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I see this power strip thing on foster and smith,but I dont know how it works? It says 2 15 amp breakers,but does that mean it is going to use 15 or 30 amps of power or does it use less? I have 20 amps in the room right now and i am probably using 16-17 amps.Does this use its own circuit or does it still draw that much power from the main breaker? I'm trying to see if I can put a acouple tanks in the room.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=18970

well, if you have a 20A breaker in the main panel, that should be all the power that will go through that circuit 20A and whatever volts...110-120.

the description of that product to me at least, the current is split into 2 separate circuits and a 15A breaker protecting each separately , so, providing that everything is working properly, all the amperage that will pass through/out of this device should be 15A, not 30A.

electricians to verify or dispell ?? hehe
P.S. is it UL listed ???


J.

Hi,
First, the obvious, a traditional room in a home simply
does not have enough outlets to handle an aquarium.
We need outlets for one or more lights, an air pump,
one or more heaters, filters, and other electronic
toys ( controllers, valves, etc.) All of these have to
plug into a single duplex outlet (generally, one outlet
per wall). It is not going to happen.

Generally, the power going to a typical home outlet
is 110VAC at 20 Amps.
By plugging this device into an outlet, you
multiply your outlets from two, to eight, outlets.
To keep control the total electrical load, this device
has a 15 Amp circuit breaker, that's 5 amps less than the
nominal rating of the entire outlet.

This device helps eliminate the usual "bird's nest"
of wires and extension cords with cube taps etc.
These arrangements are extreme fire hazards and should
be avoided at all costs. The article shown in the ad
is a perfect way to eliminate the possibility of fire
due to overloading an outlet.

Frank


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