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    JulesandSandJulesandSand Posts: 6,012
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    It's a grub screw.


    http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=grub+screw
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    iiHEARTy0uiiHEARTy0u Posts: 13,737
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    I love you! Thank you very much. :)
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    iiHEARTy0uiiHEARTy0u Posts: 13,737
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    All the ones i see are hollow.

    My one isnt hollow. Would it still work?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,232
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    If you've got one as an example, take it along to your local plumber's merchants and they will probably be able to match it up for you.
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    bart4858bart4858 Posts: 11,436
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    iiHEARTy0u wrote: »
    Its to connect my cooker into the wall. I lost one :(

    Have you tried looking under the cooker?

    (BTW how big is this screw? Grub screws are normally tiny things used for fixing knobs to spindles. And what do you mean by connecting -- attaching to the wall, or connecting to a gas or electric supply?)
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    Galaxy266Galaxy266 Posts: 7,049
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    The fact it's a brass grub-screw suggests that it's come out of an electrical connecting box of some sort to me.
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    iiHEARTy0uiiHEARTy0u Posts: 13,737
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    bart4858 wrote: »
    Have you tried looking under the cooker?

    (BTW how big is this screw? Grub screws are normally tiny things used for fixing knobs to spindles. And what do you mean by connecting -- attaching to the wall, or connecting to a gas or electric supply?)
    It fell down a hole where the cooker connects in the wall.

    Its 8mm wide. 7mm long

    Its part of the box thing that the wires go into.
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    iiHEARTy0uiiHEARTy0u Posts: 13,737
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    http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w492/dollyeyes1990/Mobile%20Uploads/979B_zps9e7be831.jpg

    Its a screw from the part on the left of the pic i need.

    The connection unit.
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    bart4858bart4858 Posts: 11,436
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    iiHEARTy0u wrote: »
    http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w492/dollyeyes1990/Mobile%20Uploads/979B_zps9e7be831.jpg

    Its a screw from the part on the left of the pic i need.

    The connection unit.

    OK, part of a connector. It might be awkward to buy them individually.

    I might try Wilkinsons and look inside junction boxes (it will be a big amperage) to see which would have a matching screw, then just buy the whole unit, they don't cost much. Or you can try a proper electrical supplier if there's one nearby.

    Ultimately, you could just replace the whole connector box. Don't forget to turn off the power first...
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,232
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    If you have a Plumb Centre near you, try them - they sell all sorts, and can often come up with something like that. They've got 4 branches in Scotland...

    http://www.plumbcenter.co.uk/en/info/dedicated-branches

    Or Plumbase, City Plumbing, or any decent sized merchants.
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    barbelerbarbeler Posts: 23,827
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    JulesandSand wrote: »
    It's a grub screw
    I suppose it would be if it's used on the cooker.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,232
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    iiHEARTy0u wrote: »
    It fell down a hole where the cooker connects in the wall.

    Its 8mm wide. 7mm long

    Its part of the box thing that the wires go into.

    Butter-fingers!

    If you attach a piece of tubing to a vacuum cleaner with a hose, duck-tape should do it, you might be able to retrieve it. Pity it’s brass, otherwise a magnet on a piece of string might have done it.

    Next time, put a ball of blu-tack on the end of the screwdriver to hold the screw on, it makes life much easier.
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