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I am thinking of shipping out a UK toaster but someone told me it wont work in Australia, is this true?

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As long as you put your bread in upside down you will be OK.

Be aware, the margarine is made from roo fat so is pretty disgusting. Unless you sprinkle plenty of salt on it:unsure:

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The bread doesn't fit...

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Fold it in half ;)

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But which half should she use:frown:

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You won't need a toaster out here, just do your bread on the barbie ;)

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Any, as long as its inserted with the left hand
:p

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Why, what are you doing with your right hand? :eek:

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Funnily enough there can be an issue with high current items from the UK. Though they usually do work.

Toasters, kettles, heaters etc in the UK are rated for 13 amps, whereas the standard Australian domestic sockets run off a 10.5 amp circuit. Usually this is no problem, but every now and then a UK appliance may try to draw too much current and trip the circuit. Certainly it happens with my toaster. But it isn't that big a deal. Theoretically you can change your trip switch to a 13amp one if it really bothers you.

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Standard MCB for a socket circuit in Australia is 16A. If you have anything less then you are going to get endless trips.

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It's not that they won't work, it's that they're banned devices under section 14 paragraph 12 of the Utopia act. Unemployment levels have reached such scary heights amongst the youth of the country that the government have introduced a new Youth Toaster job employement scheme. Up and down the country, young men and women are being paid by the goverment to use a small kitchin butane burner to do your toast for you. They are paid $140 a week and are usually assigned six houses each. It's a welcome injection of cash into the economy because the youths in question are only really busy between 7:00am and 9:00am - although if they're assigned a hash smoker as one of their prescribed properties, they can be on all call all night!

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Ignore the above they are all being silly.

An honest answer is, that the Australian bread is not compatable with the UK toaster.

A solution is to got to a British Outlet shop and order Warburtons, which is known to be an ideal replacement.

A few other things you may find cause you problems is the beans, Aussie beans burn in a British Pan.

Aussie Tea Bags, stain your Uk cups.

Dont import a car, the unleaded fuel here is very different, the method to make it, is totally different, as the Crued oil is actually Vegemite and not Marmite...

Dont taste the Cheese, its not compatable with a British palet, same as Curry,,,,,,

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So why is the socket trip switch in my house rated at 10.5amps?

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Dunno, sparky who installed it is a tool?

Replace it with a 16A one and you'll be sweet.

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Not even the Tasty, surely the name must be true :)

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I shall rush out and lay my grubby little paws on said article.

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I am even more confused now.......Thanks all. :confused:

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The serious answer is that you can bring your toaster from the UK & it will work.

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So you've brought the toaster and found the right bread and inserted it with your left hand...





But you're still buggered as you are not allowed to change the plug !:curse:

p.s. let the "plug changing wars" begin...

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Anyone who gets an electrician to change a plug is a f**kwit and deserves to be ripped off.

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Unless they are in Queensland in which case they are just a law abiding citizen.

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And a f**kwit.

That's one law that needs to be broken.

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In Australia you need to butter and Jam the bread before putting it into the toaster.

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I had a friend who is an apprentice electrician do all ours - we had several dozen and it took him a few hours. I gave him some beer (afterwards I hasten to add).

So I got ripped off and broke the law ;)

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Cool.

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Queensland is the 'smart State' so surely people are clever enough to change their own plugs.

Can you imagine going to court for changing a plug on your toaster. :rofl:

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I had better go into hiding!! I did all my own!!:D

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I changed a light fitting! I am going straight to jail.

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You're gonna by pass jail and burn in hell :eek::lol:

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But SERIOUSLY! It will trip your power from time to time. Ours kept doint it everytime we put the kettle on at the same time. For the sake of $50 it was worth getting a new one and having tea and toast at the same time..

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Well, we haven't had a problem with ours despite my husband changing the plug himself;)

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You'll go to prison :eek:

BUT FNQ is way warmer than Vic, so that must be why :blink:

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We had the same problem, but ours is a 4 slice one. We've overcome it by only putting 2 slices in at a time

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So was ours! Damn it! I wasted $50 then:sneaky:

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I'm not sure that's correct. I'm pretty sure for plug circuits it is indeed 10A here.

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Before advising someone to change the circuit breakers, is it not more sensible to have the wiring size checked to make sure it can handle the additional current?

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Wrong. Individual appliances are rated at up to 10A but the MCB protecting the circuit (using standard 2.5mm2 wiring) will be rated at 16 or 20A. 10A MCBs are generally used for lighting circuits.

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I would refuse to live in a house that had socket circuit wiring that could not be run off a 16A MCB. It is not safe.

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The use of a 10A or 16A MCB is perfectly safe. It is the size of the wiring, and thus its current carry capacity which deems what the rating should be. Agreed it SHOULD be 2.5mm but, if a 10A breaker has been installed, there may be a very good reason for it. If you don't understand, don't tamper with it. Get someone who is qualified.