The plug on my coffee machine got splashed with a good lump of hot water whilst I was cleaning the worktop. Fortunately nothing went 'BANG' - but it was a moulded on plug & I couldn't be sure it was all dried out.
So I found a spare plug, cut the old one off the cord, stripped the wires & then had a 'bit of a moment' ...
... I must have fitted hundreds (thousands?) of plugs over the years, but haven't done one for a good while, now that everything has a fitted plug when you buy it.
Logically I know which colours are which - but would you trust yourself without checking?
If you are coming to Belfast could you bring a tin of cream coloured masonry paint and a brush? You'll remember I painted the sill and the paint almost immediately started to flake and blister. Its nearly all gone now.
I remember an American phoning and asking for MrG.....Oh, he's popped out....I said.....
Jeez...came the reply....Was it sudden....had he been ill?...☺
Ark, not a good idea to have a toaster on the side of the bath. A hair drier is much less likely to attract suspicion, make sure it has a 13 amp cable and fuse though. :o)
Yes I 'did' my first plug in the 60's just married and MrAsk was out. My washer was situated in the cellar it was a huge drum thing with a swishing paddle and a wringer attached (handed down). One day it wouldn't start so I tackled the plug, switched it on and ran for cellar steps in case it blew up. It worked.