Missing Minor Electrical works safety certificate
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Mate, it’s been hanging off the wall for two years. The last time I had this issue with a different plug I dragged a bloke in off the street but funnily enough I haven’t seen him around since.
danski
Half moon dog
Oh, so sorry. I really thought you weren’t being seriousMate, it’s been hanging off the wall for two years. The last time I had this issue with a different plug I dragged a bloke in off the street but funnily enough I haven’t seen him around since.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
I've got side lights on 5A sockets. When I get round to it they will run on a ups so the lights will still work even if there's a power cut.
Oh, so sorry. I really thought you weren’t being serious
This is what I plug my phone into every night!
My house is a disaster!
danski
Half moon dog
Not ideal but pretty straightforward to fix.
Definitely don’t go twanging it about just for fun.
danski
Half moon dog
Show off
I’m not quite at the stage of lockdown boredom where I’m going to play with electrics just yet...
danski
Half moon dog
Never know, you might like it
cupid_stunt
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Doesn't look like you need an electrician, just a handyman/woman to attach it back on the wall.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Double sided sticky tape.
Double sided sticky tape.
I actually tried supergluing it to the wall. It didn’t work.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Curiosity got the better of me aged about 7. The Christmas tree lights had a bayonet light plug on the end that plugged into a light fitting connected to a 13A plug. I disconnected the lights at the light fitting and was looking at the connections. It dawned on me there wasn't enough room for the light plug to go in the fitting unless the contacts were spring loaded. Cue sticking my thumb in to a live fitting to check.Never know, you might like it
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I can't believe you don't know a mate that couldn't sort that out as a favour. It's a simple job that would take half an hour at most
..you could learn to do it too
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Annoyingly I doubt even hot glue would work to secure a loose wallplug in masonry. You probably could fit larger plugs and fatter screws.I actually tried supergluing it to the wall. It didn’t work.
Gorilla glue might work because it expands.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Or do what the world did before Rawl plugs. Hammer in a bit of wood and screw into that.
Wood, the original Rawl plug.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Or leave them on for potential lulz.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Isn't that just what we call an extension socket?
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
You want to fix that or you could end up breaking the ring.
At some point it will be a dead socket which is even more annoying, a live wire and/or a tripped breaker even more so.
The wires are probably loose already.
Mains tester, drill, wallplugs.
It wouldn't look any worse if you cut a piece of MDF so you could drill all new holes.
At some point it will be a dead socket which is even more annoying, a live wire and/or a tripped breaker even more so.
The wires are probably loose already.
Mains tester, drill, wallplugs.
It wouldn't look any worse if you cut a piece of MDF so you could drill all new holes.
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spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
Could one of your boys not learn how to drill into a wall, if you don’t fancy it?I actually tried supergluing it to the wall. It didn’t work.
With a decent masonry drill it wouldn’t take more than half an hour, even for a beginner. Probably less.
edit - someone will undoubtedly lend you a drill.
snadge
metal alchemist
I actually tried supergluing it to the wall. It didn’t work.
Use 'no nails' comes like a tube of silicon, squirt some behind and push something heavy up against it until it sets. Wipe excess that squeezes out with a damp cloth
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I would try "no nails" or filler to make the rawlplugs fit - looks like there never was one top left...
One of those rare occasions where Gorilla glue might be appropriate - though it doesn't actually expand that much...
Since I have "maker" tendencies, I would inevitably actually try hot glue first
xes
F.O.A.D
Chase it out and put a flush fitting in. Trying to get that back on the wall will probably end up with many holes all falling into one another. OR, even easier, get some of that putty stuff that dries rock solid. Mix it up and stick in the holes that had the rawl plugs. Fill them with the putty, then push new rawl plugs in and wait for it to dry. Then just screw it back to the wall.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
My brother surprised me by telling me I was going to put flush boxes in my single brick walls and it was surprisingly doable using a corded drill, masonry bit with depth marker and a small chisel...
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