any idea how to make 5 plugs into 1?

Killer Vanilla said:

oh right i didnt no if it was safe to splice wires or not, so i could simply just cut the plugs off my pumps and splice them all together with solder into just 1 plug with a bigger fuse?

im scared of selling an unsafe product and getting sued lol,

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You need to be carefull..... too much load running thru a wire can cause heat problems which would cause a fire..... Maybe you can become friends with an electrician that could help you out.....

Hmmm....This kind of thing is my husbands job and he says to get a wire junction box and just splice all the wires using the box...it is pretty simple and it would hide the splices...but then he says damn...they use 220-240V what?...but he says he would still use a junction box rated for 220-240V...and just solder them together as someone pictured before..and if worried about causing issues put a fuse prior to the splice in the pumps. He says he doesn't know what fuse to use because he is not sure when talking about 220-240V since most outlets he works with are only 120v...so...I have no idea

Dr.Drunken said:

You need to be carefull..... too much load running thru a wire can cause heat problems which would cause a fire..... Maybe you can become friends with an electrician that could help you out.....

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yeah.... tbh my first idea involved a screen and a ph water check but i got rid of it all because it was too complicated... but now even the pumps are making it too complicated... got alot to think about but i think al leave them and just have many plugs and use this for myself i dont see the market now that there are to many issues

missnu said:

Hmmm....This kind of thing is my husbands job and he says to get a wire junction box and just splice all the wires using the box...it is pretty simple and it would hide the splices...but then he says damn...they use 220-240V what?...but he says he would still use a junction box rated for 220-240V...and just solder them together as someone pictured before..and if worried about causing issues put a fuse prior to the splice in the pumps. He says he doesn't know what fuse to use because he is not sure when talking about 220-240V since most outlets he works with are only 120v...so...I have no idea

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thanks for reply, my only problem is that theres 5 seperate units and to move them alltogether would be too hard so i would also need to use some kind of kettle plug so they can be moved easy... so would be the pump power cable to a kettle plug to a junction box where 5 cables are spliced to 1..... and also seperate fuses..... so yeah looks like al just keep them seperate and have extra plugs..as a product it doesnt look viable but thanks alot for the help

why not just use a surge protector style multi outlet and a realy powered by the timer. timer fires relay. relay sends power to strip and all plugs are in strip. very easy to make, try graingers.com for relays.

could always use a power squid. 5 lines attached to each other with a breaker.



Same thing as a power strip but fancier

Or spice 5 lines together and put quick connects on each end. That way you can separate all the pumps when moving them but they are still all wired to a single plug.

Killer Vanilla said:

just for tidyness, i dont mind having loads of plugs but if i had bought this product and had to use 1 plug for everyplant i would be disapointed, i plan to sell in packs of 5 so would be good to make 5 pumps to 1 plug

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Splicing are a small junction box would be the ticket. Make sure they are water proof dont want someone ordering it and putting the juction box in the res or something like that. I use power strips to do the same thing but I am always careful to elevate them with bricks so if for some reason a res breaks or a pipe or tube and floods the room that any open connections are above the ground and out of the way of any water, worse case disaster prep.

yeah i also keep my electrics above ground, yeah a junction box for the splicing is the way al go, just need to think off the cables being able to disconnect now

Gastanker said:

could always use a power squid. 5 lines attached to each other with a breaker.

Same thing as a power strip but fancier

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even thou this is the same as a power strip i really like it :O struggling to find a uk version but if i used this it would most likely cut into my profits too much, the quick connects are perfect though, are they safe for up to 15w's though? aslong as there plugged in when the pumps are turned off

superstoner1 said:

why not just use a surge protector style multi outlet and a realy powered by the timer. timer fires relay. relay sends power to strip and all plugs are in strip. very easy to make, try graingers.com for relays.

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i used relays before to take the strain off a timer, i dont need to use a timer or relieve and current on the plug so shouldnt need a relay

They can easily can handle 15w. Quick connects vary but I want to say even the crappiest smallest ones are fine with 15w with the higher end ones being able to handle >1000w. Keep in mind the ones in a standard desktop are powering 150w processors... OR course make sure the ones you purchase are rated for your applications needs.