I bought a 12-outlet surge protector, thinking 12 outlets would be more than enough. Nope! I am going to be adding two more devices in the coming weeks to my setup, so I will need at least two more outlets. I am wondering: can I put an outlet splitter on one of the surge protector's outlets without any negative consequences? Any recommendations?
I am sure many of you guys have, easily, 10+ devices. How do you handle them?
Power outlet solutions for numerous devices...
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Windfish
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Re: Power outlet solutions for numerous devices...
Generally fine ... unless you want all on at once.
Main issue is around overloading/heat; obviously pretty unlikely with general usage but it could possibly result in melting/damage which could lead to sparks/fires. General advice always follows that there should be some ventilation room - don't be squashing tight bending adapters + wires which can lead to tears/breakages with age/heat.
Personally I've always favored individual switches on each plug - not constantly having stuff powered that I'm not even using - if nothing else it's a peace of mind thing.
I've heard that various surge protectors shouldn't be chained - might just be a specification/liability thing.
No one's going to advise you to daisy chain if you can avoid it, but pretty sure we all do it somewhere within our homes
Main issue is around overloading/heat; obviously pretty unlikely with general usage but it could possibly result in melting/damage which could lead to sparks/fires. General advice always follows that there should be some ventilation room - don't be squashing tight bending adapters + wires which can lead to tears/breakages with age/heat.
Personally I've always favored individual switches on each plug - not constantly having stuff powered that I'm not even using - if nothing else it's a peace of mind thing.
I've heard that various surge protectors shouldn't be chained - might just be a specification/liability thing.
No one's going to advise you to daisy chain if you can avoid it, but pretty sure we all do it somewhere within our homes