Originally Posted by
TheKillerPenguin
Tried my first zwift race. 3 minutes in wife plugged a space heater into the wifi power strip and tripped the circuit. By the time internet was back on, Zwift calculated me at 20 seconds behind. It was a fun 3 minutes I guess? Will try again tomorrow or Sunday.
Do not plug space heaters into power strips or extension cords. It is a fire hazard even when you're not blowing the breaker with other loads. Many "space heater" fires are actually from the low-quality extension cords the people plugged them into melting.