haggis supper

Does anyone know where, in the Melbourne area, I can buy about 20 plug adaptors so I can start using all of our UK appliances without running around the house and moving plugs around !

Thanks

fraser

Go to bunnings and buy twenty plugs, a pair of electricians pliers and a screwdiver

Sandra

Probably at the airport in one of the overpriced travel shops. The other places I have found really expensive adapters is in Chemist - maybe worth phoning them first.

Did you not get the tip on here to bring loads of UK plug gangboards and just swop the end one to an Aussie plug!

Ask for some help on the board for the older lot to lend you some, I would be willing but I am in Sydney.

Also watch out for the plug brigade - I am not sure you are allowed to change plugs yourself on all appliances.

Good Luck

Flying Banana

Dick Smith do a universal adapter for $12.99 http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...uct/View/M7323

They are nice and substantial too, don't keep falling out the wall like most travel adapters.

Another option which works well, do you have any UK 4 or 6 way extension blocks? If so simply get one Aussie plug, whack it on the cable and you can plug 4 or 6 UK items in (Just don't overload the circuit with power hungry stuff - things like kettle, hairdryers etc really need to have their own Aussie plug fitted)

Oh and a couple of things re Aussie plugs, none of the 'plug tops' have fuses in them it's all done on the circuit breaker for the ring main. Be aware that normal household wall sockets will only take up to a 10 amp rated plug. If you buy the 15 amp plugs they have a bigger earth blade on them and won't fit unless its a 15 amp socket, bloody frustrating when you have fitted half a dozen and then find out you've wasted your time lol.

And most double wall sockets over here aren't spaced far enough apart to put two tranformers in for lower voltage stuff like phone chargers etc. Dick Smith do a 'power board' (5 way extension) which has wide spaced sockets to allow transformers to be plugged in. You can tell which one it is as three sockets have grey square around them showing the wide spacing.

If you get stuck PM me I think I have three or four UK multi adapter extensions left in a box somewhere and would just need an Aussie plug fitting on the cable. I'm in Melly and you're welcome to borrow them till you get sorted out if you want.

spalen

go into a big hotel and say ' Im staying here, can you lend me an adapter for my english plug? '

Repeat 20 times (not at same hotel)

and run

haggis supper

Thanks to those who offered extensions. We actually have a bunch of these, probably too many, but now just need a load of single adaptors. We brought about 10 with us but clearly we have way too many electrical appliances.

We have friends flying in via Singapore in a month and the adaptors are about a dollar each there so I'll just hang on.

Cheers,
Col

Lindsay Clan

Try any $2 shop as they stock them and probably cheaper than buying a plug over here in the first place!!!

Lorraine

Luke I Amyofath

If you are still in the uk, buy the simple adapter in asda for less than 2 quid, or as someone else suggested, go to bunnings (or any other hardware store in oz) and buy oz plugs to replace the brit ones

diddy

What about asking your local Energy Company to change all of the sockets in the area to UK ones. This could save you a fortune.

Paul.

phoenixinoz

Think you two have had too much sun

Jimclevs

Fraser

That would be my advice too, having recently done it myself!! The plugs are dirt cheap and different, to say the least.

For what its worth, I've heard that the only "legal" ones now are the clear see-through ones but there are still plenty of the black and white ones on Bunnings and Mitre 10 shelves.

20 or so plug adaptors would not be cheap! About $15 each??

Regards

Jim

markeh

Holey ####### ###t Jim.

$15 each :scared:

That's expensive!

Now for that I would won't an electrician to fit it.

Bye
Mark

Timber Floor Au

Get a mate to FEDEX them from UK, much cheaper from Argos and posting them than buying here

Steve

Boomie

wilkinsons...... we took 2 with us..... have changed ova to au plugs on everything now..... 2 was enough to tide us ova....

boomie
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