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beginner's electrical socket question
In one of the rooms in my house I have found that one of the two
electrical wall sockets in the pair does not appear to work at all. Sorry to ask such a beginner's question but what is the best way to diagnose/fix the problem? Thanks for any help. Raphael |
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lesshaste writes In one of the rooms in my house I have found that one of the two electrical wall sockets in the pair does not appear to work at all. Sorry to ask such a beginner's question but what is the best way to diagnose/fix the problem? Do you mean one of the two sockets in a double socket outlet? If so then best thing to do is just replace it -- Chris French, Leeds |
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chris French wrote:
In message , lesshaste writes In one of the rooms in my house I have found that one of the two electrical wall sockets in the pair does not appear to work at all. Sorry to ask such a beginner's question but what is the best way to diagnose/fix the problem? Do you mean one of the two sockets in a double socket outlet? If so then best thing to do is just replace it Yes that's it. I wasn't sure if replacing it would do the job. What could have gone wrong? Raphael |
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"lesshaste" wrote in message ... chris French wrote: In message , lesshaste writes In one of the rooms in my house I have found that one of the two electrical wall sockets in the pair does not appear to work at all. Sorry to ask such a beginner's question but what is the best way to diagnose/fix the problem? Do you mean one of the two sockets in a double socket outlet? If so then best thing to do is just replace it Yes that's it. I wasn't sure if replacing it would do the job. What could have gone wrong? At about £2 for a new double socket you will probably never know the answer. If the socket was switched then blame the switch. Otherwise just blame old age and forget about an autopsy. Adam |
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Do you mean one of the two sockets in a double socket outlet? If so then
best thing to do is just replace it Yes that's it. I wasn't sure if replacing it would do the job. What could have gone wrong? usually burnt out contacts within the sitching mechanism |
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