Two appliances in one plug

[KelvinS]

I have an external double socket - in a sealed box - to run a filter and a water pump for the fountain for my pond. Each is wired to a separate plug. I've just been told I need to add an air stone, but now don't have enough plugs and there's no room in the external box for a multi plug. Can I just wire both the air stone cable and the filter cable into one plug - they would both be on at the same time anyway - I'm sure I've seen this in the past for lamps, but guess it's not best practice. Otherwise, does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

 

[ricicle]

I would not recommend wiring two flexes into one plugtop.

 

[KelvinS]

OK, thanks - assume then I just need to split it in an external junction box?

 

[JohnW2]

.....into one plugtop.

Arrrggghhh I'm likely to challenge anyone who uses that ridiculous term to explain to me how it came about - don't you want the bit with the pins as well?!!

Kind Regards, John.

 

[riveralt]

.....into one plugtop.

Arrrggghhh I'm likely to challenge anyone who uses that ridiculous term to explain to me how it came about - don't you want the bit with the pins as well?!!

Kind Regards, John.

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• riveralt
• 27 Jun 2011
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Greedy you mean you want the bit on the right as well!!!!!!

 

[JohnW2]

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• riveralt
• 27 Jun 2011
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Greedy you mean you want the bit on the right as well!!!!!!

Exactly - but, knowing how the profitmongers work, maybe they're planning on selling plugtops and plugbottoms separately, and are gradually introducing us to the terminology!

Kind Regards, John.

 

[KelvinS]

Been doing some more checking for what I need - would I be OK to use an IP66 enclosure and put both appliance flexes into a terminal block with a further flex connected to the plug?

 

[Alarm]

Much better.

 

[KelvinS]

OK - thanks.

 

[Taylortwocities]

.....into one plugtop.

Arrrggghhh I'm likely to challenge anyone who uses that ridiculous term to explain to me how it came about - don't you want the bit with the pins as well?!!

Kind Regards, John.

Isn't the whole thing called a plugsocket then

 

[JohnW2]

Isn't the whole thing called a plugsocket then

No, No .... you obvioulsy don't understand this at all

A plugsocket has holes to insert things into. The whole thing we're talking about here (plugtop + plugbuttom) is surely a socketplug? I would have thought that a clever chap like you would have known that

Kind Regards, John

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

And there was me thinking it was a BS 1363

 

[ericmark]

There is nothing wrong with putting more than one appliance into one plug as long as
1) The plug is designed to take multi-cables

and
2) The total load will not be over 13A.
See Here

As to references to plug tops or plug sockets one has to be rather pedantic to pick up on something like this. Same as with Lamp and Bulb. Guy has asked simple question what's wrong with simple answer.

 

[JohnW2]

As to references to plug tops or plug sockets one has to be rather pedantic to pick up on something like this. Same as with Lamp and Bulb.

With respect, I think there's a big difference. 'Light bulb' was the standard term in use for decades. Like you, I'm of an age such that those words come off my lips and typing fingers very easily - but I have to be very careful to trye to stop myself doing it, because of the ridicule it's likley bto attract around here - that I call very pedantic. As I've said before, the irony is that we've gone full circle - my grandparents used the word 'lamp', I suspect as a left-over from the days of gas and oil lamps.

'Plugtop' is, IMO, very different. It's a nonsensical word which never came into much use with the general public, many of whom probably haven't got a clue what it means. Hence, when you write:

Guy has asked simple question what's wrong with simple answer.

.. I totally agree, but would suggest that slipping the word 'plugtop' into the answer detracts from the simplicity of the answer, not the least because the OP may not have a clue what it means (and certainly couldn't work it out, since it defies logic)

Off my sopabox, now

Kind Regards, John.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

As to references to plug tops or plug sockets one has to be rather pedantic to pick up on something like this. Same as with Lamp and Bulb.

Hate them pedantic firked up a holes, who have nothing better to do, than get off on trivial references, anyone with an oversized grey cell would understand what is meant be it

Guy has asked simple question what's wrong with simple answer.

Fair paly