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Just wanted to say a big thanks again to everyone that replied. Looks like the problem was the plug not being wired properly. Everything is sorted now and nothing gets hot. Cheers

Thanks stillp & EFLImpudence. I think it's a FCU but not certain as it's not mine and it's 250 miles away!I'll try and find out and get the consumer unit checked too and photos if possible Cheers

Thank you. I don't know but I assumed it was on a dedicated circuit also. Not sure what the difference is between an FCU & a DP isolator switch or whether they are different but the last answer implies they aren't the same. I don't know what the one is that's fitted already in that case or what...

Thanks all. So a 13A FCU is sufficient as opposed to a 20A? Just curious, why is a 13A FCU better than a 13A plug socket? Incidentally, there is an FCU already as well as the socket so I guess we should just rewire from the appliance direct to the FCU, bypassing the socket. As Bernard says...

Hi, would appreciate any advice from electricians please. My friend has an immersion heater which is wired via a normal 13A plug in socket and then a hard wired switched box with a neon light. The plug has been becoming hot while on and has failed to come on today. On opening the plug she...