Wall socket behavior when overloaded

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@Velocity

30 years old, I think.

There’s a noticeable smoke odor which I suspect might be from plugging too many appliances into one socket’s wall power last night, but - there was no smoke smell during the 6-7 hours yesterday when it was all plugged in, only this morning. So it doesn’t make sense that the wall socket would have tolerated an overload for that long yesterday.

@Velocity

So I’ve been getting some confusing advice - after trying to wash a blanket in my top-loading washer (which wasn’t a big or heavy blanket, but I shouldn’t have done it,) there has now been a strong burnt odor that has permeated the house. I consulted online advice and the advice was “just wait for the washer to cool down and you can use it again” - but doesn’t the burnt odor mean the belt or something has - well, ***burnt ***and should not be used?

Or is it something that despite being damaged, can be used fine the next time and in future as long as all future loads are normal weight?

you’ve been getting a lot of smoke smell in your apartment lately. are these for sure isolated events, or are they related in any way?