That's a bit naive.. It's surge protector, it protects your electronics from surges (sudden increases) in power that may fry sensitive components, not dumbasses who plug in too many appliances. They can still overheat and catch fire without tripping the breaker if you are using them above their rated capacity.I am positive it will work, regardless of what your surge protector says, without a fire hazard. If anything was to go wrong, the surge protect is there to kill the power.... thus the reason they are called surge protectors...