Dont overload your extensions

SwiftFox
SwiftFox Online Community Member Posts: 174 Empowering
edited January 18 in Everyday life

https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guidance/safety-around-the-home/overloading-sockets/

Use the above to safely use your electricals without overloading it and causing a fire.

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 7,610 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Eek yes, this always worries me @SwiftFox! Our house is old and has very few sockets, especially downstairs, so we have quite a few extensions on the go. We try to use proper surge protection extensions but you've reminded me to have a check to make sure it's not all overloaded. There's definitely still one area by the TV that needs improvement.

    Thanks for the reminder!

  • SwiftFox
    SwiftFox Online Community Member Posts: 174 Empowering
    edited January 19

    You'd be surprised what you can have safely on an extension Rosie, but it's best to be sure, because if you tried it, a simple toaster racks it up, but a tv and light and a box recorder and a game machine are very low.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 7,610 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    That's interesting @SwiftFox! I'll have to have a look to see how we're doing. We could probably unplug a few things but I'm not sure what some of them are to be honest! Will take a bit of investigating!

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