I'm having a tidy up and found the wall wart for the upstairs Sat
> decoder (Bush - spit!).
>
> I managed to break off the plastic moulded earth pin when pulling it out
> of a twin switched wall socket because the socket grips the earth pin
> very tightly. O.K. with real plugs but too much for this one.
>
> The sockets in other rooms aren't like this but several of the sockets
> in one room have this problem - the all grip the earth pin very tightly
> which makes removing plugs very hard and you have to wiggle them to get > them out. >
> Has anyone else had - and dealt with - this problem?
>
> I suppose the sockets could be lubricated in some way, but other wise
> they will have to be replaced some time.
Bugger! Wrong NG as well.
Time for something medicinal.