Question

One should not connect a number of electrical appliances to the same power socket because
(A) this can damage the appliances due to overloading
(B) this can damage the domestic wiring due to overloading
(C) this can damage the electrical meter
(D) the appliance will not get full voltage

Answer 1

Hint: The equipment that operate with the help of electricity for instance refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, toaster oven, fryer, blender, mixer, food processor, freezer, iron, vacuum, washer and dryer, and more are referred to as an electrical appliance and all electrical appliances have a set of requirements i.e current and voltage.

Complete step by step answer:
One should not connect a number of electrical appliances to the same power socket because if we connect many appliances to the same socket, the requirement of current for that particular electrical socket will keep on increasing. Then the wires that are connected to that particular socket will have to provide a large amount of current, which will definitely exceed the current rating of the wire and the electrical appliances and which can result in the damage of the electrical appliances.

Therefore, one should not connect a number of electrical appliances to the same power socket because this can damage the domestic wiring due to overloading.

Hence, the option (B) this can damage the domestic wiring due to overloading is the correct answer.

Note: The outlet strip has many outlets on to which different appliances can be plugged in at the same time. The outlet strip also has a circuit breaker built into them in order to protect the wires of the electrical appliances from overloading.