[GB Window Cleaning]

Cables can overheat if coiled up on a reel. I don't know if this is what happened with yours?
But it sounds as if the problem may be related to your extension lead somewhere along the line.

oh right ok, thanks for the answer mate

[Cedaronics]

If you don't unwind all of it, you are making a giant electro-magnet.  And it gets very hot, very quickly.

[GB Window Cleaning]

If you don't unwind all of it, you are making a giant electro-magnet.  And it gets very hot, very quickly.

oh right, thanks alot for that mate! right im off to unwind it all! now!

thanks again everyone!

george

[simon w]

Oil filled still needs electric to work.

Not unless he held a seance to try and get it working that way

OK  I thought you Guy's were referring to paraffin type heaters  I'll get my coat 

[Llaaww]

If you don't unwind all of it, you are making a giant electro-magnet.  And it gets very hot, very quickly.

oh right, thanks alot for that mate! right im off to unwind it all! now!

thanks again everyone!

george

you need to fully unwind any extension lead, or they become a serious fire risk. Your lucky the van was still there in the morning.

[Smudger]

If you don't unwind all of it, you are making a giant electro-magnet.  And it gets very hot, very quickly.

oh right, thanks alot for that mate! right im off to unwind it all! now!

thanks again everyone!

george

you need to fully unwind any extension lead, or they become a serious fire risk. Your lucky the van was still there in the morning.

but at least what might be left would be nice and warm...........

Darran

[GB Window Cleaning]

Oil filled still needs electric to work.

Not unless he held a seance to try and get it working that way

OK  I thought you Guy's were referring to paraffin type heaters  I'll get my coat 

hehehe

[GB Window Cleaning]

If you don't unwind all of it, you are making a giant electro-magnet.  And it gets very hot, very quickly.

oh right, thanks alot for that mate! right im off to unwind it all! now!

thanks again everyone!

george

you need to fully unwind any extension lead, or they become a serious fire risk. Your lucky the van was still there in the morning.

bloody hell im luck y then !

[stuart mc]

no really GB that is why your reel has an rcd to cut off before that happens

[GB Window Cleaning]

no really GB that is why your reel has an rcd to cut off before that happens

oh right, i see! by the way what does rcd stand for please? thankyou!

george

[stuart mc]

residual current device, if it gets overloaded it cuts power, but cheaper reels will not have it so you must have a half decent one

[GB Window Cleaning]

residual current device, if it gets overloaded it cuts power, but cheaper reels will not have it so you must have a half decent one

thankyou. yesh its not the cheapest one from wikes  but not the most expensive either!
ive just been to check on it and realized its cut out again due to the fact its pluged into a thin 110 v light cable! so ive plugged it into the other powerpintint which has a thicker 320 v cable! at least thats my new theory! 

[Spruce]

can anyone explain the reasin for this?

A coil of wire such as your cable on a drum can create a magnetic field with a high current draw. It works the same way as a field coil in an electric motor. The magnetic field can cause the wires to get very hot and melt. We used to see this quite often in the power tool industry where motors with high current draw were on unwound cable drums.
Happened more so at high altitude (6000' above sea level) and in the hotter months.

[GB Window Cleaning]

can anyone explain the reasin for this?

A coil of wire such as your cable on a drum can create a magnetic field with a high current draw. It works the same way as a field coil in an electric motor. The magnetic field can cause the wires to get very hot and melt. We used to see this quite often in the power tool industry where motors with high current draw were on unwound cable drums.
Happened more so at high altitude (6000' above sea level) and in the hotter months.

thanks for that detailed explination spruce! thanks again mate!

george

[Griffus]

Always unwind leads, especially if running 3kw and double especially if using on something like a rad where it'll be running for hours unattended.

FIRE HAZARD