warm fused spur with dryer

[dtay84]

Is it normal to expect some heat of a fused spur if im running my tumble dryer of it.
the house came with the fused spur with an extension lead to plug the appliance into. all the wires have been checked and they are all tight secure and nothing looking unusual.
Ive been told that the heat may be normal as its not alot, can just feel a bit of it after the dryer has been running for a while.( doesnt burn, no discolouring on the spur, no smells.) could the heat just be because its drawing alot of power.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

If the spurred outlet is warm to touch, I would recommend a little more investigation is carried out.
It may never have been installed correctly or safely, so thing to consider are;
* cable sizing
* fusing rating
* load output
* suitability of the spur and the accessory used
* loose/damaged connections
* loose/damaged contacts
* space around the outlet

 

[dtay84]

i have tried dryer on another sour and same thing happens. its not alot of heat but just enough to notice. it seems to be on the side the neutral wire is wired. all wires are secured, its 13amp fuse and no visible damage.

could the high power requirement of the dryer be the reason for any heat.
as i have a blow heater that has a plug that heats up after a while being on at highest setting, and again all is fine on the inside.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

What output/load rating is the dryer?
Does the plug also get hot?

 

[Aragorn84]

could just be the fuse heating up?

 

[dtay84]

Not sure on output/load.

the plug gets warm yeah,
to be fair I first noticed a year ago that this was happening, and nothing has happened in that time.

like I said its just noticeably warmer on the left side of the spur, the side the neutral wire is. and actually around the bottom of the switch where fuse is housed. never hot just a wee bit warm.

and when i tested on another spur the same thing happened, then when i stuck washing machine into the spur there was no heat. which makes me believe it is just the high power usage for a condenser tumble dryer.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Well the greater the load the greater you would expect the heat.
But we do not want this to be at such a rate that it overheats and causes issues to accessories, cable and property.
If the heat is increasing at a notable rate, if all conductors are sized correctly and connected securely, a consideration that it maybe the contacts of the outlets/accessories that are getting tired and replacing these accessories could resolve this issue.

 

[dtay84]

that's cool, as long as its not unusual. someone had told me that the heat will probably just be because a dryer draws more power, and a condenser dryer uses more as well.

there's no more heat than normal its always the same, except when i don't put alot of towels in, tends to be less warmth, at times non, so would also indicate that the harder it has to work the more power needed and that will lead to warmth in the spur.

Thanks

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

It is similar to the human body the greater/harder we work the warmer we get!