How to open the electric plug?

Biggles

ValHaller wrote: »

And you must be quite mistaken to think that socket covers are a meaningful contribution to safety. Have a look at http://www.fatallyflawed.org.uk/.

Absolutely, they're a dangerous interference with what is basically a safe system.

This video should bring the point home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-WhFgaqCX0

BTW I think the OP has given up or electrocuted himself trying to follow all our suggestions.

ValHaller

lstar337 wrote: »

Book yourself in for a sense of humour transplant, immediately!

Sorry, while humour is OK, I am quite happy to attack humorous advice which has potentially fatal consequences. It really is idiotic to choose so-called plug covers as the vehicle of humour, without making the intended humour so clear that it is nullified as a joke.

I know full well what trolling is and if the plug covers are meant as humour, then given the safety implications, it is trolling.

lstar337

ValHaller wrote: »

It really is idiotic to choose so-called plug covers as the vehicle of humour, without making the intended humour so clear that it is nullified as a joke.

My post from earlier:

lstar337 wrote: »

Now I'm really going to throw a cat among the pigeons.:D <--Comical statement followed by 'green grinning smiley' often used on forums to indicate a silly comment.

How about you get some of these:

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If you are worried about children plugging things in. :rotfl:<--Comical statement followed by 'yellow rolling about laughing smiley' often used on forums to indicate a laughable comment.

Now, I'm struggling to see where I could have made it more obvious that I was making a joke.

But since you have brought a whole new meaning to the word 'dense', perhaps you could tell me how I can make it more obvious to others in your position?

ValHaller

lstar337 wrote: »

perhaps you could tell me how I can make it more obvious to others in your position?

Just stop posting rubbish. I don't see the smiley and the cat among the pigeons as a marker of a joke, it is just a marker that you are posting something to be controversial.

If you think that I have brought a whole new meaning to the word dense, it indicates your deficiencies in contributing to useful dialogue

Dan-Dan

errr , changing the subject slightly , i need to change my plug sockets in our house as they are well past their best , is there a BS standard i should look for please ? as per the excellent Val Hallers post ?

pipmoss

pigeons not pidgeons

Biggles

Dan-Dan wrote: »

errr , changing the subject slightly , i need to change my plug sockets in our house as they are well past their best , is there a BS standard i should look for please ? as per the excellent Val Hallers post ?

If you're talking about changing them yourself*, any that you can buy in a DIY or electrical store will be to the appropriate BS standard.

* But if your plug sockets are out of date, you probably need your wiring checking over, which isn't a DIY job.

Dan-Dan

They arent out of date as such ,just broken , in the sense of some dont take plugs any more

cyclonebri1

pipmoss wrote: »

pigeons not pidgeons

Pendent, with all respect of course:D:D

Look, ignore that, I only posted it as a couple of posters have made a mockery of the forum within this topic

Would you 2 tweakers or twitchers please take your ego's on holiday and let the grownup's post sensibly please?

Can't wait , this isn't going to attract useful stuff:eek:

Biggles

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Pendent

Now I don't know if you mean pedant or (as we are talking electricals here) pendant......