So, your favorite soap about to start or the big game about to kick off but the power socket near your television just isn’t working? Don’t worry here is a few handy tips which can help your overcome this problem.

·         In order to check for any possible faulty sockets within your house, plug an electrical appliance into each of them to see if any power is running to towards.

·         Before making an attempt to repair the appliance switch off the power by the mains supply.

·         Remove plugs from the appropriate socket. Pulling out the plug by the cable can lead to the plug overheating, wires loosing and also increase the chance of an electric shock (if earth wire not connected).

·         Check for any possibilities of any burn marks, buzzing and excessive heat. If any of these problems have occurred call a qualified electrician as soon as possible.

In order, to help prevent any accidents, you should consider using plugs with the British Standard Safety Stamp as they are guaranteed to have insulating sleeves on live and neutral pins. Just check shutter mechanisms whenever you are removing an plugs to prevent children putting there fingers where they shouldn’t.