Can I plug 2 racks with 2 separate thermostats into 1 standard wall outlet?

[Geckodelic]

I just want to make sure I am not creating some kind of fire hazard.

- I have 2 separate 4 slot 41qt racks (1 of the racks has 2 rows of heat tape)
- 2 separate thermostats (1 helix and 1 herpstat 2)
- 2 power strips
- 1 standard wall outlet

Do you think this will be a problem and cause an overload or anything?

Thanks,

[Slim]

I have two separate racks with two separate T-stats plugged into one surge protected power strip, which is plugged into one standard wall outlet. I've never had a problem.

[The Serpent Merchant]

No that will be fine

[Royal Hijinx]

That is fine. If you start getting to the point where you have used up a standard power strip and want to piggyback another, you are probably going Clark Griswold.

[snake lab]

Thats fine but if you want to have a little piece of mind then use a surge protector. And not a faux strip. I mean a real surge protector.

[kitedemon]

I'd second the real surge protector. It generally is fine but it does depend on how much of what heating you are using. If it was a tall rack ten slot double wides using 11 inch flexwatt then it is IMO on the edge but for a typical 5 hole or 8 hole rack it would be hard to hit a level that would present an issue.

[Jabberwocky Dragons]

Check what amp is for that circuit (should be labeled in your breaker box). Most houses have typical 15 or 20 amp circuits which give you an overload point of 1800 or 2400 watts. I have read that you should keep 20% below this max threshold but maybe someone can correct this if I'm mistaken.

Add up the watts of everything connected to all outlets connected to the circuit if you want to be sure that you are not going to overload it. My kitchen breaker flips every time the toaster and microwave are on at the same time yet we still forget every time .