ozzieclare2b

When you take electrical items to oz can you re-wire them with oz plugs or do you have to use adapters?? Also is it worth taking a fridge over?? Sorry if its a daft Q x

Swerv-o

Yes, you can, though there are rumours that you can't. Just get a plug re-wring kit from a hardware shop and away you go.

S

Nu-Shooz

Just go to Bunnings, buy loads of OZ plugs and swap them over on the electrical items.
Bring your fridge if you are allowed. We got told we couldn't so we sold ours, but others have managed to bring theirs. F/F here can be quite expensive.

gedge

on the flip side... we didn't bother bringing our fridge because we knew that arriving in summer it'd be one of the first things we'd need
picked up a 2nd hand one for a few hundred bucks and it's still going strong

Swerv-o

Yes, I've noticed that second hand white goods can be great value if you shop about...

S

TillyG

I wouldn't bring a fridge or freezer personally as UK fridges are made for the UK climate - they're not designed to withstand 40C heats, ie the compressors and stuff aren't designed to work *that* hard

kris maynard

Bring a few 4way adapter extenion that way you only have to change one plug to an ozzy one ideal where you have a few appliances on the go at once ie kettle toaster /hairdryer straigtners !!!

Kris xx

Swerv-o

Bring some 13 amp fuses too if you plan to do this. They are notoriously hard (read impossible) to find should one go...

S

TillyG

That is great advice! In fact we've done that with a couple of 4-ways - one has the tv, dvd player, hifi etc on. Another has the computer & all its gubbins. And the other has odds and sods on it. Fab idea!

Ozzidoc

Of course, rewiring them is illegal and voids your contents insurance.

andrew63

Technically correct (not sure in all states but QLD definitely!) - especially if a fire is proven to come from such an appliance.
However, I had a dozen australian plugs sent to me before I left and my electrician brother changed the plugs for me before they were shipped.

Technically, that should cover me! (course not true but my brother would verify my story!)

It is bizarre that a plug with a fuse - which protects the appliance from buring out, has to be replaced with one without!

Andrew

Ozzidoc

Your Qld certified electrician brother?

andrew63

Reckon I will tackle that problem when my toaster catches fire and burns the house down due to faulty plug wiring.

Ps: 10 x more people die each year from being electrocuted by toasters than being killed by sharks.

Andrew

Swerv-o

Ah, this myth again. Perhaps it is illegal in Qld (The smart state?) but elsewhere you do not require a qualified electrician to change your plugs for you.

This, from the state Govt of Victoria:

WHICH ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS CAN ONLY BE INSTALLED BY
REGISTERED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS?

Electrical safety regulations in Australian States and Territories prohibit electrical installing work being carried
out by other than registered electrical contractors or licensed electricians. So although it is legal to buy products
like electrical cable, switches and power points, it is illegal and dangerous for unlicensed persons to install the
items.

The Regulations DO permit unlicensed persons to connect plugs to their own electrical cords. However, the use
of ready made extension cords is encouraged as they may be safer than home wired ones. An incorrectly wired
plug can be fatal.

You can connect your own plugs at home without being a qualified electrician. However in the work place, according to Workcover (NSW) an unlicenced person may rewire a plug, however must have attended a competency training course to do so.

I have attached the pdf document as a reference.

S

Ozzidoc

OK - I stand corrected. It USED to be illegal in Vic, as was changing a washer on a tap.