Socket extension adapter

Craftyscholar

I have a double socket above the work surface in my kitchen
I have been thinking of getting one of these or similar to plug in to it.

I presume there are restrictions on how many things you can run off them.

I would be grateful for any advice/comments from those more knowledgeable than I am.

fluffpot

As the extension has a 13 A fuse in it, you cannot overload it without the fuse blowing. So you might find that if you plug your kettle, toaster and washing machine in and switch them on at the same time, it will blow. For smaller items it will be fine

macman

Why not just get another double socket installed next to the existing one? A much more elegant solution, and not very expensive at all.

Raksha

I have a similar item which converts a double socket into 4 sockets - handy for low drain devices, but as other's have said, you can't run multiple high drain (13amp fused plugs) off it all at once.

fitting another double socket was not an option as this double socket is already a spur and the kitchen is tiled all the way round.

Norman_Castle

What are you planning to plug in to it?

Craftyscholar

Norman_Castle wrote: »

What are you planning to plug in to it?

Radio plus microwave or espresso machine or mixer or breadmaker.

So they might all be plugged in but only one being used at a time.

wealdroam

Craftyscholar wrote: »

I have been thinking of getting one of these...

If you are going to get one, then try Robert Dyas.

RD are selling exactly the same Masterplug branded thing at £6.99 in their shops.

Norman_Castle

Radio plus microwave or espresso machine or mixer or breadmaker.

So they might all be plugged in but only one being used at a time.

Small radio has tiny consumtion, less than 3w. Microwave will be about 800w. Not sure about the other three. They will have a label showing their maximum consumtion, written similar to this, 240v~50Hz 4w. Using the above one at a time with the radio should not cause a problem. Kettle and washing machine can use over 2000w. Surge protection is normally only used on computers so a similar item without this may be cheaper.