I’m not great with all of the proper terminology here. We have what appears to be a 30amp plug for out washer/dryer combo. I want to mount and hang out dyson vacuum charging station in the same space as the washer/dryer to have it out of the way.
Is it safe to get a splitter, plugging one portion into the washer/dryer and a converter into the other, with the dyson plugged into that
Will I provide too much power to the dyson and too little to the washer/dryer?
I would say NO based on the info provided. a 30 amp circuit will first normally be 240v. But even if it is something I have not seen the Dyson will only be rated for a 20 amp circuit so making a splitter would create multiple code violations if regulated by the NEC.
If it is a 20 amp 120v people all splitters all the time I do not allow them at my work if they need additional outlets I put in new circuits. However there are UL listed splitters so in that if used they would be “safe”. the code for the laundry circuit is that it has no other outlets so it would be a minor issue and you would only need to worry if the code police show up. (Code police not real a joke)
No, because the code doesn't allow 15 and 20A receptales on 30A circuits. At least one reason for this is the current that it takes to trip a 30A breaker is so high that the small cords for small devices can overheat, melt, and start a fire before the larger breaker trips.
At least one published time curve shows some breakers can hold up to 2.5x the rated current for one minute before tripping and be within specs. 75A on a little charger cord is kind of scary.
