Failed socket!

[Dave64]

Hi, in the UK, was vacuuming, did upstairs, went down to the hall, and the vacuum stopped.. checked the fuse, fine.. hit it, plugged it in again, hit it again, plugged it in again. still not working (why do we do this lol)
Plugged it into another socket and it worked... never know a socket to fail.. what's going on there?
Jokey post, but seriously, how does a socket fail?
Thank you guys in advance!

 

[pc1966]

If the plug works in most sockets but not one, then the socket has a problem. If the plug is out of spec as nasty fake one, or been bent by abuse, that could be a factor.

Change the socket for a decent make. If the plug looks at all dodgy, change it as well.