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Heat, protection and load in a home circuit

A short, or loads adding up?

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Each of these sends a lot of flow through the strip's wire. Sort each by why: loads adding up, or a short.

A third heater switched on at the same strip.
A kettle, a toaster and a heater all running from one strip.
A path with almost nothing in it, joining the two wires beside a lamp.
A wire joining the supply's two terminals directly.