British electrical appliances

Yes, all absolutely fine with the plugs swapped over.

Yes, they're fine, and if you don't want the hassle of changing the plugs over, buy a multi pack of plug adaptors from ebay before you come over.

Some electrician will probably come on now and say that's dangerous, but we're still using them on all sorts after two years, no problem.

Exceptionally BAD advice. 

Just because nothing has happened doesn't mean it can't or make it right or safe and your house insurer certainly wouldn't be impressed if it did.

A lot of the adapters sold in Spain are poor quality, would not meet British standards. Nor would a lot of the Chinese imports sold on various sites in the UK, be very careful or they will overheat. And that is from experience.

Hi RayD, seeing as we have very much everything we need electrically  it would be a waste to leave behind in the UK just to buy all new appliancies etc. Hence  my question on compatability with UK to European. 

Thank you for your input, really appreciated. 

Take it easy out there and stay safe all.

It was of course the use of adapters that I was advising against. 

Frankly it beggefs belief that anybody would even think that UK appliances per se were not 100% safe to use in Spain or anywhere else. 

People will be asking if it's safe to drink tbe water next! 

Hi G&T,

We brought to Spain a number of Murano glass lamps that we didn't want to leave in the UK - hubby changed the UK plugs to Spanish easily and cheaply.  We also brought our microwave, kettle, toaster, TVs, sound system, rechargeable Dyson vacuums, the list goes on, and, after almost 4 years, we still use them with UK plugs without any problem.  BUT, I wouldn't rely on Spanish adapters, especially those from the Chinese bazaars.  Bring good quality adapters with you from the UK. 

I was shocked (not literally!) when I used my hairdryer one day with an adapter that the previous owners of our property had left behind - after only 10 minutes, the adapter was very hot.  I've never experienced that with the adapters we brought from the UK.

Kind regards,

Kim

Ok, no big deal, all I am saying is that I have found some of them to be unsafe, I found that after half an hour the one I was using had overheated, and no, it wasn’t overloaded. So it does depend on the quality of the manufactured product. So the bottom line is that they should be avoided whenever possible. But if the one you are using is made in the UK it has most likely been produced as fit for purpose. As opposed to being made in a back street workshop by a  six year old in China.