FAQs

  • Our strips are power rated to 10 amps continuous and 16 amps peak. By peak we refer to this as brief periods of no more than a few minutes. For example activities such as hair drying, boiling a kettle.

    It is not recommended to connect heavy continuous loads like portable AC units or Heaters. These devices should always be plugged directly into a dedicated wall socket.

    This power limitation is due to the cable size of the power strip. A larger cable would mean a continuous rating of 16 amps but the cable would be much bulkier.

    Be aware of other power strips that say they can handle 16amps often the cables on these strips will become very hot in use.

    If you are in any doubt as to the load you are connecting - please consult a qualified electrician.

  • Yes we understand “off the shelf” doesn’t suit the most demanding of clients. We can trim in real or synthetic wood and leather to match Private Yachts, Jets, residences, Hotels and Offices.

  • Our Powerstrips come with built in Hybrid Surge protection. We only use genuine (Bourns®) surge protection components.

    The Hybrid combination of a Gas Discharge Tube and Metal Oxide Varistor is chosen because it solves the problem of thermal runaway and capacitance leakage usually present in circuits that only rely on a Metal Oxide Varistor.

  • Our power strips have been designed with safety as a top priority. We implement 100% testing at the production line. Each power strip is again inspected at our stores and a portable appliance test (PAT) and functional test is again carried out.

    Please ensure you read the instruction and safety manual carefully before use. If in doubt always consult a qualified electrician for advice.

  • Yes, we offer a three year warranty against manufacturing defects on all of our power strips. Please note that power surges are not covered under this warranty. Please refer to the safety and operations manual.

  • You can download a copy of the user manual by clicking on the “downloads” link from the main menu and at the bottom of this page.

  • We have tried to minimise packaging materials whilst still ensuring your product reaches you undamaged.

    Although we recommend replacing surge protected power strips every three years we can also supply replacement surge protection components should you wish to appoint a suitably qualified repair technician.

  • We dispatch from a warehouse based in the Netherlands, free DHL shipping is included to EU countries.

  • The LED indicator consumes the same power as standard power strip neon indicator. Roughly 0.162 Watts.

  • Surge protection device ratings are often quoted in Joules. You will often see recommendations that a power strip should have a 1000 Joule rating. This is because a “typical” power surge can be around 1000 Joules.

    Surge protection components that can handle 1000 Joules can be found but they are typically installed at your household switchboard due to their physical size.

    Many power strips advertise themselves as being rated for well over a 1000 Joules. However if you took one of these strips apart you would find the components they use are all very similar. They are small (typically 10-14mm diameter) Metal Oxide Varistors, looking up the part number you will find the manufacturer only rates them as somewhere in the region of 100- 125 Joules.

    MOV’s that have a manufacturer rating of 1000 Joules are somewhere between 40-60mm diameter and not practical to fit in an appliance such as this.

    So how do they justify the high joule ratings? Joule rating in this case is a measurement of total energy transferred and includes a measurement of time. So if you reduced the level of energy transferred and increased the time you could state that the MOV was capable of absorbing a lower amount of energy over a longer time period. This is not how MOV manufacturers rate their protection components.

    The ISOMOV protection components we use have a maximum Joule rating from the manufacturer of 117 Joules. It is designed to absorb small power surges to compliment a larger surge protection device installed in a switchboard.

    If you have sensitive hardware or medical appliances at home we would recommend installing a quality surge protection device at your consumer switchboard to compliment surge protected power strips.