Harbor Freight long power strip on 20A circuit?

[Gore]

Is anyone running one?...has your garage burned down? Lol...in all seriousness, how are they?

 

[driftpin]

A 20 amp 120 v plug won't fit it but if it's a 20 amp appliance wired to a 15 amp 120 v home-made plug & you're trying to draw 20 amps through it you might overheat the power strip.. There is probably some headroom on the rating, but I wouldn't want to bet my shop/home on it.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

I know my dad has been using one in his garage for a couple years with no issues, not sure if he has a 15A or 20A circuit.

 

[firworks]

The 12 outlet one? I looked at it but it has a built in 15A fuse so if you use it on a 20A circuit theoretically you won't be able to draw max current as the strip will trip.

 

[k-os]

I have this built into my workbench and haven't had any issues.

 

[Gore]

Thanks for the responses. I'll give one a try.

 

[sberry]

Power strips that use 14 wire have a breaker for protection. Any time additional recepts are added it needs this if it doesn't have number 12 wire, you can see it on cord reels with 16 wire and multi taps.

 

[larry4406]

I have two of the 6' power strips, one on each work bench, plugged into 20A circuits. Never gave it any thought and never had an issue.

 

[WhiffySpark]

I’d spend a little more and buy one from Home Depot amazon etc.

Ain’t worth the chance to me

 

[Gore]

I have two of the 6' power strips, one on each work bench, plugged into 20A circuits. Never gave it any thought and never had an issue.

Thanks...I'm going for it.

 

[6PTsocket]

I have two of the 6' power strips, one on each work bench, plugged into 20A circuits. Never gave it any thought and never had an issue.

And more than likely, never had a whole bunch of stuff running at the same time. The logical assumption is that you never would. The breaker rating on a strip or in the service panel will trip if you have even two outlets with near maximum loads. It is just for conveniece, so you can leave often used devices plugged in but not to be used at the same time.

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[larry4406]

And more than likely, never had a whole bunch of stuff running at the same time. The logical assumption is that you never would. The breaker rating on a strip or in the service panel will trip if you have even two outlets with near maximum loads. It is just for conveniece, so you can leave often used devices plugged in but not to be used at the same time.

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Correct.

Most people don’t have every outlet plugged in and operating at full circuit capacity at each outlet and expect the breaker to deliver. Nor the power strip. If they want this, then wire a 20A breaker to each single outlet.

 

[chicken89]

i got one from my old garage. had computer and accs plugged in. needed it because most of the stuff had the larger transformer plugs on it and a normal surge protector wasn't big enough to get everything plugged in. i had one outlet that didn't work, and one that you had to wiggle the outlet for it to work, so i taped that one off so it didn't get used. it worked great because it stayed behind the computer and out of sight and the cords were spaced out enough that i didn't have a rats nest of wires in one place.
now that i have a new house, i have an old shed that i have the power strip mounted closer to the ceiling so it is out of the way, but all the cords are running up the wall to it (still using it for computer stuff)

 

[sberry]

A lot of it is now obsolete. Removed a strip or 2.