Charlie_W
Member
Last week, I had plugged in a small electric heater in Wifey's basement quilting area. I used a short heavy grounded extension cord and plugged it into a 3 to 1 triple tap at the receptacle. All was good for a while. Later, I realized the heater had not turned on in a while and checked it out.....nothing, so I assumed the inexpensive heater had croaked. The circuit was still live so I plugged in a different small heater I had and....nothing. With checking, I found that the triple tap which also had only a clock and cordless phone plugged into it was the culprit. It had some black spots coming through the plastic.....and the extension cord wouldn't unplug. I had to use a screwdriver to get the extension cord apart from the triple tap (After unplugging from the receptacle). It had gotten hot, melted the plastic and basically fried inside. It wasn't to the point of smelling of hot electrical/plastic but still an eye opener. You can see the heat caused discoloring to the extension cord plug copper blades. So, you just never know when and if an electrical device can fail. Of course the triple tap is trash and the extension cord will get a new male plug.
Be safe.....watch for possible electrical hazards.
Be safe.....watch for possible electrical hazards.