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holstein13
Explorer
Nov 08, 2015

Do coiled power cords heat up and cause fires?

I've heard many folks on this forum say that if you leave a power cord coiled up or don't roll it out all the way, it will heat up and could eventually catch fire. This seems extraordinary to me si...
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Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Nov 08, 2015
I've seen a cord melt, but the people were using a 16/3 100' orange cord with about 3/4 of it coiled, running an electric heater in the motorhome. I don't remember exactly what happened- IIRC, it shorted out and blew the breaker before actually igniting.

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