- Thread starter Domdom
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high amps over time ,, ive seen it on plug in oil filled radiators that sit on for ages ,, trouble is once it starts the contact between the fuse and the pin just gets tarnished and then worse , then it just creates a vicious circle ,, eventually the wire corrodes away , if your lucky things stop working , or it catches fire ,,, the fuse doesn't blow though.
nope ,,, ive actually heard them sitting fizzing , as they short arc , but the fuse stays intact.
angellonewolf
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as above i check the washine mechine and tumble dryer ever few months
dishwasher never seams to have the problem
mate gets the same went over the other day had to pull out the washng mechine i had to remove the socket plate and put another in
there cant be a problem screws are tight and the socket only 1.5 meters from the fuse board
dishwasher never seams to have the problem
mate gets the same went over the other day had to pull out the washng mechine i had to remove the socket plate and put another in
there cant be a problem screws are tight and the socket only 1.5 meters from the fuse board
brightspark
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put a new plug on it and also change the socket on the wall even if it it don't looked damaged .quite common on tumble dryers as its a 3kw constant load .most other appliances have diversity and chance to cool down if warm
angellonewolf
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just pull out every so often when we clean behind have a look (not that this normaly happens its only because i pulled the washines mechine out in the kitchen after a rewire only after 8 months and the socket was a slight haze of brown near the live ternial took apart plug looked ok removed the socket plate wires tight
just put it down to carp socket plate so replaced and removed the plug on the washing mechine and fitted a high quality one
just put it down to carp socket plate so replaced and removed the plug on the washing mechine and fitted a high quality one
colnerov
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Hi, A few years ago a work colleague get a call from the wife "the washing machine has stopped with a load of washing in". So he goes home, disconnects it and pulls it into the middle of the kitchen. A few checks, it's the socket, so down the town for new socket, turns the consumer unit off in the garage and changes the socket, goes out and turns power back on. Then there's a shrieking from indoors and goes in to find that the washing machine was half way through its cycle and is now pumping its contents out all over the kitchen floor. So ensues a major clean up under the watchful eye of 'senior management' 'cos it's all his fault. 
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