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If you have an electrical outlet that has 2 prongs you have a room heater which has 3 prongs - you have attached a 2 prong adapter however after a while the adapter melts Should you buy a new one?
Woodman66
What should be done in this situation is to change out the two blade receptacle to a three blade receptacle. Depending on how old the house wiring is, will depend on whether there is a ground wire in the two wire cable that the house was wired with.
It sounds like the old two blade receptacle is worn out and it is the looseness between it and the adapter that is causing the problem.
A room heater can be about 1500 watts and that adjusts to 12.5 amps that is heating up and melting your adapter.
A new three blade receptacle will be tighter and it will not heat up.
If there is a ground wire in the back of the receptacle's junction box attach it to the new receptacle.
If there isn't a ground wire in the junction box, replace the receptacle anyhow, it will be much safer that the set up that you have now.
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