Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 at 21:37
HI Honky
The problem is not as simple as you seem to believe
THE 10amp power point & switch only has to meet a 10% overload.=11amps to be approved
The circuit breaker on your power point will be 16amp minimum & possibly 20amp
So that 10amp power point can be overloaded by 50% without the overload tripping .
THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS
Fire @ the outlet
The AMPfibian IS the only approved devise for that purpose
It limits the current by it's 10amp overload cutout& has other features such as weatherproofing, plug restraint etc
A lot of "experts" have seriously flawed ideas on this subject
There is NO OTHER APPROVED WAY Except to have a correctly wired 15amp power point.
Peter
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