Why does hooking multiple extension cords up to another cause a fire hazard?

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Why does hooking multiple extension cords up to another cause a fire hazard?

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Answer 1

If a regular single wall socket can handle 10x draw of power, then your single plug (fridge, tv, phone charger whatever) will either fall under 10x or be more and trigger the circuit breaker fuse. Imagine you plug 10 ext cords into one another and now you can plug 90 plugs into regular single wall socket this way; if you are not careful and counting load at the wall socket, you will MOST likely go above that 10x capacity and create a hazard.