I found a new looking floor standing fan it was thrown away in a recycling bin because it had a fused plug and one of the pins in the plug was bent making it unusable, I took it home followed your video instructions and after the plug was changed the fan was fully working, what a great find for free, the owner didnt know you could just change the fused plug so the tossed it away wasting money. Great video, thank you. Laura in UK.
Wow that's absolutely brilliant!! That's one of the negatives of a moulded plug. A lot of people think they can't be replaced and end up throwing away the item. I'm glad this has helped and rewarded you with a free fan 💨
Excellent, easy to follow video. Saved me from having to buy a new fridge freezer - or wait years for my other half to swap the plug. Fantastic, thank you!
@@thedoitalldad Very useful thanks so much 😊 I went over to my mum's and boasted that I'm now a master electrician lol. She made a 🙄 face at me as she knows how much I joke around. I'm thankful for the helpful content you and others upload. The past few weeks I've learnt how to change a door lock and today a plug 🙌🏽
Thankyou! I just broke the whole plug when I tried to pull it out from the switch and it crumbled to pieces. This video helped me a lot to switch it out.
Brought a new single 3 pin plug as my makita battery charger cable lead has torn/split, came across this video & now ive managed to get it all working again 👍
Could I do this with a dishwasher? It looks as if they wires have become loose up towards the plug end. Would I need a specific plug? Willing to try this before dishing out on a new dishwasher .
Thanks, glad you found it useful. Depending on the wiring you have.. (Old wiring) red = live. Black = Neutral (Current wiring) brown = live. Blue = Neutral. Hope this helps
The lead of my floor cleaner has become loose where it enters the moulded plug and the plug becomes hot when charging - I actually smelt burning plastic. Would it be ok in the first instance to just fit a new plug to see if that resolves the problem?
Hello, what do you do if the plug has three wires? I replaced plug on a dehumidifier, and on plugging it in a second time, it sparked and tripped the sockets in my kitchen. Any advice? Thank you!
Perfectly clear, thx! I haven't yet done this but maybe exposing too much or too little inner wire for a plug could be a thing, but I'll perhaps do roughly 2cm or 3cm. It can always be corrected anyway, repeating the cutting steps.
Yeah that's something to play around with. If you have excess cable maybe have a little practice attempt first to see how much of each colour cable to expose 👍🏻
I remember learning this in school, but it doesn't hurt to revise. Any chance you have an email brother? I have a washing machine's plug that's damaged, but I'd like to know the root cause before I attempt any repairs myself, and if you wouldn't mind helping me out I'd massively appreciate it.
What CAN go wrong even if everything is done correctly? I mean why DO people throw them away? My washing machine cones with this plug and I'll have to do what you did so I can feed thr wire through.
Not a bad effort. But never strip a flex like that if you do use a knife the gently ring round the flex in the same way as you did the inner conductors point two strip the ends of the conductors longer than you need the twist and double over . Poin three that wire stripper throw it in the bin and get your self a pair of side cutters , there are two types available get the ones with two small holes in the cutting gores the makes a 1.5 and 2.5 and are for stripping the ends of the conductors. Also the neon screwdriver throw that in the bin as well they are dangerous if you stick that onto a live circuit you run a high risk of killing your self because the only thing between you and the purely gates is a small resistor and if that fails you will die. In the trade we call them widow makers . Sorry just trying to advise you. Yes I am a qualified electrician have been for thirty three years. Those moulded plugs should be banned as they are prone to overheating
Came back from my hol to find my deep chest freezer plug has fused :( can it be saved using the same method ? Fused plug - I’ve bought one for electrical appliances from wickes A little worried about blowing something up 🫣
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I found a new looking floor standing fan it was thrown away in a recycling bin because it had a fused plug and one of the pins in the plug was bent making it unusable, I took it home followed your video instructions and after the plug was changed the fan was fully working, what a great find for free, the owner didnt know you could just change the fused plug so the tossed it away wasting money. Great video, thank you. Laura in UK.
Wow that's absolutely brilliant!! That's one of the negatives of a moulded plug. A lot of people think they can't be replaced and end up throwing away the item. I'm glad this has helped and rewarded you with a free fan 💨
My Henry hoover plug pin has bent going to wire a new one on now
Thanks mate good vid. They love making modern stuff more difficult to fix, yet they claim to want 'green'.
Glad you found it useful 👍🏻
Had to replace my vaccuum plug today, followed this video with anxiety lol and it worked! 😊😊
Glad to hear you got it sorted! 💪🏻
Thanks so much for this, you have just helped out an elderly widow and her stressed out niece!❤
Hope you managed to get it sorted
Excellent, easy to follow video. Saved me from having to buy a new fridge freezer - or wait years for my other half to swap the plug.
Fantastic, thank you!
Glad you found it helpful and managed to get it done 💪🏻
Absolute lifesaver. Made a small crisis much more bearable. Big thanks for such a clear, instructive video
Glad it helped
Thank you for this. Easy to watch. None of the incessant talking just got on with it, great
@@paulineblakemore1562 Glad youve found it useful
I watched a different video on how to change a plug then realised it had no screws.
Thankfully I stumbled across your video 🙌🏽
I'm glad you found the video and I hope it was useful for you 😊
@@thedoitalldad Very useful thanks so much 😊 I went over to my mum's and boasted that I'm now a master electrician lol. She made a 🙄 face at me as she knows how much I joke around.
I'm thankful for the helpful content you and others upload.
The past few weeks I've learnt how to change a door lock and today a plug 🙌🏽
@@I_Kan The way you're going soon I'll be watching videos from you 💪🏻
@@thedoitalldad lol I'l let you know when I've set up my own how to ..... Account 😆
@@I_Kan I'll look forward to it!
Fantastic clear instructions for a novice like me. Oven plug burnt out, replaced and good as new
Glad you found this useful 👍🏻
Thankyou! I just broke the whole plug when I tried to pull it out from the switch and it crumbled to pieces. This video helped me a lot to switch it out.
Glad it helped!
Excellent - just what I needed. I thought no have the green and yellow wire would put the kybosh on, so pleased I came across your video. Cheers
Glad I could help!
Thank you for such a clear video saved me a fortune on a new brush cutter!
Glad you've found it useful!
Brought a new single 3 pin plug as my makita battery charger cable lead has torn/split, came across this video & now ive managed to get it all working again 👍
Glad you've managed to get it sorted!! Such a pain when a moulded plug breaks
Could I do this with a dishwasher? It looks as if they wires have become loose up towards the plug end. Would I need a specific plug? Willing to try this before dishing out on a new dishwasher .
@@aashiqerasool168 If it's all wired correctly with the correct fuse it should be fine. If you're unsure though always get professional advice
Great vid! Quick question though, which wire goes to the live and which one goes to the neutral slot?
Thanks, glad you found it useful. Depending on the wiring you have..
(Old wiring) red = live. Black = Neutral
(Current wiring) brown = live. Blue = Neutral.
Hope this helps
Thank you for this video, very clear instructions. Was able to change my socket for my vacuum cleaner, no problem!
Thank you for watching. I'm glad this helped!
so is it ok do to this with high energy machines like a tumble drier?
Can I make the wire longer by twisting it onto another piece of wire? My current vacuum cleaner is too short
Saved my freezer and my bank balance thanks man
Glad you got it sorted 👍🏻
Brilliant video. Thank you. Saved me 180 euro
Glad you've managed to get it sorted
👍🔌 Thank you. Just replaced a plug in my vacuum cleaner. 10 min job. 😀 Saved some £££
Glad you got it sorted 👍🏻
I’ve just now fixed my hoover 😅👍👍👍👍 thank you
Glad you've found it helpful!!
Hi just to say thanks! :) Also how do you cut the plug off in the first place?
Would this repair pass a PAT test for an industrial tool ?.
Thanks bro you saved me buying a new electric heater
Glad this helped 😊
Great video! I was able to replace a plug on a tv. Thanks!
Glad I could help
Thank you, just what I needed! 🙏🏼
You're so welcome!
The lead of my floor cleaner has become loose where it enters the moulded plug and the plug becomes hot when charging - I actually smelt burning plastic. Would it be ok in the first instance to just fit a new plug to see if that resolves the problem?
It wouldn't hurt to try. But if your not comfortable you could always send it to repair and I'm sure someone else would change the plug for you
Thanks mate. Really helped me out here and saved me good money. Cheers!
Glad it helped
Thanks for your help. Successfully changed a hairdryer plug for a friend.
Glad you found this useful and was able to get it sorted! 💪🏻
Hello, what do you do if the plug has three wires? I replaced plug on a dehumidifier, and on plugging it in a second time, it sparked and tripped the sockets in my kitchen. Any advice? Thank you!
I'm assuming the 3rd wire is green and yellow? That's an earth wire so needs to go into the earth slot.
Nice one boss. New hoover not needed
Glad you sorted it 👍🏻
Perfectly clear, thx!
I haven't yet done this but maybe exposing too much or too little inner wire for a plug could be a thing, but I'll perhaps do roughly 2cm or 3cm. It can always be corrected anyway, repeating the cutting steps.
Yeah that's something to play around with. If you have excess cable maybe have a little practice attempt first to see how much of each colour cable to expose 👍🏻
thanks for your good video 📹
You're welcome 😁
An utterly invaluable video this thank you so much. Just fixed my plastering mixer
Just glad to be able to help!!
Surely if it comes with a moulded plug then the hoover should have a new cable with moulded plug attached?
thank you, this was extremely useful
Glad it was helpful!
Really helpful. Thank you
Glad you found it useful
Hi, my tv plug has a little lid there marked BS-01J. Do you know if tv plug like normal plug with fuse there can be changed?
I remember learning this in school, but it doesn't hurt to revise. Any chance you have an email brother? I have a washing machine's plug that's damaged, but I'd like to know the root cause before I attempt any repairs myself, and if you wouldn't mind helping me out I'd massively appreciate it.
Great video, thanks 👍🏻
Glad you've found it useful
I've done this before but not with this type of plug so I really need this😂
Glad it was helpful
Thank you for sharing this tutorial
You're welcome
Fair play thanks for taking the time to show us. Great job
You're welcome, hope it's helped
Awesome video.
Do you not need the Earth wire?
Alot of moulded plugs only have the live and neutral inside them
Lots of appliances have no earth. If an appliance doesn't have a conductive case, it doesn't need an earth
What CAN go wrong even if everything is done correctly?
I mean why DO people throw them away?
My washing machine cones with this plug and I'll have to do what you did so I can feed thr wire through.
Thanks mate top job
You're welcome 👍🏻
Spot on thank you
You're welcome, hope it's helped
Bro thanks 🌹❤
You're welcome
Thankyou
You're welcome
Thanks dad
Not a bad effort. But never strip a flex like that if you do use a knife the gently ring round the flex in the same way as you did the inner conductors point two strip the ends of the conductors longer than you need the twist and double over . Poin three that wire stripper throw it in the bin and get your self a pair of side cutters , there are two types available get the ones with two small holes in the cutting gores the makes a 1.5 and 2.5 and are for stripping the ends of the conductors. Also the neon screwdriver throw that in the bin as well they are dangerous if you stick that onto a live circuit you run a high risk of killing your self because the only thing between you and the purely gates is a small resistor and if that fails you will die. In the trade we call them widow makers .
Sorry just trying to advise you. Yes I am a qualified electrician have been for thirty three years. Those moulded plugs should be banned as they are prone to overheating
Always happy to take an advice
I am surprise that many people in the west did not know how to replace a 3 pin plug and wire colour coding from the comment...
I think it's one of those, once you know you know
i want those prongs from old
Bit confused I broke my halogen heater plug and noticed there was no earth connected surely this ain’t safe
A lot of moulded plugs don't seem to have them for some reason
If an appliance is double insulated it's not required. Don't really know what that means but I was also curious 😅
Mine blew the fuse absolutely raging my 10 year old Henry broke and I can’t fix it
As as
Came back from my hol to find my deep chest freezer plug has fused :( can it be saved using the same method ? Fused plug - I’ve bought one for electrical appliances from wickes
A little worried about blowing something up 🫣
If your not confident you probably shouldn't try it. This video is used as a guide. But yes it should work if you attach a new plug
@@thedoitalldad yay did it wasn’t hard just a bit fiddly thanks 🙏🏽
Glad you was able to sort it!!