"Hamie" wrote in message
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Subject says it all really... How strong is a plasterboard pattress?
I've only ever had experience of either metal ones in a brick wall, and
so afstened quite securely to brick with a screw, or metal ones in a
plasterboard wall, but fastened to a batten behind it (Also nice &
strong) in NZ houses...

The UK plasterboard ones are new to me & I've never put one to test.
Since I've possibly got some going in RSN, I'd like to know how string
they are, and whether it's possible to rip them out of the wall (Along
with a big piece of plasterboard) when pulling a plug from a socket when
they become a little... Stuck (As they seem to do on occasion).

Anyone had a problem like that? How big is the tab that goes behind the
plasterboard that provides the strength for pulling it outwards?

TIA

Hamish.


The socket that is screwed to the box is actually pulling on the tabs behind
and that in turn pulls the box into the wall so when you pull on the plug it
is transferring the load through the screws to the tabs so if you were to
pull hard enough it would only really pull a couple of cresent shaped peices
from the sides.

Paul