How To Wire A Plug

1. Remove the cover and loosen the screws of the cord grip.
2. Loosen or remove the screws from the brass terminals.

1. Measure the flex against the plug and strip the outer covering to the cord grip. Avoid cutting through the coloured insulation on the wire strands.
2. If trimming the coloured cables, ensure they reach the terminals without straining. Allow for some slack on the green/yellow earth wire.
3. Strip about 10 mm of coloured insulation from each core.

BROWN to LIVE terminal
BLUE to NEUTRAL terminal
GREEN/YELLOW to EARTH terminal

1. Push the flex into the grip clamp. Ensure there are no loose strands in each core.
2. For clamp terminals, wrap each core around the appropriate terminal. Place the washer on top of the twisted wire and firmly tighten the screw nuts.
3. For pillar terminals, fold the twisted bare wire back on itself for 5 mm and insert it fully into the hole in the appropriate terminal. Firmly tighten the terminal screw.
4. Tighten the cord grip screws, ensuring that the cord grip is clamped on the full outer covering of the cable.
5. Replace the cartridge fuse in 13 Amp plugs with an appropriately sized fuse.
6. Replace the cover.

If the appliance has a molded plug, it cannot be opened or rewired. If the plug is damaged or faulty, it can be cut off and a new plug fitted.

The two cores should be connected to the appropriate LIVE and NEUTRAL terminal; the EARTH terminal is not used in this case.