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Hi All,
Problem. Last night I switched on my kettle and when I came back 20 minutes later, the kettle was still boiling and hadn't switched itself off!!
I appreciate my kettle is faulty, but the plug socket I use for the kettle is spurred off a fuse spur (13 amp) which has a switch. I had to switch the fuse spur off as it was making a crackling/buzzing noise. When I investigated the fuse spur, I found the sheathing for the live cable had melted at the connector/terminal block.
So, a few much needed questions, as I am naturally worried about wires arcing/melting!!!:
- Did the kettle cause the fuse spur to start arcing due to a continual high current?
- or would this have been due to a loose connection within the spur?
- Could the steam(moisture) from the kettle have caused the spur to arc?
- Whatever the problem, shouldn't something like an RCD have protected this problem?
I hope someone can help.
Kindest regards and many thanks.
Problem. Last night I switched on my kettle and when I came back 20 minutes later, the kettle was still boiling and hadn't switched itself off!!
I appreciate my kettle is faulty, but the plug socket I use for the kettle is spurred off a fuse spur (13 amp) which has a switch. I had to switch the fuse spur off as it was making a crackling/buzzing noise. When I investigated the fuse spur, I found the sheathing for the live cable had melted at the connector/terminal block.
So, a few much needed questions, as I am naturally worried about wires arcing/melting!!!:
- Did the kettle cause the fuse spur to start arcing due to a continual high current?
- or would this have been due to a loose connection within the spur?
- Could the steam(moisture) from the kettle have caused the spur to arc?
- Whatever the problem, shouldn't something like an RCD have protected this problem?
I hope someone can help.
Kindest regards and many thanks.