The Villan Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Hello, can a watt meter be placed in the mains socket and then run a 6 plug extension lead from it safely ? Or does the electrical appliance need to be plugged straight into the watt meter ? Cheers Vill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu914 Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 I'm guessing it depends what you have plugged in to the extension? There's a couple of sparks on here and they'll know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Villan Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 Two par plus led total 640 watts habistat controller for the heat mat. To be honest, I t's just a "can i do that" sort of thing. Just thought if it was safe I could see exactly what wattage I am using for everything in one go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catweazle1 Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Look at the amp rating on the plug-meter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latigid aikon Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 The watt meter will be rated to 13 amps so you can plug anything into it that you'd plug into a socket including your 6 way extension. 13 amps is something like 3000 watts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handysmoker Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 (edited) Yeah, you can do it ... but i did it with a genny, there are ready to go plug in ones, get a digital one for less than 20 Edited June 4, 2023 by handysmoker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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