Another Top Tip

[meow2222]

When finishing a washing machine repair, do put the belt back on _before_ reinstalling it. Its so much quicker.

Just a thought, not something I've ever been so silly as to do.

NT

[Bob Eager]

And when fitting a rubber plugtop, thread the cable through the hole in the cover before attaching it to the terminals.

[spuorgelgoog]

When building a Tesco flat-pack, do find the drawer frames split and re-package for return before glueing and screwing the main carcase. It's so much easier to take it back to the shop on the bus that way.

Owain

[Huge]

Naah. You can just cut a slit in the cable entry on the plug top and feed the cable through it.

[Tim Watts]

I noticed rubberised "Permaplugs" do not have that problem - which seemed peculiar to Duraplugs.

[Andrew Mawson]

And as Huge says - just slit the entry. Probably all now been replaced over the years, but many of mine were like that :)

Andrew

[Sam Plusnet]

Years ago, I used to fit/replace 13Amp plugs all the time both at work and at home.

Can't remember that last time I had to touch one.

[Tim Watts]

Last week when I had to cut the moulded plug off a heater and replace it as it was getting hot...

[Roland Perry]

In message , at 20:32:52 on Wed, 24 Dec 2014, Tim Watts remarked:

Heaters are supposed to get hot ;)

[Bob Eager]

I was waiting for that. All the ones I've ever fitted have such a slit, I think.

[Tim Watts]

LoL

And a merry solstice to you too sir :)

[meow2222]

Ha. Poor bugger

NT

[Brian Gaff]

And make sure all the screws ar securing the bits together are tight, as the vibration will otherwise result in t a tendency toward disassembly during use. Brian

[Brian Gaff]

This also applies to coaxial plugs, terminal boxes and other forms of installation. Brian

[Brian Gaff]

Not the ones I used to use, but in at least one case I reglued the slit together. This joint outlasted the rest of the plug. Brian

[Ian Jackson]

+1 (quite a lot of times!)