Flymo Easimo

[crapmemory]

I have the above lawnmower which has not got a detachable lead. As my OH has cut the lead by mowing over it, how can I replace it? TIA

[carlton23]

Put in a `Chocolate block connector` This is a small square plastic thing with 4 small screws inside where you put the ends that were cut into after exposing the wire inside the lead, and.....it`s best left to a person who knows what they are doing.

[DocHH]

You can get in-line "water-proof" connectors, eg B&Q, other stores also stock them! If you go the route carlton23 is suggesting then it will need to be insulated/waterproofed! use of a Residual Current Ciruit Breaker is always recommended if you are in danger of severing a cable. If it's any consolation I have also hover-mowed the cable on my mower!

[crapmemory]

OH put in "chocolate box connector" but is it safe?

[DocHH]

Ask yourself this question, "is it safe to trail exposed electrical connections through wet grass?" I'll leave you to make your own decision.

[buildersmate]

As Doc says, it really must be a waterproof connector.
An RCD in the garage where the thing runs from will do no harm but in virtually every case such garden tools are double-insulated and as such have no earth connection at all. Thus an RCD has no help when this sort of thing happens. As evidence of this, I have cut the lead on my hedge-trimmer not once but twice. On each occasion the overcurrent breaker (MCB) trips (because the leads have momentarily shorted together with a metal conductor) but the RCD does not trip at all.

[AlBags]

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Use 2-pin if fully insulated appliance (like a flymo is)

[crapmemory]

Thanks for your replies. I'm phoning an electrician tomorrow!

[buildersmate]

(Groans) - getting an electrician to undertake this job is like asking a brain-surgeon to tend to a minor cut.

[crapmemory]

That may be buildersmate, but my OH is a disaster with electrcity and I don't trust myself to do it.

[AlBags]

Just like fitting a plug. There is a clamp .. two connections .. 5 screws to do up in total. Mains connection can go either way around, too!