Smarthings Outlet. Fire Hazard

[PailOckenden (Paul Ockenden)]

Here are others reporting similar / related problems:

UK Power Outlet not working

Has anyone else had issues? I intend to get it replaced when I am back at home on Monday I plug it in and the blue lights on the side are on however it’s not providing power to external device. I manage to briefly get around this by pushing it in with pressure but when I do this is starts crackling and sparking a little bit internally ( I can hear it). I was plugging it into an extension cable but it was only connected to a lamp, laptop and monitor hardly running a washing machine off the thing?

Samsung Power Outlet

Had a Smartthings power outlet go wrong on me this weekend. Its used to control my tumble dryer (economy10 heating, so I only operate during off-peak) and noticed that it didn’t come on this weekend. There had been some mini fire inside the device and one of the non-earth prongs had virtually welded itself stuck inside. Took a large screwdriver and brute force to remove the 13A appliance plug from the Smarthings sockets. Tumble dryer works fine, so obviously a problem with the power outlet - could have started as fire, as it was all burnt… How reliable are these things, and can I get a replacement ??

http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?4639-Samsung-Outlet

I’m sure I’ve seen others, too. And I’ve certainly experienced the poor connection here.

P.