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You should know one thing before I give you the rundown of electrical items you shouldn't plug in. You can always tell how much electricity a power strip can handle by looking at the cord.
Therefore, read this information carefully before you connect in any electrical equipment. Next, it's easy as pie. All of the devices connected to the power strip need to have their power added.
Would you kindly inform me how to determine the power of this particular device?
This data is printed on every single electrical appliance, just as it is on the power strip. I'll illustrate this with a specific case. Envision a power strip that can handle up to 3500 W. Consider the scenario when you have an oven plugged in, which uses 2500 W all at once. Both your 800 W vacuum cleaner and 250 W kettle need electricity. This puts you above the 3500 W mark (2500 + 800 + 250) threshold. With this particular situation, there is only one way out.
To lower the power strip's maximum threshold, unplug one of its electrical gadgets. If not handled properly, it poses serious risks. Now we'll take a look at everything that a power strip isn't meant to power.
without a doubt among the most power-hungry home gadgets. It is very dangerous to connect it to a power strip regardless of how little you use it.
Avoid potentially fatal overheating by providing each user with their own wall outlet.
2. The cold storage unit
Then I am prepared to hear what you have to say. When compared to other home appliances, the refrigerator does not require the most power. We tell ourselves it's good since it doesn't use a lot of energy.
An extension cable will work just fine with it. No way! Keep in mind that the power strip is always receiving electricity from a refrigerator. The takeaway here is that you need an extension cable to power this kind of gadget. Okay, so I'm going to be discussing fridges, but this is also relevant to freezers.
Thirdly, the washer
The annual energy consumption of a washing machine is about 1,150 kWh. Because of how much power it consumes, it is obviously not a good choice for a power strip.
To prevent the extension cable from overheating or short circuiting, plug the washing machine into an electrical outlet. The case is also true for clothes dryers. Their power consumption is excessive for them to be left plugged into a power strip.
4. Supplementary heat
supplementary heating gadget that consumes energy. Please be sure to connect it into an electrical outlet while using it; nevertheless, I am not suggesting that you do not. You should never use it with an extension cable; doing so will cause the power strip to overflow extremely fast.
Fifthly, microwaves
You would never guess that this small metal box uses zero energy. On average, a microwave may use 70 kWh in a year. Look, it's not insignificant. So, don't use an extension cable to connect it.
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