desmondo84

Hi folks,

I'm not the most technologically minded but can someone please provide an overview of what to do with electricals? I have a Sony Bravia TV which is a few years old so is it easier to just sell it and buy something in NZ or is no issue to run it in NZ?

I read about bringing a UK extension lead with 4 sockets and getting the plug changed over to NZ - is that easy to do and is it then safe both for the TV and house lol?

Probably won't bring a lot of electricals just the TV and a laptop - oh and a tumble dryer. I assume there's no point bringing small stuff like kettles, toasters, microwave etc?

Thanks in advance

Des

Stormer999

Yup bring the lot NZ electrics same as the UK just wired in radials (single runs) instead of the UK ring system ((loops). TV will work if you connect a NZ Freeview box. UK Freeview box/hard drives will not work here. All perfectly safe though the tumble drier demand needs to be checked for loading. We live in Chch and have not found the need for one

desmondo84

cheers stormer!

You mean you don't need a tumble dryer?

Stormer999

Since we have been here (2 years) we have always managed to dry washing outside every week. The older houses here have sockets on 10A radials so make sure your tumble drier does not take more than that (UK sockets may be 30A). It it does then it may have to be put on it's own supply. I hate the static that goes with them!

Wessa

If you can afford to bring your tumble dryer then do so. We use ours..
Although as Stormer says, you can hang stuff out almost all year round.. The weather has not been that flash lately though

JerseyMatt

We brought our Sony Bravia TV which is 3-4 years old now and didn't need a freeview box, I just used the auto tune selecting the full digital bandwidth and it got all the channels that are available with no problems.

bearskin

A lass at work just bought a Sony Bravia TV - one of the 40" Smart LED ones, which was $670 if that helps any? She said it's good.

desmondo84

cheers beer - pretty cheap really. Might just see if I can sell it here.

Justcol

you might as well bring everything, its nice when it arrives and makes where ever you are feel a bit more like home than filling it with new stuff