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Hi
Having the most bizarre issues with electrical fan heaters.
I have had this fan heater for a while now and it has been fine. It’s just a cheapo £15 from the supermarket. A week or so ago I was using it on the low heat setting like I normally do, and it just turned off. I thought it was the thermostat thing that had kicked in and shut it off.
I left it for 10 minutes and tried switching it on again. The red power light came on, but the fan did not spin. Then after a few seconds, the heating coils inside started glowing bright red and it got super hot. There was even a small amount of smoke come off it. I crapped myself.
Anyway I chalked it up to just a random failure and I went out and bought another cheap one. Different brand and shape but essentially the same thing.
I used it for about 30 mins and then that too just shut off! I tried switching it off for 10mins and turning it on again and would you believe it, the fan doesn’t spin and the heating coils start glowing red and get hot as hell.
I find it hard to believe that two fans would randomly fail in quick sucesssion.
Anyone know what could be causing this?
FYI: the way it is powered:
I have a two gang plug socket. One has my phone charger plugged into it and the other socket has a 4-way extender plugged in and the heater has always been plugged into that. There is also my bedside light plugged into the 4-way.
The only thing that I have changed recently isi get a wireless charging pad that plugs into my iPhone power plug.
If it was the 4-way surely the bedside light wouldn’t work?
I just tried plugging the fan heater into another plug socket but same thing happens (no fan spin, red glowing heating coils).
Thanks.
Having the most bizarre issues with electrical fan heaters.
I have had this fan heater for a while now and it has been fine. It’s just a cheapo £15 from the supermarket. A week or so ago I was using it on the low heat setting like I normally do, and it just turned off. I thought it was the thermostat thing that had kicked in and shut it off.
I left it for 10 minutes and tried switching it on again. The red power light came on, but the fan did not spin. Then after a few seconds, the heating coils inside started glowing bright red and it got super hot. There was even a small amount of smoke come off it. I crapped myself.
Anyway I chalked it up to just a random failure and I went out and bought another cheap one. Different brand and shape but essentially the same thing.
I used it for about 30 mins and then that too just shut off! I tried switching it off for 10mins and turning it on again and would you believe it, the fan doesn’t spin and the heating coils start glowing red and get hot as hell.
I find it hard to believe that two fans would randomly fail in quick sucesssion.
Anyone know what could be causing this?
FYI: the way it is powered:
I have a two gang plug socket. One has my phone charger plugged into it and the other socket has a 4-way extender plugged in and the heater has always been plugged into that. There is also my bedside light plugged into the 4-way.
The only thing that I have changed recently isi get a wireless charging pad that plugs into my iPhone power plug.
If it was the 4-way surely the bedside light wouldn’t work?
I just tried plugging the fan heater into another plug socket but same thing happens (no fan spin, red glowing heating coils).
Thanks.