probly silly , but, can you plug in 2 power stips to the same 110 outlet?

Answer 1

You can- and I do. But they are both circuit breaker connected and my total draw does not exceed the circuit.

Find the breaker that services the outlet and write down the amperage of it (it will likely be 15 amps).

Look at the back of every device that you will be plugging in and add them up... the total needs to be less that the breaker.

Now the kicker, that breaker likely supports more than one outlet- so yo also need to evaluate the total draw on all of the outlets on that breaker, not just the one outlet.

"The breaker didn't blow, so I'm OK" is FALSE... and dangerous. You could be heating up wires in your walls, which could lead to lots and lots of flashing red lights on your lawn.

If you need a permanent source of more power outlets (like behind your a/v setup... mine uses 23... yes 23 110 outlets), invest in one less toy and one service call to a licensed electrician. A hundred bucks did the trick for me, and my insurance agent is happy, my fireman bored.

Answer 2

Yes, you can. The important thing is the total load you will be drawing from those two outlet strips should be within the ratings of that outlet. Don't plug in a bunch of heaters or toasters to them, but a bunch of little wall warts and such for computer equipment is fine.

Answer 3

Yes, but you need to be careful not to overload the circuit by plugging to many things into the strips that draw a lot of power. Doing so could be dangerous although probably would just result in a blown fuse or tripped breaker.

Answer 4

yes you can, just be aware of what ur pluging in so as not to overload the outlet.bear in mind , anything that creats heat i.e.
coffee machine, heater, ac unit. are hard on electricty and will over load. things like tv, pc, dvd player ect shouldnt cause a problem