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What to do when electrical outlets get hot

Electricity can be very dangerous if your wiring is not correctly installed. At the first signs of outlets heating up or circuit breakers tripping for no apparent reason, contact your local electrician on The Gold Coast for assistance.

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What to do when electrical outlets get hot

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  1. What To Do When Electrical Outlets Get Hot https://www.ndfelectrical.com.au

  2. Electrical outlets in new buildings should not get hot, but if they do then there is a real problem and you need to have it sorted straight away. It can happen in older buildings where a number of things could be causing wiring and electrical outlets to get hot, but whenever, any outlets or plugs get hot, you need to call an Electrician on the Gold Coast immediately as something has gone wrong and it’s potentially a very dangerous situation. These are the steps you should take:

  3. The first thing to do is to find the circuit breaker or fuse that controls that outlet and turn it off or remove the fuse link. • Then remove anything that’s plugged into that outlet

  4. Sometimes using devices that contain an inline, step down, voltage transformer such as rechargeable batteries, laptops, cell phones, electric hand tools, rechargeable lights etc, a power outlet can become warm, but they will never make it too hot to touch. If it’s more than warm, switch it off and do not use it. • If you want to check to see if that’s the case, then wait a few hours so the outlet is a normal temperature and plug in an appliance that does not have a transformer and see if it still heats up. You will then know if it was your wiring or one of your devices that’s at fault

  5. Often a circuit will have multiple outlets, so it may be, there are just too many things plugged into the circuit especially if you are using adapters with additional outlets • An outlet can become warm because it’s overloaded, but it should never become hot • Sometimes an outlet will become warm when not being used or if there is only one appliance drawing a low current from it. This could be because there are other appliances drawing a load from other outlets on the same circuit

  6. A loose or warn connection can cause electrical fittings to overheat • If your drawing more power than the wiring on your circuit can handle, because the wires are too small, they will heat up because of the resistance this causes and become a fire hazard

  7. For some reason, mice and other rodents seem to be attracted to the plastic insulation on electrical wiring and will chew it right down until the wire is bare, allowing the wires to touch each other. Sometimes this will not trip a circuit breaker or blow a fuse to remove the risk, but it will cause enough resistance in the circuit so it heats up, possibly enough to cause a fire.

  8. It is vital that if you have any concerns with warm or hot electrical connections you contact your local Electrician on The Gold Coast. If they are not available, call the local fire department. Tell them, although this is not an emergency, you are worried about your building wiring heating up and ask if they can check it to ensure it’s safe.

  9. Thank You https://www.ndfelectrical.com.au

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