i've just bought a wine fridge from a French company. It's arrived with an EU plug and an adaptor. Is there any reason why I shouldn't snip the plug off and fit a UK one?
Is there any reason why I shouldn't snip the plug off and fit a UK one?
Let's be honest, the old situation of expecting every UK buyer of electrical appliances to complete the manufacturing process was rather stupid. I still remember when I was a student, an American girl went out and bought a kettle or a hairdryer or something. She came back to the hall of res and unpacked it. "Hey, what the...What the hell am I supposed to do with this?"It won't fit in the socket if you don't Seriously, things come with molded plugs because Joe Public isn't trusted to do the job safely
Me too!I didn't see that there was an adaptor. Yes, that will work.
I still have French stuff that has French plugs, I have made various extension leads to go from UK to France and back, when I moved to France I decided that there was no way I was rewiring every plug, so things like the hifi stayed on UK and I changed the 4 way extension lead only.
Check it works first...
I have made various extension leads to go from UK to France and back
I come from the time when we were taught how to wire a plug at school in science or physics.things come with molded plugs because Joe Public isn't trusted to do the job safely
Minor point....but not all our French apiances fit into plug sockets in our German warehouse. Hence I am not sure there is an EU plug?i've just bought a wine fridge from a French company. It's arrived with an EU plug and an adaptor. Is there any reason why I shouldn't snip the plug off and fit a UK one?
Correct. I don't know the German ones but Italian and French plugs are different, though they look similar. Very similar in fact, to the point where you wonder why they won't fit.Minor point....but not all our French apiances fit into plug sockets in our German warehouse. Hence I am not sure there is an EU plug?