Hoover plug keeps getting a tug

[Jupiter01]

Why are MK plugs 8 times the price of a standard screwfix plug??
Do people use them?

 

[RandomGrinch]

I have the cable clamp on the outer sheath and as I said, it has slipped out of here in the past. I have now re-made the plug and will let you know if it reoccurs

Cable clamps can often go in two ways - if you have the clamp as an 'n', try turning it over and clamping it in the 'u' position - if that makes sense!

 

[RandomGrinch]

Why are MK plugs 8 times the price of a standard screwfix plug??
Do people use them?

We buy them by the bucket load (at a decent price) for spares when PAT'ing - for us, they are solid and they last.
Although, as they are a heavy plastic, if they are dropped from height onto a concrete floor, they can be a brittle.
Little chunks tend to fly off from the weakest point - around the cutouts for the cable grips.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Why could it not be a faulty cable clamp?

The clamp is the last resort, rather than being there, so you can keep on tugging until the plug comes out of the socket.

 

[blup]

Unless its in daily continous commercial use, the plastic retaining strip, properly screwed down, wouldn't allow the cord to slip.

Blup