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[4getmenot]

My microwave in my new kitchen opens up the wrong way to how I want it to. I need to turn the microwave another way but the plug lead is not quite long enough needs to be about 10cm longer. All extension leads I have found are a metre or more and would just get in the way. Apart from cutting these down does anyone know where I can get a small extension lead?

[LoftyLottie]

Not an answer, but was wondering how it is going in your new home? I was thinking about you only yesterday. Did you have to move in all that snow? x

[redcrx]

see if your neighbours will swap houses, they havnt been in long enough for it to matter and theirs is the mirror image of yours so microwave will be right then

[redcrx]

or sorry, your sofa would look stupid then wouldnt it :)

[ummmm]

If it's only 10cm you can get those plugs that plug into the existing plug but have 4 extra sockets...

[4getmenot]

ummm they are not quite big enough. Loftie I did move in first lot of snow, where night before we slept on flat floor looking out window at snow and thunder and lightening. Never thought remeval van would turn up but it did and the dofa did that night aswell. All went really smoothly thanks. I guess I;m going to just have to cut one down, doubt they do a small one as whats point

[4getmenot]

or get a new microwave but then I've never seen ones that open up the other way

[ummmm]

I've got a really short extention lead that I got from PC world.

Can you wall mount the microwave maybe?

[4getmenot]

how short? Have no spare wall to mount it on

[ummmm]

I'm not good with measurements. About the length of the arm of the sofa :-) It's got twisting sockets as well. I also got a short one from Ikea.

[redcrx]

get some of those sockets like we have. The ones that pop up from work surface

[LoftyLottie]

Where did you put your dofa 4get. I a dofa a type of sofa? ;o)

[4getmenot]

like a sofa but with a draw

[4getmenot]

sorry drawer

[4getmenot]

stop showing off redcrx. lol Doesnt matter what type of socket its where it is.

[carrust]

Make a new one. You can get all the bits from a good electrical shop....If you play the damsel in distress, or show a bit of cleavage they might do it for you:-)

[4getmenot]

I was going to by cutting the wire, just wanted to know if they do one.

[mjwman]

You can easily extend the wire with an in line connector . You should, also if reasonably competent, be able to trace the wire back in to the case and simply fit a longer one.

[CSG2306]

Is this post a wind up? I cannot believe some of the answers.

1. Get an electrician to install a nother socket.
or
2. Cut the plug top off an existing extention lead, reduce the length of the cable as require and replace plug top with an appropriate fuse (5 amp)