What is the maximum load that I could put through a double socket?

[shaunbhoy]

sorry, what were we talking about again ?

Something to do with putting a load through a socket without blowing your girlfriend's ring...........I think.

[EternalOptimist]

Something to do with putting a load through a socket without blowing your girlfriend's ring...........I think.

phew! thank God

sometimes I fear that I am missing the point.

entirely

[MarillionFan]

Something to do with putting a load through a socket without blowing your girlfriend's ring...........I think.

I just assumed that Minestrone had too many heaters and too many lights for his cannabis factory on one socket.

But each to their own I suppose.

[suityou01]

FWIW I know what I am talking about.

A ring main (that is a circuit that is looped) using 2.5mm twin an earth can carry up to 32 amps (depending on the route of the cable, distance of the run of cable, etc etc)

Anything that comes from a ring main, be it an extension lead or 4 gang, or chain of 4 gangs is considered to be a radial circuit. A radial circuit in normal twin an earth "can" carry up to 16 amps (again depending on the route of the cable, especially the cable's ability to disperse heat - which is why Zippy's cable when coiled caused problems. A radial circuit which is created from flexible cable should always carry a maximum of 13 amps.

Each 4 gang is fused at 13 amps, so multiple 4 gangs technically will never cause overload...
However mutliple 4 gangs creakily chained together via multiple "cube adaptors" may cause arcing which is obviously not desirable.

If your home office is in need of a lot of amps then consider an electrician putting in a consumer unit for your office only. Then you can load up with impunity, also safe in the knowledge that your new installation will be protected by R.C.D. which is a good thing. Failing that, you are too big an enterprise for a home installation and should get a private office - something which I think most on here are not likely to be.

HTH

[Spacecadet]

If the extension cable doesn't get warm it should be ok. Don't do what I did and run a fan heater via a coiled extension cable

IANAE

Coiled extensions usually come with 2 max ratings, 1 for use when coiled, another for uncoiled.

[Paddy]

FWIW I know what I am talking about.

A ring main (that is a circuit that is looped) using 2.5mm twin an earth can carry up to 32 amps (depending on the route of the cable, distance of the run of cable, etc etc)

Anything that comes from a ring main, be it an extension lead or 4 gang, or chain of 4 gangs is considered to be a radial circuit. .

HTH

Everyone knows that ring-mains are for door bells.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

No thanks. Tried that and didn't like it

You can't "try" electrocution. Electrocuted=dead. You can try getting a shock.