Disco in the House!

[yourdj]

if you have led lighting and a small rig you will have no problems with one socket but i would split them incase.

at the end of the day if it does go off all they have to do is flick it back on.

Not like its gatecrasher or anything LOL

[A1DL]

Simple answer: You can draw 3,000 watts from a single unshared socket.

Rob, unfortunately there is no "simple answer", particularly in a domestic residence, where you are unlikely to have a dedicated spur.

As I have already indicated, if you were to draw 3,000watts from the kitchen, all may be well and good until someone switches the kettle on.

[2Groove]

Cheers Tony - thats fantastic advce, just what i was after!

with the rig that i was thinking of using, using those calculations both the lights and amp should be under 6 amps which shouldn't cause an issue (fingers crossed!)

Lights
1 x EFX500 (250W)
2 x SCX300 (2 x 150W)
2 x Sunray Tri LED

Sound
QSC GX5 Amp - Running 2 x EV SX300's

[simonp]

Hopefully MaxG will be along with some advice soon, playing in the house is his area of specialisation.

[rob1963]

As I have already indicated, if you were to draw 3,000watts from the kitchen, all may be well and good until someone switches the kettle on.

I was just trying to simply things as much as possible for the OP.

Obviously the further away from the maximum you are, the better.

My own gear draws up to 2,500 watts, I only ever use one socket (at public venues as well as private houses) and I've never had a problem.

[A1DL]

I was just trying to simply things as much as possible for the OP.

Sorry, Rob, but in this instance, your (over) simplification could lead to an MCB tripping, if the OP connected to any 13a outlet without a little thought.

[rob1963]

Fair enough.

[Kernow]

House DJ "Maxwell House" only plays in the bedroom though, doesn't he?

May include an en-suite ?

[NKR]

Sorry, Rob, but in this instance, your (over) simplification could lead to an MCB tripping, if the OP connected to any 13a outlet without a little thought.

Yes because the house will likely be on two dedicated ring mains and various other spurs for high load items such as cookers.

You would need to add up the load on the entire ring to ensure you didn't push it too hard.

I have split rings OUCH in my house since we extended it to ensure it doesn't get overloaded. So I have two downstairs ring mains as oppossed to the single most people will have.

Basically use kit appropriate for the job. I did the boxing day party in our house, but only used a 500 watt amp and smaller cabs as its all it needed. That kept the pull down. Don't use traditional par cans or anything silly like that.

[DazzyD]

As a matter of personal choice I prefer to run sound and lighting off different sockets anyway.

From the house parties I've done in the past (there have been a few despite the fact I'm not a big fan of them!) I've never had a problem with power supplies. I think you'll be alright!