Extension Reel warning!

[Yorkie]

I hadn't realised that there was a problem till the fan stopped and the radio also went off (they're on the same wall socket). The line and neutral of the flex had come into contact due to the melted insulation and had tripped the MCB at the consumer unit. The de-rating of the coiled up cable surprised me too, but it just goes to show how much power is dissipated within the coiled up flex. Everything else on that circuit had shut off too - boiler, microwave, computer, VCR etc.

Oh well, boys will be boys!