jemma_howle

moving to australia in october, wanting to take electrical goods (kettel, veg. steamer, microwave, toaster, george forman). although i have just been told that they will not as powerfull as they are here in the UK. does anyone know if this is true???

GinaUK

Someone is pulling your leg Your kettle, veg steamer, etc etc will work fine in Oz and boil just as well as they do here.

Gina

The Bloke

There is a slight voltage difference. You will will need an adaptor when using appliances though to compensate for it plus the wall sockets are a different configuration. The other alternative is to have new cables fitted.

jemma_howle

thanks, its all very confusing!!! very scary, selling everything, slowly!!! and for peanuts :scared:

Pollyana

You don't need to sell the electrical stuff. Get some UK-Aus adapters to stick on the plugs and the stuff will be fine.

Wol

Just the opposite - being upside down in Oz actually helps the lumps of electricity to fall downwards towards the appliance, so things are even *more* powerful.

At least, that's what I think....

suzimc

Maybe the person who advised you got it confused with the States, you can't use much of that sort of stuff here without a transformer. With a new plug most things will be fine in Oz.

jemma_howle

oh thats good, im sure they will all be happy that they dont have to go to new homes!!!! thank you for your advise.