one more thing. any advice re removing the nuts etc when rewiring, thinking particularly the earth. they look pretty rusted - worried about causing damage. could I spray WD40 on first?
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one more thing. any advice re removing the nuts etc when rewiring, thinking particularly the earth. they look pretty rusted - worried about causing damage. could I spray WD40 on first?
So, I've encountered another issue. I re-wired the element in, all went ok. However, as the immersion came on I noticed a smell and a little smoke coming from the cover. I removed it and there was smoke coming from the neutral wire and it was glowing a bit orange! I have attached some pictures which hopefully show this, is there any reason why this may have happened? It appears to have melted some of the wire cover. Any suggestions would be great. I have isolated the power at present.
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I think that usually happens when the neutral is loose.
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Thanks. I tried tightening it and I could a bit, so i'll re-do it and make sure the neutral is really tight
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