In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:
In article , ARW
wrote:
On 09/11/2017 14:01, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
pamela presented the following explanation :
I thought it was 13A because that is the max rating for an plugged
in appliance.

So does that means I could safely run two 10A appliances from the
same wall outlet?

From a twin socket outlet, yes.

However if they were to run for an extended period the socket would
fail.

What is the theory behind a double socket not being able to take 26 amps
total? The actual sockets and switches and terminals are identical to a
one gang of the same make - which only leaves the bus bars between them.

cost cutting?

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