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Andrew[_22_]

On 23/06/2017 19:37, wrote:
On Friday, 23 June 2017 19:21:28 UTC+1, ss wrote:
Not being electrically savvy but should the `trip` switch on the mains
meter not have clicked in and cut the current off to prevent a fir starting.

Depends on the details of the fridge fault. MCBs certainly don't eliminate all fires.

NT

I blame 'frost-free' fridge freezers. This involves heating elements
in close contact with plastic and nasty insulation, and
circuit boards with microprocssors that then need a low voltage
dc supply from the mains, which means additional gubbins that
can overheat.

My Liebherr fridge freezer has a bog standard electro-mechanical
thstat with wax inside it and the microswitches are enclosed
inside a fairly tough metal box.