max   13 #1 Posted June 7, 2015 I have a power hedge trimmer which has a 3 amp plug on the end. In the past, it was quite happy to be connected to an extension lead which has a 13 amp plug on it. The trimmer one day decided it didn't want to work with the extension lead, nor any of the other 3 leads I have all with 13 amp plugs.  Plug said trimmer directly into the mains and it's happy.  Does anyone have any idea what may be causing this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fatrajah   10 #2 Posted June 7, 2015 Is there a reset button on the extension lead reel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
denlin   12 #3 Posted June 7, 2015 When you plug the extension in are you using the same mains socket as when you just plug the trimmer in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
apelike   10 #4 Posted June 7, 2015 If the trimmer has a moulded plug then the first line of action I would take would be to cut it off and put another on and try that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cuttingedge   10 #5 Posted June 7, 2015 Test the other 3 leads with something else plugged in to see if they are OK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mossway   15 #6 Posted June 7, 2015 Does any other device work with any/all 4 extension leads? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
max   13 #7 Posted June 7, 2015 Same socket each time, all extension leads work with other appliances in the same socket.  Why would I cut off a perfectly good plug?  Thanks everyone but the problem is not the leads or the mains, it's something to do with the trimmer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Obelix   11 #8 Posted June 7, 2015 Same socket each time, all extension leads work with other appliances in the same socket. Why would I cut off a perfectly good plug?  Thanks everyone but the problem is not the leads or the mains, it's something to do with the trimmer.  So just to be clear - the trimmer works plugged into the mains.  If you put an extension lead in the same mains socket, and then trimmer into the extension it doesn't work at all?  And the extension lead is good for powering other things of a similar load? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
max   13 #9 Posted June 7, 2015 So just to be clear - the trimmer works plugged into the mains. If you put an extension lead in the same mains socket, and then trimmer into the extension it doesn't work at all?  And the extension lead is good for powering other things of a similar load?  Correct Correct Correct - all 4 extension leads Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Hesther   10 #10 Posted June 7, 2015 Does seem strange.  Is the trimmer working when the cord is rolled up and you're testing it but not when it's stretched when you're using it? Could it be a break in the trimmer cord? Check your trimmer for any possible visible cord damage. Sometimes when cords are not stretched you can get a contact and when they are stretched you don't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Alcoblog   10 #11 Posted June 7, 2015 The obvious solution is pretty simple if you ask me.  Simply cut off both ends of an extension, undo, and fit the wall socket that the trimmer works in to one end of the extension, and wire the other end of the extension into the wall where the working wall socket used to be.  Failing that, simply smash (sledgehammer) out part of the wall that contains the working socket and take it down the garden in a wheelbarrow, connecting it (by one of the working extensions) to some working electricity ... like next door neighbour's goldfish pond pump. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mossway   15 #12 Posted June 7, 2015 Alcoblog, I need a bit of rewiring doing at our house. Are you available in the next week or two ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...