Is it alright to run all my electrical things off of one outlet???

[Snowbdr1613]

I have been running everything off of one socket for a while now...and i was just wondering if this is alright or bad??? I have a 600w hps... a few airpumps...a fan...a few cfls....a 4ft fluroescent fixture...and maybe a few other things at times.... Is this alright??? cuz i have been doing it for a while..?? thanks..

Snowbdr1613 Reviewed by Snowbdr1613 on 11-06-2007. Is it alright to run all my electrical things off of one outlet??? I have been running everything off of one socket for a while now...and i was just wondering if this is alright or bad??? I have a 600w hps... a few airpumps...a fan...a few cfls....a 4ft fluroescent fixture...and maybe a few other things at times.... Is this alright??? cuz i have been doing it for a while..?? thanks.. Rating: 5

[turtle420]

Well, so far, you're posting here... so I assume you haven't burned down the house.

If possible, spread out the load over various outlets.
It has worked so far, but if I were you, just to be on the safe side, spread 'em.

[Snowbdr1613]

Ok thanks....yes i am going to have 4 outlets in my grow room pretty soon...so i wont have to run an extension cord into my grow room...

[Shovelhandle]

put your hand on the outlet and cords. They may be a little warm but shouldn't be hot to touch.

Shov

[Snowbdr1613]

yea....the outlet and the wire are perfectly cool..and no warmness.. thanks

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

You can safely run 1500 watts on a residential circuit. Maximum 1750 watts before a circuit breaker will trip.

Looks like you are well under that. Just don't plug in a high wattage appliances like a vacume cleaner into the same circuit. This could be multiple outlets throughout the room or house. You may want to check and mark those outlets to be on the safe side.

Plus the advice given above is good advice.

[Snowbdr1613]

alright thanks...yea i have a lot less than 1500 watts....and i am going to have a few sockets to choose from pretty soon also...so i will be ok

[killerweed420]

volts X amps = Watts
120 X 25 = 3000 watts
So if you have a 120 volt line and a 25 amp circuit for that line you could theoritcally use 3000 watts. But as always its never a good idea to max it out.

[Snowbdr1613]

alright thanks...

[privatepile]

Os with an extension lead and one socket you can run up to 1500 watts?

Sweet i was worried that if i added more it would not work.