I have a washing machine, fridge and freezer beside each other. I bought a mini freezer to put alongside them so had to move things around. I noticed that they were all plugged into a 4 gang extension lead and the washing machine plug was half way unplugged. When I went to plug it in properly I noticed the neutral pin was black and cruddy and the pin was twice the size it should be and totally burned out.
Now this could be due to loose connection or being overloaded. Either way I won't use that extension lead again (and will replace plug on washing machine). Anyway, the extension lead is connected to a cable that goes straight down a hole under the floor boards. If I turn the power off and get an electrician to wire this cable to a 2 way wall socket, will that socket be able to safely handle a 13 amp load per socket?
Unfortunately I do not know if the cable goes under the boards into a plug or not.
Now this could be due to loose connection or being overloaded. Either way I won't use that extension lead again (and will replace plug on washing machine). Anyway, the extension lead is connected to a cable that goes straight down a hole under the floor boards. If I turn the power off and get an electrician to wire this cable to a 2 way wall socket, will that socket be able to safely handle a 13 amp load per socket?
Unfortunately I do not know if the cable goes under the boards into a plug or not.