MrsGreen2013

Are there ways round being able to use my new dualit kettle and toaster in NZ, they were wedding presents.

Whilst my kiwi relies have said "ah hell don't worry about it, bring them over and just change the plug"

I wanted to check it out.

having researched the cost of the same appliance in NZ I really want to hang on to them x

Purrball

Don't blame you. Love my Dualit toaster. Have heard the kettles aren't maybe quite as reliable, though.

Your relatives are right. You can just change the plugs. NZ mains voltage is the same as the UK's (220-240 volts), and isn't like the USA where it's 110 volts. No need for any mains adapters.

I've heard that plugs can be a bit pricey over there if you don't ship around and you've got tons of electrical goods to swap over. Perhaps someone who has made the move might be able to offer suggestions on how to deal with that. I've heard of people taking UK plug boxes over and just changing the one plug on that instead of replacing lots of UK plugs.

Alos, NZ mains plugs do not contain fuses.

MrsFychan

ahhh NZ plug sockets, bain of my life. we have both, swapped from british plug to nz plug and use gangs of english plugs. NZ plug sockets don't have the same grip as the UK ones. hoovering is a nightmare and I bought NZ hoover, stupid plug is always falling out there is just no grip. and for some reason most of the plug sockets are in the middle of the wall and not nicely tucked by the skirting, so you can hide with furniture, go figure

moonie2011

The cheapest NZ plugs I found were just over $3 in Pak n save. We changed all the ones that we could to NZ plugs, everything works fine. We bought with us several multi socket extension leads and the just changed the main plug to NZ so all the TV and DVD etc are still UK plugs

Agree with MrsF NZ plugs just fall out

pixi-dust

Take them. We took our dualit toaster over 8 years ago and shock horror haven't even changed the plug! We just use an adaptor. It's on every day and is still perfect. I changed loads of plugs over when we arrived and had lost the will to live by the time I got to the toaster!

Purrball

p.s. It's no longer a kettle, it's a jug.

Mark Smith

The UK to NZ adaptors at Briscoes seem to work well as a short term fix. They have 3 pins, sit tight against the socket and don't fall out of the wall easily; unlike some of the naff 2 pin adaptors. On offer they are about $7.

LauraNotts

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Traveldapter...569556&sr=1-85

I have one of these. They are awesome.

escapedtonz

Yes just change the plug top to an NZ one.
Cheapest decent quality I've found is $3.24 in Countdown. I usually buy a couple every time I go in and slowly replace the plugs on our UK electricals.

Snap Shot

Our toaster (not dualit) is still working well after two and a half years in NZ using an NZ adaptor.

So is our fridge/freezer and my hairdryer. Not surprisingly our Christmas lights are too. My husband's drill needs an adaptor plug.

The only thing that has a replacement plug on it is our vacuum cleaner. I asked a friendly electrician to do it as he was doing work at our house anyway.

We have replaced things by attrition i.e. new iron, new microwave oven, phone chargers etc. Of course, these came with NZ plugs.

We've got socket sets where required. These are known as power boards in NZ.

JPA

Plugs and sockets are rated for 10amps in NZ. This means your appliances need to consume under 2300 watts (230 volts x 10amps) to be used safely.

You can change the plugs no problem.

If you want to use higher rated appliances up to 15 amps, you will need to get different plugs and have an electrician change one of your sockets to a matching 15amp socket, as well as checking that the wiring in your house is up to the job.

PHONEJUNKY

I brought a load of UK 4 socket extention leads with me and changed the plug to NZ one only $2.20 at New World then left all the uk plugs on every thing so at least they are fused unlike NZ plugs.

Jan n Neil

Nobody bothers but you are supposed to get a Kiwi sparky to change the plug for you and certify it

Neil

pixiewink

No......No...not a jug......its a KETTLE!!!!!...!!!!

Same as my hoover is a hoover and not a vacuum cleaner or lux!!!

Snap Shot

I'll put the jug on seems to replace I'll put the kettle on.

It's a kettle in our house and always will be.