But his whole point was that he wanted a reliable, high quality plug. I doubt that you'd get an MK one for a pound.
(cue comments about "B&Q MK" which, at least at one, time, were allegedly lower quality)
He doesn't seem to mention a poorly fitting earth pin ANYWHERE, merely one that was deliberately manufactured so that it wouldn't fit at all.
Do keep up.
There can be a number of reasons why apparently similar things have different prices. I bought a three-way outlet from Poundland. There's at least one reason why it's so cheap:
Current - as others have said - wrong.
What an odd thing to think!
It is said that Michael Flatley acquired his dancing technique thanks to his mother standing him in one of those when he was young.
Cheers
It was entirely reasonable for Charles to point out that the earth connection should not be the source of the heat.
The OP talked about his plug getting hot and he then talked in detail about the shape of the earth pin. I (like Charles) took the posting to imply that the OP thought that these two topics might be connected in some way.
Robert
I have an oven with a 13A plug that draws 3kW - for quite some time too when its heating up. The plug gets warm, but nowhere near hot. I do keep meaning to change the socket, that that itself feels cool if I remove the plug.
Gordon
OMG - fire hazard...
I just profiled my combi oven (13A plug) with a ZWave power monitor - see the link for the graph:
This is Preheat to 230C from cold Cook pizza for 12 mins.
The preheat pulls 2.7kW for 9 minutes then it cycles between 2.7kW and
1.4kW with about an 18% duty cycle (18% @ 2.7kW, rest @1.4kW)
Doh!
No, that was the replacement plug.
There is another type as well. Has a notch in the earth pin and cannot be removed until the switch on the (special) socket has been tuned off.
For use in explosive atmospheres.
Creda Debonaire?
It was probably Hoover.
:-)
You can still buy them.
They generally seem to spin at 2800 rpm and they do make a noticeable difference to the dryness of the clothes. (We used to have one in a communal laundry when I lived in a housing co-op.)
I occasionally consider getting one, as we air dry our clothes in the winter on a ceiling washing rail (forgot the name!) in the utility roon. But I don't really need to have them dryer quicker really.. I can wash a load and it will dry in a day at the most (depends on how much the boiler is on)
I don't remember any flames from ours ... until Dad turned it into an incinerator in the garden
And all these: I've seen number 13 around.
Sheila Maid?
J^n
That also gives an explanation (clean earth, etc.) of why a different plug/socket might be used.
But I've never seen (or even heard of before) #18
Yes - thanks to you (and the other *sensible* responses).
That was the reason that I replaced both plug and socket with brand new MK - even though I could see nothing wrong with the old ones.
I found a further discussion on this subject.
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