GE 54946 6-Grounded Outlet In-Wall Adapter, Ivory

by General Electric

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From the Manufacturer

Grounded 6-Outlet Tap is ideal for adding more outlets.

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000R0G390
• Item model number: 54946
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,232 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inexpensive, lacks surge protection but it has some uses, July 5, 2009

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A. Dent "Aragorn" (Minas Anor, GD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 54946 6-Grounded Outlet In-Wall Adapter, Ivory (Tools & Home Improvement)

We actually have a use for this as a temporary outlet multiplier, in the back of the house. Our 2-outlet plate is not sufficient whenever we organize a night pool party. We need the ability to plug in one or two coffee makers, a cheap boom box, a powered cooler. Under such circumstances we found this wall adapter as an acceptable solution. In the winter, it helps reduce some cable clutter in the front of the house for several strings of Christmas lights.

It will fully cover a 2-outlet face, meaning that you gain 4 outlets.

The major problem with this device is its lack of surge protection. It should be okay with appliances that are either resilient enough to be fully protected by the house's own circuit breakers, cheap enough not to be a major worry or don't include expensive electronics. Besides the uses that I mentioned I am thinking small kitchens, maybe basements.

For anything else, I would invest a few extra dollars on a safer alternative.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Handy!, November 27, 2009

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Gary Peterson (San Diego, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE 54947 6-Outlet Grounded In-Wall Adapter, White (Tools & Home Improvement)

Our house has 2-plug electric outlets in every room and most of the rooms have multiple 2-plug outlets. Well, some 2-plug outlets are used a lot and some aren't. We have about four places in the house where we're always looking for plug-in space so we got a couple 6-plug outlet adapters. The first we tried simply plugged into the existing wall 2-plug outlet and fitted on top of the existing wall plate. They worked all right, but when you tried to pull out some hard-to-pull plugs the wall 6-plug outlet adapter itself would come out of the wall. This just wouldn't do. Next we picked up a couple of these 6-plug adapters that required the removal of the original wall plate. Then the adapter was plugged into the 2-plug wall outlet (sans wall plate) and was screwed into the wall socket as was the original wall plate. This worked much better and we've had no trouble with it since that time.

Now several of our rooms have adequate outlets and we're considering adding several more of these 6-plug adapters in a couple other rooms. Real handy devices! If you use these six-plug adapters, keep in mind that the amperage of the outlet itself is not increased to compensate for the extra plug-in spaces. Be careful that you don't plug too many heavy-duty appliances into the one outlet or you may trip the circuit breaker. The six-plug outlet will take a full load of lights, radios, small fans and things of that sort without any problem. If I plug a vacuum cleaner in, or something like that, I just make certain that other heavy duty things are turned off at the time.

Gary Peterson

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple, sturdy, and cheap., September 22, 2009

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This review is from: GE 54947 6-Outlet Grounded In-Wall Adapter, White (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a simple product that expands a two socket wall electrical outlet into a four socket outlet. It is grounded and is not a surge suppressor.

It fits snugly into the wall, so won't come out too easily when you don't want it to (such as when unplugging something from it). If you're looking to plug a lot of bulky AC/DC adapters into it, I would advise checking out another solution that is designed to provide more space. Otherwise, your adapters could be blocking out most of the gained outlets in this plate.

I bought these for about one solid large fancy latte, each and wouldn't hesitate to buy more if I have a need for them.