Shock Sentry GFCI duplex receptacle child safety shutter will not open. How does this work? IT seems to be wired correctly but the receptacle is rendered useless.
Those GFCI's will stop functioning (as they are supposed too) if the electronics is bad. Nearby lightning strikes and power surges can knock out the electronics. Some GFCI's come from the factory bad out of the box. Also if wired incorrectly (make sure the incoming 120 volt wires are connected to the LINE side of the receptacle) The only other thing to check is if there is power to the GFCI. Test for 120 volts at the receptacle box. (testing from hot to neutral will rule out a bad neutral connection). Should read 120 volts. Otherwise, you'll have to replace the outlet :-(
Sorry, I misread your post. A tamper resistant receptacle has an internal spring between the two "plates" that are covering the slots. One must apply equal pressure (at the same time) to each slot with a 2 or 3 prong plug. The (safety) design prevents insertion of a metal object into a _single_ slot because the spring must be compressed from both sides.
Try plugging the appliance into another tamper resistant outlet if you have another one available to see if it's the outlet or the plug that is causing the problem.
Be sure that the the plug blades are straight. If not, straighten them the best you can with some pliers, or replace the plug. If you replace the plug, try to insert it into the outlet first to make sure it's going to work. Also, if there are burrs on the plug blades or they are sharp, use a file or sandpaper to remove the burrs and soften the sharp edges. Also, keep in mind that since the outlets are mass produced, you may just have a bad receptacle, return it if so. You can try to plug in a different appliance to the receptacle to see if it was just the plug. Remember....they are child proof ;-)
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