The Washer Repairman Story ...

[Octopus]

It's just the same as the AMD3 carp. If the manufacturers actually made proper robust products instead of the cheap and nasty **** they turn out there would not be any problems,

hit, nail and head spring to mind

 

[Wilko]

Coincidentally, only yesterday I noticed the flex was worryingly warm after one boil at the grip of our new kettle's moulded plug and the neutral pin was hot. 1mm2 flex and 2.5kW element. Not the socket - same heating problem wherever I plugged it in. Cut it off for a wired plug.

So I'm thinking what does my photo background BYB say on this? The rating of 1mm flex from Table 4F3A is 10A so 2.4kW at 240V. Hmm. So what's my kettle then? Base says 3kW at 240V so 12.5A - also supplied with 1mm. No signs of distress yet, except in me. I'll check it with clamp meter - hopefully they are Chinese Watts .

 

[Wilko]

No paid jobs today, so results were that current measured from 12.1 to 12.3A, depending on clamp meter positioning (well, nobody's perfect) and 233V. The pic shows an happy accidental av of 12.19A flowing through the 10A BYB rated 1mm flex, giving about 2.8kW of Tea Power.

 

[marconi]

The black plug in #23 is exactly like the one I cut off my kettle. I have thrown it away after making it safe by removing all the pins. Are they made in China?

 

[sparkdog]

China and Tea =Kettle.

 

[marconi]

China + tea + [(water + kettle) + energy] = cup o' tea

 

[PEG]

Me Kelly kettle just needs a handful of twigs...you lot have money to burn...

 

[Wilko]

The black plug in #23 is exactly like the one I cut off my kettle. I have thrown it away after making it safe by removing all the pins. Are they made in China?

Hi - yes it's China Export

 

[oracle]

never had a problem with our kettle:

or the washing machine:

I really like your upright washing machine