electric fan heater plug hot

[finest1]

hi all

i hope you are having a nice xmas break

i have a fan heater (branded) and noticed that when i went to take plug out of socket, the plug was "hot." to describe further, it wasn't hot that i couldn't touch it, but if i held it in my hands its would heat my hand eventually to me releasing it. its definitely not warm. the heater works as it should. i don't leave it on for long, but have had it on for more than 20 mins once. heater is 1 year old. the plug is moulded. i'm asking if this is normal.

thanks in advance

finest

[Someone-Else]

Electrical things get hot because of too much resistance. It is not uncommon for plugs and for that matter sockets to get warm and sometimes overheat / catch fire*
In an ideal world a factory fitted plug will not get hot, but we don't live in an ideal world. It's your choice what you do next. Complain/take it back or cut the plug off and fit a decent brand plug.
You don't say the Kw rating, I guess 2kw? if it is 3Kw it should not have a plug but be permanently connected.

*Yes, it is true, but unlike the movies it doesn't "explode in a ball of flames in a few seconds" it often takes hours, just getting hotter and hotter, but that is part of the problem, its left on too long and never checked.

[finest1]

hi thanks for your reply. yes its a 2kw fan heater. i found the instruction booklet and on the page of changing fuse, it says to use a 10amp fuse if thats any help. im running it again under supervision for 10 mins to see if plug heats up again, thanks

[ericmark]

A fuse works by the metal inside it melting, so anything with a fuse in, will get hot, to me, it sounds if it is getting too hot, feel some other plugs, like washing machine, tumble drier, or dishwasher and compare.

[wine~o]

Try the heater in a different socket. If the plug still gets hot then the plug needs replacing. If id doesn't then this would point to an issue with the original socket.