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Others will have far more knowledge than me but it looks like a bit of a shonky install. The cable outer has been stripped way back beyond the plug which shouldn't be done. Could be this meant the wire in the plug pulled loose and was making an intermittent connection which can cause stuff to overheat.
Or they may have wired a high draw appliance into a plug, have a look at the specs for the oven to see what the power draw is.
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looks like a bit of a shonky install
Was my first thought too!
the wire in the plug pulled loose and was making an intermittent connection which can cause stuff to overheat
This happened to me with an old hoover. When I opened up the plug thinking the fuse must have gone I realised the neutral grub screw was completely loose. Killed the hoover when it popped which is probably preferable to starting a house fire!
Arducius
Realise maybe not quite thread appropriate but thought as good a place to ask…
Had a new kitchen installed, been using oven for 3 months. Last night it blows out and I can smell burning and find the plug smoking result as detailed in pics.
Contacting the kitchen fitter, but assume I’ll need to contact magnet who provided the oven. Anyone any idea why this would happen? Appliance specific or this to do with how the electrics have been done?
Fuse didn’t go in the main fuse box for the flat, that was still on. I got totally no idea on this stuff so forgive me for any confused language.