These may be the reasons why the wires at home sparkle and smell like plastic.

Something happened some time ago, which made me feel particularly worried. When the washing machine in the bathroom was working, sparks suddenly appeared on the wires at home, accompanied by a smell of plastic, which scared me to turn off the switch quickly. I don't understand. This is obviously a newly bought patch panel. Why is this problem still happening?

Every time I wash clothes, the washing machine is too far away from the socket, so I can only use the plug-in to extend the length. After this happened, I dare not use it again. Later, I looked it up online, which may be these three reasons. Please check your own socket quickly.

First, the service life of the socket is too long.

In fact, the service life of the socket is limited. According to the requirements of household appliances series standards, it is calculated as 12 years according to normal daily usage. If the time is too long, the copper fittings inside will age and the clamping force will decrease, which will lead to the problem of wire heating.

Second, the current is too large.

If the electrical rate of electrical appliances is too high, the current will be too large, which will lead to heating of wires, softening of skin and plastic smell. If this is the case, you'd better change the power patch panel, and don't use the one with lower power.

Third, the quality of distribution frame.

I can only say that I'd better go to the store and buy a regular patch panel. I don't want to use some three-no products, and it's not bad money. If something goes wrong, it will not be something that can be solved for tens of dollars.

The community I live in has a long history, so the biggest possibility is that the service life of the socket is too long. Fortunately, the problem was finally solved without causing much harm.

Here, I hope everyone will pay attention to safety when using electricity in the future. If you find anything wrong, you should cut off the power immediately. Sometimes it's good to be careful.