Uk appliances use in Spain - Page 3

alant wrote on Sat Jan 23, 2021 5:25pm:

Not true If you contract for the right supply. 

juanida wrote on Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:19pm:

I think that the average apartment or 3 bed room villa is certainly not wired for appliances such as a British electric cooker.  The higher the 'potencia' the more you pay  - and with a difference!  The electricity bills for my fairly large cortijo are roughly the same as a 45 squa...

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...re metre apartment which we own and only use occasionally because in the apartment we have more 'potencia' contracted just because of a single air conditioning unit.!

I don't know of anyone who has a British cooker here and I agree with KD Kitchens that  nowadays it just isn't worth paying to bring large electrical goods over here.  The guarantees would not be covered either. 

juanida wrote on Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:19pm:

I think that the average apartment or 3 bed room villa is certainly not wired for appliances such as a British electric cooker.  The higher the 'potencia' the more you pay  - and with a difference!  The electricity bills for my fairly large cortijo are roughly the same as a 45 squa...

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...re metre apartment which we own and only use occasionally because in the apartment we have more 'potencia' contracted just because of a single air conditioning unit.!

I don't know of anyone who has a British cooker here and I agree with KD Kitchens that  nowadays it just isn't worth paying to bring large electrical goods over here.  The guarantees would not be covered either. 

L181SKY wrote on Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:57pm:

Yes Cancrank is right but built in u.k. ovens have come with 13 a plugs since the 90s

Kdskitchens wrote on Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:10pm:

Actually a lot of ovens have actually returned to hard wired , my main supplier used to be howdens but I’ve seen many others , it come with just the cables and a warning sticker , of do not attach plug . all my electrical work was carried out by electrician I’d been using for years so ,never ...

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...really looked into why they changed but it was a higher output , 

I’d say that was starting around 2015 I think it was 

juanida wrote on Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:33pm:

You probably know this already but just in case you don't, British cookers won't work here either.  This is because amount of electricity contracted by the average flat or house is a lot less than in the UK.  I particularly miss having a good grill as I really like Welsh rarebit or...

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... cheese on toast from time to time.  You just can't do the same in Spanish ovens!  An alternative is  to buy a small worktop oven/grill or an electric sandwich  toaster if you have the space for gadgets.

Another point is you may find that over here, a 3000 watt kettle trips the electricity here when the oven is in use or other high wattage item is being used.  Over here, Amazon sells 2500 watt kettles which in the UK are not easy to find nowadays.   Another good idea is to bring electric blankets if you use them as believe me, in the winter they can be very necessary here! 

juanida wrote on Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:29pm:

Then you have to give up space for a gas bottle unfortunately. 

L181SKY wrote on Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:55pm:

If it’s possible , it’s a great option though.  I’ve got mine sitting outside and gas pipe through the wall.