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For what it's worth, Ireland, Hong Kong and Singapore also use this socket type (among others). As someone who grew up with these sockets and moved to the US,
by rjtobin 11y ago
For what it's worth, Ireland, Hong Kong and Singapore also use this socket type (among others). As someone who grew up with these sockets and moved to the US, I have definitely found the British type to be far more robust. The sockets in my US apartment have terrible grip, with my laptop charger often sliding out, which certainly soundly happen with the British style.
- CapitalistCartr 11y agoCheck the receptacles. They are probably worn. Replacing them with better quality ones will solve that problem. New construction uses cheap crap, GE, Leviton, Eagle typically. Pass & Seymour,Hubbell,Bryant are examples of premium brands.
- tragic 11y agoYes, but we Brits don't need receptacles. This this problem doesn't arise. Land of hope and glory...
- osullivj 11y agoI went to East Africa for the first time in 2013 and was surprised to see British style plugs on Zanzibar. But how could it be otherwise, since electricity would have been installed under British rule in the first half of the 20th century...