Extension Lead Deals & Offers

Same here, doesn't show up on search either ;(

Am I missing something here? Link goes to a 10 way extension for £14

i see what you did there

Ta Sam. Heat.

Cold. Got it 1p cheaper a couple of weeks ago! Heat really (y) I think the 10 socket was posted back then but I opted for this and it's been fine - no surges so can't test that but it's tidied things up a bit and replaced two other extension leads.

These are still £8 in ASDA Bromsgrove

Got last one in Rugby

Forgot to mention, they are 10 Amps max load.

Loads in Hyde

Just picked up four from Asda Pudsey. There were quite a few left. There is also a box on the top shelf where they keep extra stock.

sorry was on a lightning deal they have all gone. :(

How do you get this price? It shows as 15.95 for me

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Thanks for posting. Bought one, don't even need it!

thanks sam just the three (embarrassed)

Anyone got a link to a good one?

Great deal, just bought one with Ann extra 10% off card they sent me in the post last week :)

Because the reel has a few layers of cable, they all tangle up and jam when rolling it back. I was surprised myself when this happened but I have this model and now have about 10m of cable that is always unwound as it will not roll back that far. I wish I had bought one that had a better mechanism instead of this model.

How hard can it be to roll it back

It's one cable that you're feeding back on the reel? Honestly not trying to troll you on this, just (having had similar reel) am puzzled. Are we saying the reel isn't big enough for the cable?

That ones does offer surge protection. The description says "Protect Electronics from Dangerous Surges, Rated to withstand a power surge of up to 900 J, and complete, 3-line AC protection can safeguard your laptop, desktop, printer."

Was going to buy but wanted surge protection.

That was quick, was just about to place an order :(.

Looks like you caused a stampede and it's all sold out! Can't order it on computer or phone. Great find though!

OOS.

I see where you are coming from but it is stated on these that they are for office equipment use only. This should also cover most low current domestic electrical devices etc. Although electric heaters or other high current appliances shouldn't be plugged into these type of extension leads really, modern domestic consumer units and correctly fused mains devices/appliances should be able to cope with the rather unlikely event potentially dangerous scenario picture you may be painting for this lead.

How well it works when connected to a safe load is quite interesting - but how well would it respond if, say, an electric heater plugged into it developed a short between heater element and (metal) case? In theory, a huge fault current should flow into the protective conductor (earth wire). This should near-instantly blow the fuse in the plugtop, clearing the fault and making everything safe. I've seen extension leads where the earth wire wasn't connected to anything. Others where the thin bendy metal making a brushing contact with the mains plug earth pin made so bad a connection that it just went open circuit when a large fault current tried to flow - leaving the equipment live and users unprotected. That's the problem with cheap imports (I'm not saying that this lead necessarily falls into that category) - how they respond when a fault happens, not how they work when all is well.

Wilkos ones are re-branded master plug ones, even have the mp name marked on the back somewhere. Not sure about pricing currently, but worth a look.

I bought this the other week and it is working fine - one thing to note is the power light (and one around the USBs) are bright... i'd intended to use this in the bedroom for charging phone overnight but had to rethink as it was lighting up the room. Could always put some masking tape over it i suppose.

Just the job for plugging everything in behind the tele. Great price

I'm more concerned about spikes on the electrical distribution system as I don't have phone lines near me (my neighbour is all over optical fibre).

These units only absorb energy spikes arriving over the electrical distribution system. Unless you have overhead lines running to your property, probably the least of your worries. Of far more concern is energy spikes arriving over a phone line, if you have an overhead phone line going to your property. Whilst the master socket will absorb spikes between the lines, thus protecting an isolated passive phone, it doesn't absorb spikes relative to ground. Those will go straight to anything that does have an earth (protective conductor) connection. Which could typically be a computer. Masterplug will not pay a penny towards that damage - as it won't have arrived via the mains. So, you need something, typically a mains adapter, that comes with phone line protection. A phone in and phone out. That will dump or absorb any spikes relative to ground.

I feel like my post is going cold but you can compare between brands only if they have the same specs. I'm no electrician, but for whoever buys cheaper alternatives (and therefore votes cold), please check the datasheet (if even it exists) and be careful!

Don't take me wrong, I like CPC but I still believe the Masterplug extensions leads are better than others. It says surge protected but it doesn't state how exactly. Another difference: Maximum surge current: 4,500A - The Masterplug is 13,500 Amps. The one here has a thermal cut as well. I don't normally care about having insurance either, but it's a good thing they trust the stuff they sell ;)

Massive amazon fan (Prime, 1000+ orders etc) but imo CPC Farnell are the go to people for these sort of products. I got 2 of these delivered for less than 50p more than this one costs.... and that's if you have prime.. https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/2816sp/extension-lead-6g-surgeswitched/dp/PL10495 Edit: great minds! :D

Yes for 30 days (y)

https://www.screwfix.com/p/masterplug-weatherproof-box-kit/46169 Yes for £19.99. The extension lead is only 6 metres but the RCD is essential if your main fusebox doesn'have one

Picked up this for £15 yesterday from Asda Didn't need the timer as using smart plugs inside the box https://groceries.asda.com/product/extension-leads-cables/masterplug-weatherproof-outdoor-power-box/1000001094078

Plus collecting locally also means it's easier to return if there are problems, and with christmas coming up, even prime doesn't necessarily mean next day delivery. I've had that problem a couple of times over teh years, so I rarely use prime nowadays.

Will Amazon provide prime membership for free ??.

A needed bit of kit for all the Christmas decorations.