Melted

Green Gooner

This evening I had a falling out with my Mum over the head of a kettle!

I suffer from OCD. I had just a few minutes earlier boiled the kettle and poured myself a cuppa when the space the kettle is in needed to be used so my Mum unlugged at and moved it to the table. As she was setting it in the table the plug part touched the side of the kettle which was still quite hot :mad: But obviously it was unplugged. Their was little or no water left in it but it's one of them new silvery kettles. When I seen what was happening I touched the side of the kettle to find it was very hot!

I went off the head as I've a thing about things melting! :mad:

I've calmed down now, but realistically could it have melted the plug part of the kettle???????

Hank_Jones

No, it couldn't.

Generally, the plastic that is used for plugs is hardened and is quite hard to melt.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

You're asking this here..?

Voodu Child

EU safety regulations require kettle cables to be able to withstand temperatures of 147°C for five minutes without meltitude.

Green Gooner

baz2009 wrote: »

You're asking this here..?

Were else could you put that thread? I'm embarassed enough about posting it thought the 'After Hours' section would have been ok but if not I've no problem on it being moved. Sorry

arybvtcw0eolkf

OP, you'll be grand.

Make yourself a cuppa and relax, make one for mum too while your at it.

Mrmoe

I have the same fear when unplugging an electric iron and wrapping the flex around the base. The flex in an iron is generally protected but the plastic flex of a kettle could potentially melt if it wasn't hardened.

brummytom

Green Gooner wrote: »

This evening I had a falling out with my Mum over the head of a kettle!

Basically, I suffer from a bit of OCD. I had just a few minutes earlier boiled the kettle and poured myself a cuppa when the space the kettle is in needed to be used so my Mum unlugged at and moved it to the table As she was setting it in the table the plug part touched the side of the kettle which was still quite hot :mad: But obviously it was unplugged, their was little or no water left in it but it's one of the,m new silvery one's. When I seen what was happening I touched the side of the kettle to find it was very hot!

I went off the head as I've a thing about things melting! :mad:

I've calmed down now, but realistically could it have melted the plug part of the kettle???????

It would have to be a lot hotter than "ohh that's hot!" to melt the casing

Green Gooner

Voodu Child wrote: »

EU safety regulations require kettle cables to be able to withstand temperatures of 147°C for five minutes without meltitude.

Are you serious? This wasnt the cable though - it was the plug connected to the cable.....

arybvtcw0eolkf

Green Gooner wrote: »

Are you serious? This wasnt the cable though - it was the plug connected to the cable.....

Is it made out of chocolate or hardened heat resistant plastic?.

Voodu Child

Green Gooner wrote: »

Are you serious? This wasnt the cable though - it was the plug connected to the cable.....

Yes of course. I have a degree in electioneering, and safety regumalations is my specialty.

InTheTrees

Green Gooner wrote: »

Are you serious? This wasnt the cable though - it was the plug connected to the cable.....

Look under the bonnet of a car sometime and you'll see any number of plastic components that are designed to withstand heat.

Of course you could test it by putting a plug in the oven at various temps and see when it melts?

Green Gooner

Cheers guys for taking the time to reply. I know it may sound stupid but it is a big deal to me :mad: Wreck's your head.

InTheTrees

Green Gooner wrote: »

Cheers guys for taking the time to reply. I know it may sound stupid but it is a big deal to me :mad: Wreck's your head.

Thats what we're here for, to answer the questions you'd be too embarassed to ask in real life...

Green Gooner

InTheTrees wrote: »

Thats what we're here for, to answer the questions you'd be too embarassed to ask in real life...

Yeah, , my bad!

Super-Rush

You got your answer op