As appliances age, it is not unusual for the male terminals to work loose from the molded plugs, and occasionally when they fail, the prongs become embedded in the outlet. Judging by the burn marks on the end of the terminal, it looks as if this appliance had gotten the terminals quite hot from time to time. But what is even hotter is the now bare prong that is left in the "hot" side of the outlet. As this is in a bathroom with metal faucets and connection lines, can we say that overall, this could be a real eye-opener and an electrifying situation should a person brush the terminal and be touching the faucet. No! Thankfully it is in a working GFCI outlet.
What I can't understand, is why the home owner left the outlet in this condition... I guess that I'll have to send Bubba over there to remedy the situation. He just got a new battery powered screw driver that he is just dying to play with...
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