On Jun 26, 11:52 pm, " wrote:
Hi,

It's really hot here tonight and my kids air conditioners upstairs
have me worried. The outlets that they plug into are actually getting
hot and the plug is hot to the touch when I pull it out and feel it.

I switched my son's plug to a newer plug in the bathroom that I had an
electrician put in. I know for a fact that that bathroom plug is
grounded and I trust that electrician. That one does not seem to be
heating up now. I had to run a long extension cord to reach it but
there is no heat anywhere now on that plug at either end.

In my kids room they have grounded outlets but I've always had
problems with the circuit breaker cutting off with the air
conditioners both running at the same time upstairs. It am wondering
if our upstairs rooms may have been a do it yourself job. It's a
dormered out attic and the work is not so great. Not bad, but not
great.

I'm no electrician, but it seems like those units are drawing more
current than the current wiring is capable of handling and it also
seems like they are sharing the same circuit.

Obviously it's time to call an electrician but I would appreciate any
feedback on the hot outlets and on how big a job it would be to redo
some of the wiring to that upstairs dormer.

Thanks in advance,
Steve

Thanks

Two distinct problems, IMHO:

The large loads should be split onto different branch circuits
(breakers.)

Resistive drops in the vicinity/innards of the outlet are excessive.
Can
result from small conductor section-area- needing heftier outlet/plug.
Could even cost pennies more than cheap crap.

Back-stabber outlets, vice screw-terminal, are dangerous IMHO for
motor/compressor loads. Like refrig, a/c. Ideally branch cable is
connected only to breaker and one outlet.

J