multi extension or new socket

[Judy15]

I have just been fitted with a modem for my internet and also had a new phone line put in the same corner as my tv, set top box , router, dvd, video etc. etc. So need 2 new plug points-I have a double socket in that corner and run 2 multi extension cables from them - one holds 3 plugs and one holds 6. My question is are these extension boards quite safe even at full capacity or should I get a new double socket put in the corner? Advice from an electrician would be appreciated to put my mind at rest.

 

[ColJack]

nothing wrong with them..
they're limited to 13A so are fine at that

a new modem and router will draw only about 1A between them, if that..
just replace the 3 way extension with a 6 way.

 

[Steve]

Judy, those trailing sockets can take up to 13 amps or 3000 watts.

Look at average (guessed) power drains for appliances:

monitor: 100w
computer: 250w (varies)
speakers: 20w
flat tv: 200-400w
CRT TV: 50-200w
router: 20w
dvd: 30w
video (who uses VCRs now?) 40w
STB: 20w

So even with all sockets full of this low-drain stuff, you're nowhere near their capacity.

I remember one furniture shop that sells beds nearby, they had about 10 2-gang 5 metre leads running behind the beds, all daisy chained off each other, with a single lamp running off the end of each lead. Perfectly safe. I have run a 6-way off a 4-way before etc.