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I pulled out our washing machine to lift some old vinyl flooring from underneath it, unplugged the power cable and then when i was done plugged it back in and pushed the washing machine back under the work top..... only for it to stop working.
I've investigated, the washer works in another socket, so the problem lies with the socket it was plugged in to. There's some photos below.......
I tested the dodgy socket with an AC volt pen and it bleeps and lights up..... so it is live and getting power. So i changed the faceplate for a newer one to see if that would fix the issue..... it didn't.
I also plugged a small radio into it and the lead from the radio's plug to the radio bleeps and lights up showing voltage on the volt pen, but the radio also doesn't work.
To sum up, the socket bleeps as live, anything I plug into it shows as live on its cable/lead, but nothing actually works.
Can someone please tell an inexperienced DIYer with little knowledge of electrical jobs whats going on here? And how I can fix it?
Thank you!
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I've investigated, the washer works in another socket, so the problem lies with the socket it was plugged in to. There's some photos below.......
I tested the dodgy socket with an AC volt pen and it bleeps and lights up..... so it is live and getting power. So i changed the faceplate for a newer one to see if that would fix the issue..... it didn't.
I also plugged a small radio into it and the lead from the radio's plug to the radio bleeps and lights up showing voltage on the volt pen, but the radio also doesn't work.
To sum up, the socket bleeps as live, anything I plug into it shows as live on its cable/lead, but nothing actually works.
Can someone please tell an inexperienced DIYer with little knowledge of electrical jobs whats going on here? And how I can fix it?
Thank you!
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