Lakewood (5500) Oil Filled Radiator Heater "plug melting socket" Questions

...plug gets hot and starts melting, I have to use a three prong adapter to plug this in..can u help? Sounds like heat element is defective drawing too much current. Make sure you are not using an ...

socket and heater plug. I hadn't had the wire (overheating) problem prior to this. Then my wife and I realized that the WALL SOCKET was not a "Tight Fit" with the heater plug. So It lead me to believe

...plug causing my socket to not work and lots of smoke. was wondering if there was any recalls on this oil filled radiator heater. I will check, meanwhile go to the hardware store and get a replacement ...