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Find the wattages of all your gear you are running and add them up. I wouldnt go above 2000W (althought the maximum is 2400) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted January 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 ok so max is 2400w but you wouldnt go higher than 2000w. shall go count it up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiverJohn Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Well there are no gurantees of course but teh maximum your wall plug is rated for is 10Amps. Also you really shoudl have an RCD for protection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted January 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 well i have found i have a 55 w heater, 100 w heater, 11 w light, stingray filter 6w..... and another filter 240 w. this is what i have at the moment with another light and air pump and then another full tank setup to come (100 w heater, filter, light, air pump....)do you think i could do all this off one wall plug and several plugboards?? Thanks guys **EVIL** :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 im running a 4 way plug with a two heaters (200W and 100W), air pump and filter, the other plug above it has a extenstion cord running to the other side of the room with a 4 way plug housing 2 large filters, a light and a 300W heater. all is fine so far but all the mulitplugs have circut breakers on them just in case, im very concious of the over load Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 are you running a 20amp circuit breaker or a 16amp one? Also, what room is the plug point in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Off a single plug outlet in the garage i have 6 x 4 way power boards running my 5 tanks, thats 3 x canister filters, 4 x internal filters, 3 x 300 & 2 200 watt heaters, 4 x lights consisting of 9 tubes, 1 air pump, 1 x pedestal fan, 1 x large fridge freezer, 1 x microwave and 2 x cell phone chargers and i have had no problems. Next place (fish room :lol: ) will be a much better setup but this works for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richms Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 The circuit breakers in the powerstrips are usually junk, I had one that was tripping all the time with just a 1200 watt room heater and a PC on it, busted it open before I threw it out and the breaker was rated to 8 amps... go figure. Anyway, a normal kiwi powerplug is pretty crap, if there is any corosion on the pins or the socket they will have higher resistance and get very warm. You can look at the plug but you have no idea what the condition of the wall outlet or the sockets in the plugboard are like. If its around high humidity you have even less certanty that the sockets are going the be ok. You can always change the wall outlet out for a new double one (assuming its your house) so you know that its in good condition. When everything is running even if its well under the maximum check the plugs for being warm, pull them out and see if the pins are warm, Apparanly one of the leading causes of housefires are the cheap nasty powerstrips being overloaded a friend was saying he was told when he went to do his electrical saftey cource for his work, I would believe that after having a couple of mine discolour around the pins when running largish things (microwave oven) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanksman Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 well i have found..... and another filter 240 w. ?? Thats a pretty hungry filter - What sort is it and what are its specs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 i think you will find it should have been 240v not watts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 yea your rite slappers 240v not watt. i cant really read what is says on the side of it without takin it out and its a lil hassle so..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkypn Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 As an Electrical Inspector i would not recommend ever plugginbg a multi box into a multi box. The quality of multi boxes leaves a lot to be desired. A better option would be to change the wall outlet to a double and plug two multi boxes into the wall or even better install a 4 way outlet and do away with one of the multiboxes all together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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