Somethings not quite right with my electricity
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I have just been doing some hoovering. I pulled the plug out of the wall with one had and then caught the plug in my hand as it fell.
The pins were so hot that its quarterized (sp) my hand it was that hot. looks like a soldering iron burn i used to give myself at work.
How much bloody current is my hoover pulling!?
The pins were so hot that its quarterized (sp) my hand it was that hot. looks like a soldering iron burn i used to give myself at work.
How much bloody current is my hoover pulling!?
SlipStream77 said:
If the pins on the plug which are probably quite low resistance were that hot, imagine how hot the wires in the socket must be.
You need to get your wiring checked ASAP, personally I'd probably switch off the main switch until then.
That will be a challenge, the last time i reported something electrical in this flat i was told that the socket that was smoldering (had been smelling for weeks but we couldn't work out what was smelling) was not meant to be wired as it was not on the building plans so they are not repairing it.You need to get your wiring checked ASAP, personally I'd probably switch off the main switch until then.
All the electrician did was disconnect the socket and blank of the cables.
who says the Germans never bodge anything!
If the hoover has a plug that you can take apart then take it apart and check the wiring.
If it's a moulded one then:
Does the socket get hot if anything of reasonable power (say a hair dryer) is plugged in for a bit?
And, does the hoover plug get hot if plugged into a different socket?
If it's a moulded one then:
Does the socket get hot if anything of reasonable power (say a hair dryer) is plugged in for a bit?
And, does the hoover plug get hot if plugged into a different socket?
Initial thoughts are:
(1) Crap connections where the cables enter the socket (if they're high enough resistance then they'll generate a fair bit of heat when a few amps are drawn through 'em)
(2) Crap connections in the hoover's plug (similar principle to above)
(3) Knackered hoover drawing much more current than it should
I'd knock the power off at the fusebox, whip off the socket, clean and tighten the cable connections, and do the same in the hoover plug. Also as previously suggested try similarly powered appliances in the same socket (heaters and hairdryers usually draw 2kW, a 3kW heater will usually make even a perfectly good domestic socket slightly warm mind!) and try the hoover in another socket.
(1) Crap connections where the cables enter the socket (if they're high enough resistance then they'll generate a fair bit of heat when a few amps are drawn through 'em)
(2) Crap connections in the hoover's plug (similar principle to above)
(3) Knackered hoover drawing much more current than it should
I'd knock the power off at the fusebox, whip off the socket, clean and tighten the cable connections, and do the same in the hoover plug. Also as previously suggested try similarly powered appliances in the same socket (heaters and hairdryers usually draw 2kW, a 3kW heater will usually make even a perfectly good domestic socket slightly warm mind!) and try the hoover in another socket.
Jonny_ said:
Initial thoughts are:
(1) Crap connections where the cables enter the socket (if they're high enough resistance then they'll generate a fair bit of heat when a few amps are drawn through 'em)
(2) Crap connections in the hoover's plug (similar principle to above)
(3) Knackered hoover drawing much more current than it should
I'd knock the power off at the fusebox, whip off the socket, clean and tighten the cable connections, and do the same in the hoover plug. Also as previously suggested try similarly powered appliances in the same socket (heaters and hairdryers usually draw 2kW, a 3kW heater will usually make even a perfectly good domestic socket slightly warm mind!) and try the hoover in another socket.
(1) Crap connections where the cables enter the socket (if they're high enough resistance then they'll generate a fair bit of heat when a few amps are drawn through 'em)
(2) Crap connections in the hoover's plug (similar principle to above)
(3) Knackered hoover drawing much more current than it should
I'd knock the power off at the fusebox, whip off the socket, clean and tighten the cable connections, and do the same in the hoover plug. Also as previously suggested try similarly powered appliances in the same socket (heaters and hairdryers usually draw 2kW, a 3kW heater will usually make even a perfectly good domestic socket slightly warm mind!) and try the hoover in another socket.
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