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  • RumRat
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    DullGreyGuy said:
    The fire brigade were giving warnings on these a while back... there have been plenty of cases of people buying cheap/fake chargers and they overheat and ignite which when a plug isnt not great but if you see them starting to smoke/blacken/melt then you can turn the switch off. Some sockets are built to the same low standards but clearly you can't just flick a switch or pull it out if it starts to go up

    I would know to go to the consumer unit and turn off the ring but wife/kids etc may not
    It might be an idea to check and give them a quick heads up if necessary.... ;):)
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  • DullGreyGuy
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    RumRat said:
    DullGreyGuy said:
    The fire brigade were giving warnings on these a while back... there have been plenty of cases of people buying cheap/fake chargers and they overheat and ignite which when a plug isnt not great but if you see them starting to smoke/blacken/melt then you can turn the switch off. Some sockets are built to the same low standards but clearly you can't just flick a switch or pull it out if it starts to go up

    I would know to go to the consumer unit and turn off the ring but wife/kids etc may not
    It might be an idea to check and give them a quick heads up if necessary.... ;):)
    she could have done it 100 times and have it tattooed on her arm, wouldnt make any difference, she isnt good under stress
  • nologo
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    My six year old ones are fine, mine are MK. (Made in UK) But then everything I have made by MK seems to last...
    Deepest Kent. 4.6kW Growatt inverter, solar i boost+ 5.9kW Solar Edge

    ok so far...
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