Linking Heaters Together?

[MermaidMel]

Is this possible, is there any sort of electrical unit I could buy or some way I could wire 3 or 4 heaters into one plug?

 

[alessasavoca]

hmmm...better wait until someone better at these things comes along but would that be electrically safe? I only ask as heaters zap a lot of electricity so not sure how they would all cope wired into one. What's it for?

 

[Waterloo Kid]

Probably not recommended as, as stated above, heaters can be quite highly rated on the wattage side of things. All that power running through one plug would surely lead to overheating and fire issues. Never wire two heaters to one plug for that reason alone.
A safer way would be to use a multi plug extension lead. Just make sure it can run all your heaters at the same time safely. The max wattage/ampage should be stated on the extension. Make sure it's fitted with a thermal cut off switch to safeguard against fire.
On a more fish related note, if one heater was to become faulty and blow the fuse in the common plug, you loose all your heaters in one go. Not good with winter on it's way!

WK

 

[MermaidMel]

On a more fish related note, if one heater was to become faulty and blow the fuse in the common plug, you loose all your heaters in one go. Not good with winter on it's way!

WK

Genius, that's why I love this forum because 99% of you are cleverer than me - thank you for being one of those 99% can you imagine if one failed?!! Damn, 4 way plug it is!

Alessa, it's for my bettas being displayed on my dresser here, to avoid having a dresser full of wires, but I will get cable tidy stuff to neaten it up xx

 

[alessasavoca]

How big are the tanks? Is it possible to have a heat mat underneath all the tanks (as another option) or is the dresser space not big enough?

I wouldn't worry about cables, you should see our flat, cables everywhere, I was going to have a shelf made to put betta tanks on but that would have meant cables trailing up the wall....

Cable tidys are the way to go!

 

[Rooster]

You should be fine wiring them all into a single outlet Even if they all come on at the same time (which I doubt, if they are in seperate tanks) the total load would be all the Wattages ADDED together...
So, if you had four 200W heater/stats.... that would give 800W, or about 3 Amps - which is well below the limits.... a kettle is typically 2kW thats TWO THOUSAND Watts !!!! or over 8 Amps, and you wouldnt think twice about plugging that in !

Personally I would not join all the cables at the plug, use an extension block - well away from possible drips... and you are good to go, and perfectly safe

 

[MermaidMel]

Well the hole is drilled into the side of the dresser now with a lovely wooden effect extension plug lol
I could have heat mats, but they terrify me, because I'm not used to them I suppose. Silly isn't it!!

 

[afishdude]

On a more fish related note, if one heater was to become faulty and blow the fuse in the common plug, you loose all your heaters in one go. Not good with winter on it's way!

WK

Genius, that's why I love this forum because 99% of you are cleverer than me - thank you for being one of those 99% can you imagine if one failed?!! Damn, 4 way plug it is!

Alessa, it's for my bettas being displayed on my dresser here, to avoid having a dresser full of wires, but I will get cable tidy stuff to neaten it up xx

yay! im the 1%

 

[MermaidMel]

On a more fish related note, if one heater was to become faulty and blow the fuse in the common plug, you loose all your heaters in one go. Not good with winter on it's way!

WK

Genius, that's why I love this forum because 99% of you are cleverer than me - thank you for being one of those 99% can you imagine if one failed?!! Damn, 4 way plug it is!

Alessa, it's for my bettas being displayed on my dresser here, to avoid having a dresser full of wires, but I will get cable tidy stuff to neaten it up xx

yay! im the 1%

LOL!! Actually............. joke, I think you know who I mean

 

[Murphys-Law]

Get yourself one of these Linky Link They are useful all over the house

HTH

 

[Rooster]

Get yourself one of these Linky Link They are useful all over the house

HTH

Unbelivabley dangerous.... not only should EVERY device have its own fuse, but if just one heater develops a fault, ALL will have the power removed

 

[DarkEntity]

Get yourself one of these Linky Link They are useful all over the house

HTH

Bad bad bad bad....Never ever use them...one fuse per item, dont ever share fuses

 

[Murphys-Law]

Its no different to using a multiway extension lead is it? That only has one fuse in its plug

 

[Murphys-Law]

and....... I suggest you do some reading up - If you had a short in any aquarium equipment the MCB and/or RCD would trip before any of the fuses even had a chance to get warm. Go ask on the IEE forums you may be surprised as to what you find out. Remember that potable water is a poor conductor and pure water is a fine insulator and used thus so industrially.


HTH

 

[Rooster]

and....... I suggest you do some reading up

whos this aimed at ?