Not sure if that was said tongue in cheek, but to clarify, no it is not illegal to change a plug.
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Have you ever changed a plug? Do you know how to?
- Thread starter Lord Bracknell
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Not sure if that was said tongue in cheek, but to clarify, no it is not illegal to change a plug.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
It is illegal to sell an item that does not have a sealed plug I believe
Shizuoka Dolphin
NSC M0DERATOR
Got taught at junior school.
Joe BROWN is a LIVE wire and all that. Easy.
Joe BROWN is a LIVE wire and all that. Easy.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Well I think this is Lord B's round-a-bout "how do I hang a dartboard then" thread.
Withdean Wanderer
Banned
God - haven't got a clue. No idea how to change a fuse either.
Should probably find out really!
Should probably find out really!
On a similar point, EVERYONE should know where their stopcock is, especially at this time of year.. drip, drip flood...!
Tony Meolas Loan Spell
Slut Faced Whores
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Basic skill innit
bRown RIGHT
Basic skill innit
ben andrews' girlfriend
Nurse Laura
I learned at Girls Guides!!! Could probably do it if needed
Uncle C
Well-known member
Brown is the colour of your underpants if you touch the live wire
Drumstick
NORTHSTANDER
two years ago now but we were taught how todo it in gcse science... I got kept behind to fix 30 odd plugs as I was one of few or the only one who could do it.. thanks DAD!
Porky
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With your 220 volts as opposed to our 110, your electrical plugs are really heavy duty compared to ours. I thought at first you meant bath tub plugs, of which I have changed many.
Your electricians must have a much stronger union over there if you have to call one in to install a plug.
Your electricians must have a much stronger union over there if you have to call one in to install a plug.
Cian
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The size of British Standard plugs is more down to the safety design of them than the voltage carried - they generally carry *less* current due to the higher voltage (a tumble dryer in the US will have well over 20A running through its plug, for instance).
They've more space from the pins to the edge to prevent people managing to touch live pins when plugging them out, they've an earth pin unlike most US devices, the larger pins reduce the "skin effect" apparently, and so on.
They've more space from the pins to the edge to prevent people managing to touch live pins when plugging them out, they've an earth pin unlike most US devices, the larger pins reduce the "skin effect" apparently, and so on.
When I learned, live was red, earth was green and, I think, neutral was green. I've never known why they were changed.
I learned how to fit plugs and mend a fuse when I was about 11 or 12. In this age of circuit breakers, you don't need the latter but I still fit plugs from time to time.
I learned how to fit plugs and mend a fuse when I was about 11 or 12. In this age of circuit breakers, you don't need the latter but I still fit plugs from time to time.
bhaexpress
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IT engineer, I can change a plug and a lot more other electrical stuff as well, bully for me.
im a sparky so i hope i can change one
Kent Seagull
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Neutral used to be black
JJ McClure
Go Jags
Not something I have to do too often, but yeah I'm quite cable of doing so.
Also need to make so to have fuse wire available for if one of the house fuses goes (don't have the sealed fuses like in the previous house)
Also need to make so to have fuse wire available for if one of the house fuses goes (don't have the sealed fuses like in the previous house)
Can, and do fairly regularly for work.