What Made The Plug Melt Into The Outlet?

I'm not an electrician, but it sounds to me like the space heaters are trying to pull too much current for that outlet. I don't know if your house has circuit breakers or fuses, but whichever it is, they are obviously not strong enough to provide the current your heaters need to operate properly. If you can check on that and it turns out that the house operates with fuses, you can always replace that fuse with a larger one. I say YOU because I've had my share of slumlords, too, and getting them to do anything like that is worse than pulling teeth out of a lion! If it runs with circuit breakers, the only thing you can do is replace that breaker or run an extension cord from another outlet to your hearter in the bathroom. It is VERY IMPORTANT that your extension cord is heavy enough to handle the amount of electric current needed by the heater! Otherwise, that too could heat up and begin burning. Good luck!

You are lucky you did not start a fire. Space heaters are notorious for this. You say this space heater was new. There are only two possibilities either your space heater plug was defective or the socket was defective. If the sockets are old or used a lot it might be time to replace them. Good luck with that if you have a slum lord. Electric space heaters are not really designed to heat a whole house/apartment. Quite often one space heater will draw the maximum amount of current in a circuit which is usually rated at 15 amps. I am not sure of the laws in your state, but I would contact the health department to see if there are any regulations regarding heat. I believe most jurisdictions require a minimum temperature you must keep. I am not sure about the plugs whether the fire department would be interested but I would phone them and see what the regulations are with regards to those dangerous sockets.

I had this same thing happen to me. It was a newer heater and it was right after I got my wiring updated. The heater was plugged into a new outlet. I thought it was something to do with the wiring too. I talked with an electrician, he said it was the plug on the heater. He explained why it happened but I forgot the details. He also said all I had to do is change the plug and it should be fine. I threw the whole thing in the trash, it scared me too. I am so scared and very careful about having a fire. I used to do clean up after fires and smoke damage. The kind of heater I really like is the oil filled radiators. They don't cost that much, are safer to use then alot of the other heaters, Good luck and be careful.

I think you're right, it's probably a short in the outlet. I had one, too, and it affected the entire circuit. I would get their electrician in to check out the outlet and make repairs. It can lead to something serious in the long run.

yes it could be the electricity is old and faulty, if that is the case it is easy to have a fire be careful in that place.

You need to get the count in there to fix up the joint. When do you go back to see the judge? Did you bring up the wiring when you where last to see the judge? There is something wrong with the wiring of the building. Be careful my friend.

He should be in a lot of trouble for letting the wiring get this bad. I mean that can cause a fire really fast. I am glad that you smelled it and unpluged it but that is so much his fault. This man makes me sick to my stomach thinking of how he does people is just very uncalled for.

You are right about faulty wiring. Depending on how many appliances you have plugged in at your apartment, the space heater was too much. You would have needed to unplug something else before plugging in the heater. Space heaters draw alot of juice. I don't know where you live, but I live in California and it is the law for the landlord to provide certain things to the tenant, and heat is one of them. If you have a local tenants right's organization check with them to see what your remedy is. Good luck.

Hmmm...i think that the heater is pulling to much amps for that outlet. I had a set of speakers for my desktop computer, and I put the wrong adapter on them to hook them up, and they started smoking. Needless to say I completely fried the speakers. I didn't know that stuff like that could happen, but obviously it does. I would a different plug or a different heater. Happy mylotting.

holy bee jesus? i have no clue!

To run a heater, try an duse a 15 amp plug.If you use a 5 amp plug, it is going to melt the point. A heater pulls a lot of energy. Something like 1000 watts of power agains 20 wattts or so by a CFL bulb or say 300 watts by a refridgerator. See how muchextra energy is needed. It is bound to create heat in the plug. More over your point may have been loose leading to sparking and sparkign will create heat.

wow...that is really dangerous. I suggest that you get an electrician to inspect the circuits of your home thoroughly. It seems like you have overloaded your circuit and at times like these, your circuit breaker should have cut the connection. If it has been neglected, it may sparked off a fire and more damage will be dealt. Try to avoid electrical appliances with plugs that lack safety features.

maybe it's a faulty wiring..or shor circuit i think! you better consult to an electrician..okey?