How many items do you have plugged into wall receptacles around your home? Most likely, it adds up to quite a lot, and not all homes have as many receptacles as you might want. This is especially a problem in older homes. The way we use electricity has just changed over the years.
So if you live in a home that is lacking when it comes to wall receptacles, the natural solution is to get a power strip for plugging in several devices using only one receptacle, but it is important that you are careful not to overload the power strip. There are limitations on what current a power strip is built to handle, and if you exceed that, it becomes a fire hazard. To avoid this, you don’t want to use a power strip for appliances that draw a lot of power. Another common mistake to avoid is to daisy-chain two or more power strips. This is a sure way to overload the power strip as the connected devices multiply.
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