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Hi All. Thanks for the feedback. I was looking for the CE mark or BS kite mark and missed that it just had the number. The clips were tight, the rivet under the fuse to the top of the plug prong all tight. However, it does look like it is the connection between the fuse clip and the plug prong...

The connections are tight and solid. The colour of the burn is definitely brown; must be the phone camera. It is a MasterPlug single socket 5m extension from HomeBase. It doesn't have a CE or BS mark on the plug. The single socket says BS1363/A.

Hi Running a 3KW fan heater on an extension lead. Thought there was an issue with the double socket. Tried right hand side socket, then left. Then realised after seeing burn marks on the left socket, that it was the plug overheating. 13 amp fuse fine and RCD on consumer unit not tripped...