Why Do Plugs Fall Out of Outlets? And How to Fix It! | Plug Wont Stay In Outlet
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- In this video I show you why plugs wont stay in outlets. This is extremely common, usually after long periods of time of extended use. I will also show you a real quick and temporary trick to make the outlet work until it can be replaced.
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Thank you for actually cutting it open, that helped my brain so much! I am totally going to fix my own, I appreciate you! Yay
This has been VERY helpful! I'm a 69 yo woman who tackles these jobs by myself. I love that you explain and demonstrate what's going on inside the outlet. I am an information junkie and I like to know all aspects of how something works and why. You have fulfilled my knowledge addiction very well! It also helps to retain the information when you see it demonstrated (very well too I might add). Thank you for your videos and I hope you continue making them in the future. I found your channel searching for a way to troubleshoot the lights on my pre-lit Christmas tree. That was a great video, however these lights are woven into the branches in such a crazy way that I gave up and just strung a set around like we used to do. Thanks again for all your excellent help!
I really appreciate you having the consideration and taking the time to open it up and show us what goes wrong. I thought I could just fix it until I saw how it's virtually impossible. I'm so cheap 🙄 Thanks brother
Haha I hear you, I definitely always want to try to fix before replacing. Glad you found it interesting. Cutting it open was definitely the fun part for me. Thanks for the feedback Travis!
Time for me to call an electrician...cant complain...its been since 1990😄
So helpful! I have been living in frustration for years with plugins that I can't use because they do this. Never realized it was such a simple fix. Thank you for this video.
Thank you. My apartment is old and I don't like asking owners to do much. This will help. Now I have to find out how to replace a plug that has one of those safety switches in the middle.
Glad you showed you tested both plugs. Some people are not familiar with switched outlets
...a lot of people are not aware that there is a solution. I really like smart, helpful handymen...yay guys. LOL
Thanks. I have one outlet in my bedroom that has this issue. I knew I'm going to have to change it put but I never knew what it looked like inside and why the plug wouldn't stay in. Very helpful.
Hey Rob, glad you found it helpful. I’ve always liked opening things up just to see how they work. Even if that meant destroying toys as a kid like stretch Armstrong or the 2 XL robot 😭 Thanks for the feedback! Have a good weekend.
@@HowToHomeDIY Yeah, that's how I learned to fix my dirt bike as a kid. I thought it would be a good idea to take it apart and see what it did but then I realized that I couldn't ride it like that Sooooo......I learned. Lol. You have a great weekend too!
Thank you! Straight forward and very helpful.
Thank you so much! This was so helpful to see what’s going on and why my plug was not staying in my outlet. I so appreciate your detail and visuals to explain what was happening. Meanwhile, I took my rain machine plug and squished the prongs together, stuck it in the wall and it’s good to go. You are a lifesaver. You earned some good karma tonight!
Wow! Thanks! My recently deceased husband knew this, but I didn't pay attention.
I am so sorry for your loss and glad you found this helpful.
This was very enlightening. Our outlets maybe were cheaply installed when house was new in 1980.
I found some little plastic adapter shims online that may solve my problem in some cases. Bending prongs on appliances can be hazardous - used this approach for a vac cleaner plug and eventually got a short and some pretty scary sparking
I have this happen in the house we bought that is about 15 years old. Ironically, we just sold my parents house built in the mid 70's and they never had this issue. I guess they did make things better back in the "good old days"
Thanks Adam, I've had to deal. with Allot of Loose Outlets. & It's a Very Annoying issue. This was Very Informative & Helpful.
You are very welcome. I am glad you found it interesting! It can definitely be annoying especially in your case with numerous loose outlets. Thank you for the feedback!
Thank you for a detailed and concise demonstration .
you literally just helped me within the first few mins
Nice!
Very useful - appreciate the thorough dissection to show the cause of the issue.
Glad it was helpful!
i understand ur video better than others i watched. thank you so much!
Awesome! You are welcome. Thank you very much for the feedback!
Thank you for this video! Made me laugh at myself because when I'm fixing things I am SO curious about everything I just HAVE to see what things are like inside!
Yup same here. Even as a kid I needed to see what was inside. Glad you liked it. Thanks a lot for the feedback!
I've recently gotten very interested in electrical stuff due to....well...I guess simply put, not wanting to be a dumba** about what's what in my home. Calling upon others for simple repairs like this can put a real ding in the pocket change, ya know. Anyways, I've been watching a great deal of your videos because you have a great way of explaining everything thoroughly and at decent pace easy to follow. Others I've had to pause, remind a bunch of times and sometimes even crank the volume up to understand. Thanks for sharing your knowledge man, it's very helpful and appreciated 👍.
You’re a good man… you just saved lives
LOL...whew...now, that's gratefulness.
Thanks!! Now I know EXACTLY how to do this and how to do this safely!
Glad you liked it! Thank you for the feedback Susan!
I have about 8 outlets with the same issues.thanks for the video.
You are welcome! I am glad it was helpful. Thanks a lot for the feedback!
Now as an electrician of forty years I'll give you my view. The real issue is a cheap outlet to start with. Home wiring is done at the lowest price possible. You can simply buy a better quality outlet or for the best a hospital grade outlet. They will be expensive but the first time you unplug a cord you'll find you really have to pull hard to get it to release. It's also never done in a good wiring job to use the outlet as a through connection. In other words even though the outlet has two screws on each side there is only a tiny link between the screws. For a quality wiring connection you twist both wires together and add a short third wire and a wirenut using the short stinger to connect to the outlet. This ensures a better connection down the line.
Thanks for the feedback!
i need some advise i have a one pole light switch that just finally wore out after 70 yrs same age as the house is this something i can do my self or should i call a electrician ? i do not think there is a ground i live in ny
I don't know your local restictions as they may require an electrician to do any electrical work. I will say that unless you have some experience in doing electrical work and at least a good meter and know how to check for voltage you'd be far safer to have someone who know what they are doing to replace the switch.@@joehyundaitech7961
Thanks for the truth as I suspected . Just moved into a new senior apt. building and they bought everything as cheap as possible so now when (I volunteer) to vacuum the halls, the plug falls out of all sockets. I would pay for install of higher quality outlet but sure can't do it my little old self!😄. -Little Old Lady
@@MegaLivingIt Go to the store and buy a plug tap. One of those cheap things you plug in that gives you a couple of outlets to plug into. Now with your hands or a pair of pliers spread the two pins that plug in a small amount. Test fit it. If necessary bend them out wider until you can just plug them into the the outlet. Once you get a tight fit then you can plug your vacuum into the tap and hopefully it will stay plugged in.
The problem I have as a janitor is that some outlets at one account feel like the actual outlet isn't attached to the box. It actually wiggles away from the switch plate, and when I unplug a vacuum, the plug and outlet both feel like they want to come out of the wall as one unit.
ty for the info and instructions… i need to replace mine 🙌🏽
Thank you. I really didn't want to have to pay someone for something I could do on my own!!!! Thanks
You know the video your watching is gonna be good when it’s starts with “hey y’all”
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thank you so much for the video. I always wondered what caused this. I figured it was just from over use over time and the video was very informative.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for the feedback!
THANK YOU Video was helpful.
i’ve never changed an outlet before and have no experience/knowledge on electrical things at all. Do you think i’d be able to easily change my outlet out the same way you did in the video or would you recommend i’d get somebody to do it for me? I’m pretty confident i could do it as it looked easy in the video but then again you never know lol.
Most important part is cutting live power to the outlet from the fuse box
Thanks for this very informative and helpful video.
Ive seen these plastic inserts that snug the looser plugs up dont know how effective they are maybe get you a little extension on replacing outlets. Justva slight twist in you plug end can make forca tighter fit in the plug also.
Thank you for you help I appreciate it. this is a pain in the but gladly I found this video, by the way I like your shirt
Awesome. Glad it was helpful. Thanks, they are actually really comfortable as well!
Thank You the first one worked 🙏
Great video and tutorial. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the feedback!
What’s the difference between installing a residential or commercial grade outlet on a residential house (or can you) ?
A few bucks and much better quality parts. Commercial grade will last longer. Next time you are in a home improvement store, pick up a residential in one hand and a commercial grade in the other and you will feel the difference there too.
Amazing explanation
Thank you sir. It helps a lot.
I only had one outlet loose and that’s the switched outlet running 3 lights well 2 burned out but I used that temp solution to bend the pins outwards and it holds the plug in the other active outlet I just have a surge protector plugged into and that one is more grippy
Would you answer a question? Just inside a door, there is an outlet. The outlet has one cable power cord plugged in and is unsightly. I just want it to go away. Is there a way to enclose the outlet and the big plug and cover with a removable plastic cover? None online seems large enough. Wish I could send you the pic. Really like your stuff.
I am not sure what it looks like but they do make plain box covers that are used for junction boxes. So could remove the wiring from the outlet, wire nut the wires and put a blank outlet cover on it. You just have to be able to access it so cant cover it up with sheetrock or anything. Thanks for the feedback Bill!
Great video , thanks
Is there any fire risk to this? My outlet does this, but I don't really have any need to replace it at the moment.
This was very helpful
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Another factor in the looseness is the plug itself has been worn down. I've noticed non-polarized plugs tend to be looser simply because one blade is smaller.
Nice job.
I love you i was playing Minecraft and out of nowhere that happens ( everything turns off ) but now nothing thx
Nice job!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
I’ve got 6 plugs like this in my house is that a bad thing? 😮
What would cause the outlet covers to come out of the walls. I moved units 2 years ago and the issue in the video as well as what I mentioned happens at both units. My landlord told me the previous people in my current unit pulled all the outlets out of the walls when they moved out...so they had to fix it all, but they literally just pull out of the walls
Great stuff
Thank you for the feedback!
Can put piece of cardboard n between the two sockets temporary???
LOL. Even if that outlet was perfectly functional, I would have still been replacing it just so the color of the outlet matched the cover. That almost seemed more important to my sense of aesthetic than any safety issue.
Hey I have a 3 pin cord of a extension box and it have round pins instead of flar. (I live in India) so how can I do that temperoary fix for sometime for the round pins.
ELECTROCUTED WOW YOU GOT SOME REAL POWER THERE
Well shocked would be more likely but 120 has electrocuted many people. It’s RUclips, damned if I say this, dammed if I don’t 😂
my landlord refuses to fix this. im too sick to do it myself. is it a fire hazard?
As soon as you pulled out the Dremel, I said to myself "Yeah, cut that b---h open."😆
😂 That part was definitely the most fun!
Never count on a outlet tester, it just a bulb, bulb could be blown as all bulbs blow, use a volt meter
Every outlet in my 4 yr old home does this. Even when we bought the home. I guess they are just cheap materials like everything they used in the home...cant get quality these days...
Never grind or mess with a receptical. All recepticals are very cheap, just replace them, labor is 3 times higher to clean or mess with receptials. A trick the workers try get more money. Just replace them, no extra labor cost since must come out and put back on anyways
ok is just wear and tear cool i can do that easily nice
question is my outlet blocked
Never repair outlets, labor is 3 times more, most recepticals only cost less than $3. Labor can cost over $15. Cost $10-$11 more in labor instead $1 per receptical if over 4.
The new outlets are garbage. Plugs fall out all the time and really hard to push in. Recently had a GFCI plug (brand new) which keeps pipes from freezing - plug just fell out. Sooo stupid. This is a safety issue these new plugs are trash.
@ 1 point I devised my own way of keeping the plug in; but I'm sure it would not be recommended. I thought it was the plug rather than the wall socket.
Cheaply made outlets....metal softens too easy.... Older homes say mid-1960's didn't have this issue even after 30+ years
...but how are you to identify what's cheaply made?
Fattening the individual plug prongs with copper foil also works.
Thanks for the tip!
Basically, world has advanced so much ..... still two pin plug never fit perfectly in the socket .... basically it's a design fault .... electric world pls rectify it ...
I'm guessing that it's melted
If the prongs were the same height as the receptacle it wouldn’t fall out. Poor designs when not precision built.
literal carbon clone of everyday home repairs video lol
Wouldn’t know. But since you’re the copy police, do me a favor, go to that persons channel and tell me everything is original. I’ll wait. 😂
This Shit-U-Ation is in high gear in lots of Starbucks joints - and the workers and managers just yes you to death and never call in an electrician to fix it
It is badly engineered.
Call your Electrician
Elecric shock is harmful cost aplenty People life
Thank you very helpful!
You are welcome. Glad you hear it was helpful. Thank you very much for the feedback!