Originally Posted by
Holy Moly
Hi all. I've read somewhere that some electrical items from the UK will be fine in NZ with a new plug but that others over a certain voltage such as things that produce much heat or things like vacuum cleaners etc aren't safe to use in their mains.
However when we had a shipping quote last week the bloke said that wasn't true and that it'd all be fine to use over there.
He sounded plausible but I just wanted to check with others if this is actually the case. Did you take your vacuum cleaners, hairdryers, kitchen appliances etc?
Also where in the uk can you buy new plugs to rewire everything?
Lastly we want to update some of our stuff like microwave, kettle etc - would you wait till you're in NZ or get stuff here and put new plugs on?