Strimmer plug broken, any suggestions?

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Hi Helen, my advice would be to fit a new plug and buy a plug in RCD. An RCD senses current across live and neutral,switching both off so that in the case of a fault  no current can flow to the appliance in use.Even double insulated equipment, if used outdoors, should be used with an RCD.The 17th edtn wiring regs actually stipulate this now and most housing authorities insist that at least one down stairs ring main is fitted with an RCD to comply with this.Double insulation only ensures that no external part of the casing can become live in the event of a fault it will not prevent a shock caused by cutting a cable,that,s why we fit RCD,s.

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