mains single gang way to 2+way

[JohnMaclane]

Originally Posted by dk_lightning

Odd that you are overloading..

I had an extention with 8 sockets on 1 13amp fuse.

In that i had:

PC 1
Printer
Monitor
Speakers
CRT Monitor
PC 2
Lamp
Aircon

All that on 1 plug and in 2 years never had a issue with it. Air con plug got a bit warm sometimes tho but nothing burnt or tripped out

You're just lucky.

The most damming offense is the air conditioner especially if its a non-inverter controlled version. You might be lucky enough to have a really lightly loaded power circuit and good wire because what you have going on is a definite hazard.

[Tom F]

If you're tripping the circuit breaker then adding more sockets won't help. It'll only help if you're blowing the fuses in the plugs - otherwise you're overloading the circuit and you'll still be in the same position.

[JohnMaclane]

Originally Posted by Tom F

If you're tripping the circuit breaker then adding more sockets won't help. It'll only help if you're blowing the fuses in the plugs - otherwise you're overloading the circuit and you'll still be in the same position.

Not necessarily, the thermal trip could be due to the extension he is currently using which overheats producing the tripping current.

[airbud7]

Originally Posted by Arctucas

Apparently things are very different there than they are here in the U.S.

Hopefully the OP does not have his apartment burn down...

This^....From OP picture he needs to add another breaker/wire to feed another
receptacle....He has 8 open slots=8 more breakers/Circuits....Thats what I would Do!!!
If his circuit breaker is tripping now!!! It will not stop by adding a 4-Way Splitter....

[damien666]

hi all just to state, im not tripping the breaker ect, i just feel im causing a hazard from running alot of a single plug, im just making sure im not overloading and causes future issues,

thankyou all for information