wiring a 3- wire plug

sparky883

It is a well known FACT that most men/women in their early 30,s cannot wire a plug,As this "Skill" has not been passed over to them by thier forfathers!! I glad my Dad taught me all the DIY skills i needed or rather " I Watched Him" and learnt.

diable

sparky883 wrote: »

It is a well known FACT that most men/women in their early 30,s cannot wire a plug,As this "Skill" has not been passed over to them by thier forfathers!! I glad my Dad taught me all the DIY skills i needed or rather " I Watched Him" and learnt.

Reminds me to teach my kids some skills s I will end up doing everything for them.

zax47

keystone wrote: »

I think I'd be tempted "ever so sorry Mum but it was an accident - honest" to drop it on the floor and subsequently apply a little percussive maintenance.
Cheers

"percussive maintenance" - love it! :T

Previously referred to as "having an appointment with Harry {the hammer}"

benjus

ormus wrote: »

this must be a wind up!


pre 1977 it was red - live. black - neutral. and green - earth.

1977/2004 it was the same red and black, but the earth was changed to green/yellow.

to date it is, brown - live. blue - neutral. green/yellow - earth.

if the pan is 30 (or even 60) years old it wont have the modern wiring colors.

Actually, this is not relevant here. You are talking about the standards for cables used for wiring permanent circuits. The OP is talking about flex used to wire a mains plug. The colour codes for flex were changed to Brown, Blue and Green/Yellow in the Electrical Appliances (Colour Code) Regulations 1969 and have not changed since then.

zax47

I tried to make that point (equipment flex vs fixed wiring) back in post #8 but it went un-noticed apparently (at least by ormus anyway)!

keith969

zax47 wrote: »

I tried to make that point (equipment flex vs fixed wiring) back in post #8 but it went un-noticed apparently (at least by ormus anyway)!

Yep my soldering iron which I must have bought in about 1974 has the 'new' colours in the flex.

baby_fuzz

sparky883 wrote: »

It is a well known FACT that most men/women in their early 30,s cannot wire a plug,As this "Skill" has not been passed over to them by thier forfathers!! I glad my Dad taught me all the DIY skills i needed or rather " I Watched Him" and learnt.

Ha! We have a 'special' class at school for stuff like that!
Changing plugs, tyres, basic plumbing and first aid...
My parents couldn't change a light bulb let alone a plug!:rotfl:

Blackpool_Saver

I can't wire a plug myself, I have no desire to either.

I would go through all the cupboards and drawers and get rid of all that old stuff while they are asleep.

Don't worry about rows, there wont be any after they are electrocuted..

Oh and I do fry bread very occasionally with my quorn bacon.....

sparky883

Glad you think not being able to wire a plug is something to shout about,Thats like saying I still wet myself in public!! Good to know schools are now teaching these things.Still wiring plugs for dummies gives me something to do.

Cinnamon09

sparky883 wrote: »

Glad you think not being able to wire a plug is something to shout about,Thats like saying I still wet myself in public!! Good to know schools are now teaching these things.Still wiring plugs for dummies gives me something to do.

And correcting punctuation for dummies gives me something to do.Shame schoools are not teaching these things.