Hi just wanted to get some advice on a problem I just noticed today. Recently our cordless Morphy Richords kettle has been making a nasty fishy smell when boiling the water. It wasn't always present but most times at least. We thought the kettle itself was at fault somehow and I cleaned the inside thoroughly but the smell persisted.
When trying to removing the plug of the cordless base from the wall socket I found it was stuck fast, so had a lever it off with a kitchen knife. What I found was the earth pin badly corroded and both the neutral and live extremely corroded and partially disintegrated! The live pin is still stuck fast in the socket.
What could have caused this and is this an appliance problem or the socket. I'm now looking at purchasing a new kettle and new wall socket to rectify the problem but I want to know what the cause could have been to prevent further problems. The kettle has been plugged into the socket for about a year now.
When trying to removing the plug of the cordless base from the wall socket I found it was stuck fast, so had a lever it off with a kitchen knife. What I found was the earth pin badly corroded and both the neutral and live extremely corroded and partially disintegrated! The live pin is still stuck fast in the socket.
What could have caused this and is this an appliance problem or the socket. I'm now looking at purchasing a new kettle and new wall socket to rectify the problem but I want to know what the cause could have been to prevent further problems. The kettle has been plugged into the socket for about a year now.