Hello,
I have been trying to replace an old style cooker socket with a new one (still the old style but a new one).
I have wired it all up but when i tried to screw the socket onto the back plate the screws won't fit into the lugs on the back plate. They start to go in but become too tight.
They look the same size as the screws from the old cooker socket but they must be slightly bigger. I found a nut that fits onto the new screws and it also fits onto the old screws so there must only be a small difference in the sizes.
I can't take the new screws off the socket and use the old screws because they have a washer attached near the head of the screw to keep them in place.
I'm thinking about cutting the screws off, drilling the lug holes out slightly and using machine screws and 2 nuts on each.
Here are some pictures of the screw and lug (the bottom picture is the screw on the old socket):
Is there anything else i can try to get around this problem?
Thanks for any help.
I have been trying to replace an old style cooker socket with a new one (still the old style but a new one).
I have wired it all up but when i tried to screw the socket onto the back plate the screws won't fit into the lugs on the back plate. They start to go in but become too tight.
They look the same size as the screws from the old cooker socket but they must be slightly bigger. I found a nut that fits onto the new screws and it also fits onto the old screws so there must only be a small difference in the sizes.
I can't take the new screws off the socket and use the old screws because they have a washer attached near the head of the screw to keep them in place.
I'm thinking about cutting the screws off, drilling the lug holes out slightly and using machine screws and 2 nuts on each.
Here are some pictures of the screw and lug (the bottom picture is the screw on the old socket):
Is there anything else i can try to get around this problem?
Thanks for any help.