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The Philpott · 3rd Jul 2019, 8:55 pm

This is certainly why there are 'plug retainers' as well as 'plug collectors'.

Earlier on I was looking at a Prem-I-Air (hmm..) fan heater, part of my other half's collection of rather marginal appliances. The highest setting is 2kW, and the cable is marked 2 x 1.0mm2. 13A fuse of course. I was already disparaging about this since the LED marked POWER does not indicate power is present inside the device- it only illuminates when the switch is rotated to ON.

I have known isolated cases of bakelite plugs tracking and starting to break up, but in all fairness to the material used the problem could have been initiated by an impact crack which then gradually absorbed moisture.

Dave

3rd Jul 2019, 8:55 pm	#62
The Philpott Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,108	Re: 13 amp fuse for 1.5mm mains flex? This is certainly why there are 'plug retainers' as well as 'plug collectors'. Earlier on I was looking at a Prem-I-Air (hmm..) fan heater, part of my other half's collection of rather marginal appliances. The highest setting is 2kW, and the cable is marked 2 x 1.0mm2. 13A fuse of course. I was already disparaging about this since the LED marked POWER does not indicate power is present inside the device- it only illuminates when the switch is rotated to ON. I have known isolated cases of bakelite plugs tracking and starting to break up, but in all fairness to the material used the problem could have been initiated by an impact crack which then gradually absorbed moisture. Dave