I ordered this for my bathroom which only allows two outlets. This plug will not accept any inlet plugs except in the middle. What is blocking this?!
1191352
Mine works fine, all three inlets. You may need to push harder on the plug to insert, or you may have a defective part.
1191353
I would question the safety of using such a device in the bathroom. The law requires GFCI's and it would be easy to overload one with this. I would suggest replacing the outlet itself and/or adding more outlets to code. These devices are fine for lamps and such but when you start using them on hair dryers and such it is way to easy to overload the circuit.
608363
Plug is smaller than my dryer plug. Change receptacle in wall to fit. U can buy a new one for cheap...
1100242
It should only cover one plug. It goes in to either plug and leaves the other one open.
1200302
You need one full inch (I just measured) from the side of each prong to the very edge of the side. Also this has a sticker on it reading "Not For Use With Aquariums And All Other Water Related Products!" I would suggest you might swap out your old outlet for a 12amp GFI Outlet. They are only about $12.00 and they're very easy to install. It is "Code" to have a GFI anywhere near a sink or tub anyways. Good Luck!
1336802
That is correct. The number of plugs limits you to the number of devices unless you use a splitter. I have two lamps on my mantle plugged in to a splitter and two lamps on each side of my bed plugged in to a splitter. Each only uses one outlet plug.
1335529
Only one water outlet will work at a time. You have to dial in which one you want to work. (1 or 2)
447199
Hello! Thanks for the quesiton. These units do not cover both sockets. The plug is at the bottom of the unit. We have our light plugged in to the top socket in our outlet leaving the bottom one free. Hope that helps.
1247264
It is the type plug that has one outlet on one side and two on the other side with the protector over the double side. I only needed one side so I left the protector over the double side.
974609
Not if you plug the Belkin in the bottom outlet. You can still use the top outlet without interference from the Belkin. If you plug it on the top, then, yes, it will block the bottom outlet. I've had no problems with it, and the Belkin has its own outlets on each side, so when plugged in the bottom, I end up with 3.
2049814
You need a supply adapter for each inlet/outlet you want to use, The inlets are at top, a hot and cold line, there is also a cold outlet at bottom too, if you don't need it you need to buy a cap for it. The 2 main inlets and 1 main outlet are all 1", but the supply adapter can convert this to 3/4" which most homes use.They are sold separately and cost about ten bucks each, or twenty dollars for the two top inlets and a cap for the bottom is currently about five dollars. Search for "MANABLOC supply adapter" I got mine from pexsupply.
1503921
My power plug stays in the outlet but it doesn't matter because this thing doesn't work. Tried it in all the rooms of my house on all my tv's. It's a piece of junk. If you can send it back please do. I waited to late. It may make a good door stop or something.
2012616
I bought the same product. It has a very new feature: small white plastic safety child-proof barriers that move into the interiors of the slots when nothing is plugged in. These barriers move aside when you push a plug into the socket. Sometimes you have to push the plug a little harder than normal in order to get the two plastic barriers to move aside. Note that most modern plugs now have one blade that is wider than the other and sockets like this one have one slot that is likewise wider than the other. This is a safety feature. The wider blade is for the neutral side of the circuit and the narrower blade is for the hot side. Because of the different sizes of the blades the plug cannot be put into the socket incorrectly. I think that when you tried to plug the lamp back in you were unknowingly trying to put the wider blade into the narrower slot. Turn the plug one half turn (180 degrees) and it should fit properly into the socket. Push firmly to move the safeties aside.
1948592
I just looked at mine and all the plugs have a hole for that third prong, but the third prong doesn't engage into anything. Plus it appears that the plugs all allow for the third prong to not stick out too far as to make the plugs unusable. I never used one, but it appears that you can. Hope this helps! Buon viaggio!
1695626
I assume one of the prongs is a bit larger (more square)? That is the modern polarity plug and sometimes they will not fit into old outlets. A couple-dollar adapter bought at any hardware store will cure your problem (take fixture with you so hardware store people know what you are talking about) or, you can update the outlet in your home that you want to use, with a new design outlet (not easy for untrained person to do and could be dangerous to try by yourself).
889451
It's the three prong, so you definitely need an outlet that can accommodate it (or an adapter). These are so convenient. I like them because I have several very large plugs that take up half the outlet and so I can't use all of the plug holes. By using one of these, none of the outlets are covered up anymore by the large ones.
344541
I think you mean to plug your inverter into one of these outlets. Same rules apply. Check that the inverter is not pulling more than the rating of this unit
1665966
It can be plugged into a regular outlet, but because of its shape it will cover the second plug outlet rendering it unusable while using the device.