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Storage heater cable burning out slowly?
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<blockquote data-quote="Geoff1946" data-source="post: 497960" data-attributes="member: 28452"><p>That looks to me to have been badly bodged up. I would not have expected to see soft plastic terminal block in a storage heater. It should at least be hard bakelite type or preferably ceramic. </p><p></p><p>All I can suggest is that, assuming the basic heater is serviceable, (and hence worth the trouble), all the overheated wiring, terminations and terminal blocks should be replaced, restoring it to original state. </p><p></p><p>I am also inclined to think that for your own safety this should be done or at least checked by a qualified electrician. A bodged up storage heater could start a fire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geoff1946, post: 497960, member: 28452"] That looks to me to have been badly bodged up. I would not have expected to see soft plastic terminal block in a storage heater. It should at least be hard bakelite type or preferably ceramic. All I can suggest is that, assuming the basic heater is serviceable, (and hence worth the trouble), all the overheated wiring, terminations and terminal blocks should be replaced, restoring it to original state. I am also inclined to think that for your own safety this should be done or at least checked by a qualified electrician. A bodged up storage heater could start a fire. [/QUOTE]
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