How to open the electric plug?

eamon

When I dispose of elctrical equipment I cut the plug off. The next user then has the responsiblity of safely rewiring the product . For the OP i would cut & dispose of old plug and rewire correctly.

Justicia

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 ?

bs 1363

Biggles

eamon wrote: »

When I dispose of elctrical equipment I cut the plug off.

Er, why would you do that?

ValHaller

Biggles wrote: »

Er, why would you do that?

Presumably to let some cutoff plugs into the wild

missprice

ValHaller wrote: »

Presumably to let some cutoff plugs into the wild

Jeez stop now I laughing too much.

On a slightly more serious note, since molded plugs came into being for everything new I buy, I have completely forgotten which way to wire a plug. :eek:

Not had to do any plugs for years but recently for an old clock radio, and had to bleddy Google it.

I mean my grandad will be turning over in his grave bless.

Deucharman

If anyone is still reading this, and would like to know more about the fatal accident that is referred to, then please go to the website:


shocked dot org dot uk


(Sorry, but MSE will not let me make that a proper link)


One of the many sad aspects of that case is that the disconnected power lead which led to the child's death was not even a moulded plug, but a rewireable plug which the "handyman" had not bothered to remove from the cable!