My daughter has just moved into a house that has an outdoor socket installed. Its an MK socket, looks like it could be a Masterseal. Is there a magic way of opening the cover? We have tried just lifting it from the bottom, but it refuses to move.
Thanks
You have to press up on the tabs underneath the bottom edge. It can be hard when new as I found out.
If it's like the one at my mum's, it hinges from the top and you open it by squeezing the lid gently between the centre top and centre bottom (where the flex hole is).
Lift and pull outwards. Or possibly push down and pull outwards. They are very stiff, but i've not broken mine yet..
There is more than one version of these - none are that nice to open. The older ones has a tap either side of the flex exit that needed to be pushed up to free the bottom of the hinged cover. Later ones may have the type where you squeeze together a pair of lugs either side of the flex exit.
Mine's 10 years old, and I still can't flip the bloody lid open without an implement of some sort.
David
I had one from wickes (I don't recall the brand) which was so tough I eventually ended up ripping the front off the hinges opening it one time as I pulled a bit too hard and it opened faster than usual.
The Clipsal ones aren't much better (OK they're not full weatherproof, just weather resistant, but I tend to fit them inside the garage and shed).
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