Faulty Wirng
There are three wires connected to the back of each electrical outlet: a negative wire, a positive wire and a ground wire. Typically colored black, white and green. The ground wire is designed to
push off an excessive flow of electricity away from the outlet to avoid any damage. An improperly installed ground wire may cause the outlet to smoke or burn. Also, arcing might occur. This is when the positive and negative wires are not properly sheathed in plastic and they come close enough to interact with one another. Electricity will jump from the negative wire to the positive in what is known as a short circuit and will burn anything within the surrounding outlet, causing smoke.
Overloading
If there's more than one appliance plugged into one receptacle with oversized protection, this will cause the receptacle to overheat and cause a breakdown in the outlet.
Debris or Small Particles From Corroded Plug
In older homes we wish evevrything will last forever, but they don't. Some of the common problems we would have is outdated electrical systems, which we should upgrade. However, this can be expensive without the proper planning. But, at the very least, you should replace your receptacles. Outdated receptacles tend to become brittle and crack, causing fragmented debris or dust and dirt to be cooked by the electrical. At this point this should be taken care immediatiately.
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