King you are a life saver!! This is great because I don't want to ask my rude roommates to cut off the breaker and have someone replace the outlet for me.... this is the first helpful info i've seen after looking for 40 mins for an answer online Thank you!!
thank you so much....we moved into a new home...new to us...and all the plugs keep falling...72 year old grandma here but you mad it very clear what to do and I got it....just got to get some needle-nose plyers. thank you for your help!!
Brilliant!!! Simple yet so genius!!! I've always bent them towards each other, your logic makes me feel like an idiot 😆 thank you so much!!! I hope you're still making such excellent videos!!!
Wow, the 2-to-3 prong adapter!! I have one already. So simple, but it didn't occur to me. Thank you! Many airplanes and hotels have loose outlets. Like you pointed out, the prongs on the chargers are hard and can't (or shouldn't) be bent. The little adapter is easy to pack with the chargers.
They used to make all male plug in cords with the split you could spread which was handy. Twisting prongs in opposite direction is a great idea to create a snug fit until you can replace sloppy outlets. Thanks for the tip.
Thank you so much. I can't afford an electrician. Every other video is just giving instructions to replace the whole outlet. That's not going to work for me. I just have an outlet with one side that's a little lose. Thank you for the easy fix.
This trick does work but is not really a safe way to go. If it is loose, it really should be replaced. I had to replace several outlets in my mother in law's house because they were loose and actually started melting. Loose connection means heat, power being lost and possibly a fire.
Handy tips. I've spread em apart and squeezed em together to get a connection for as long as I can remember, but never thought of these two methods. Seems so obvious now. Thanks a bunch and keep posting good stuff.
thank you thank you thank you! i've been having this problem with the outlet in my bedroom for quite awhile now and it was driving me nuts, went out today and bought an outlet adapter and tweaked the prongs a wee bit like in the video and it seems to be working fine for now, all the same the landladies have been notified. :)
There is a slight risk of fire whenever there is a loose electrical connection due to arcing. You could hold the plug in place by blocking it or by taping it.
I read that there is a big risk of fire because of arcing. Taping a plug to the outlet will not tighten up the blades inside the outlet. So the outlet is always hot, so there is always arcing? or just when the electricity is being used?