NLJeroen t1_iu12rou wrote on October 27, 2022 at 7:38 PM

I’d recommend replacing the whole cord for a new molded plug instead of rewiring the plug.

Since rewiring the plug requires ferrules to be crimped (or it will get hot) and a pre-made cord should already have these.

Most of these devices have a little cap with access to the cord for installation in bathrooms with fixed cord. Pay attention to the strain relief.

Note; washers use a lot of power, a long time, unattended. No room for mistakes or “oh, she’ll hold for a while”. She will burn your house down.

If none of these options are feasable, the safest diy-redneck solution is to buy an outdoor junction box with cable glands and find a intact, similar gauge, power cord. And splice them with wago 221’s inside the junction box. The cable glands should provide some strain relief.

robosmrf t1_iu1k8vj wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:32 PM

There's repair plugs made with screw terminals inside, but yeah it's really easy to replace appliance cords. There usually accessable because of the different 3 or 4 prong outlets.