Electric Outlet Melted: Could Short in My Sauna's Wiring Have Caused This?
I have an infrared sauna that uses 1400 watts and that’s max that circuit is rated for, so it’s supposed to be a dedicated line for that sauna. The sauna started "shorting out" causing the digital display to shut off, and I’d move the electrical cord, and the digital display would start working again. I replaced the electrical cord, and now it works fine, but I noticed the outlet is a tiny bit melted where the prongs plug into the wall. If there was a short in the electrical cord, would that cause melting in the outlet?
Sometimes I forget to turn off all other appliances, and so there is sometimes more than 1400 watts on this line. Would this be the more likely cause of the melted outlet?
Could the short/faulty wiring in the cord alone (not an overload) cause the melting?
How can I find out for sure what the cause of the melted outlet?
Have the electric outlet replaced, it sounds like the short may be inside it. I had this happen with a kitchen outlet for my microwave last year.
Sounds like a poor quality wall plug. You should get one that’s "commercial spec grade".