If a person travels from the US to UK...can any electrical appliances be taken along and used?

Question

For example, a hair dryer, or anything sent to a friend who lives there? We are being told it's different there than here in the states, and would need an adapter of sorts.  Want to send a friend a candle jar warmer plate, and not sure if she'd be able to use it.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I live in the UK, its not cold here before u all say anything!!

We have three pin plugs which look like this :

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/images/reviews/solwiseplug/cap-20376.jpg

and fit into a socket like this:

http://www.royalhigh.edin.sch.uk/departments/departments/CDT/ahgc_0405/models/socket_render2b.jpg

so you may need an adapter like this:
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/ukpep/cliff_us_plug_british_adapter_outlet.jpg

Hope that helps, and yes you will need adapter as we have different plugs etc to europe to we are special :D as well as GBP!!

Grand pa · Answer

You can buy an adapter, The use 220 volts..

Trending News

If a person travels from the US to UK...can any electrical appliances be taken along and used?

2 Answers