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24 Jun 2008 12:00 AM by barryg Star rating. 7 posts Send private message

just brought in spain murcia   advice wanted  is it best to buy electrical  ie irons kettles microwaves in spain or the u k    barryg



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24 Jun 2008 8:18 PM by irenemontague Star rating in liverpool/carvajal . 794 posts Send private message

hi we sent a lot of furniture to spain but we bought all the electrical goods in spain but kettles seem to be expensive in spain bye irene



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24 Jun 2008 10:07 PM by Roberto Star rating in Torremolinos. 4551 posts Send private message

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Better to buy in Spain - you won't have to mess around changing plugs, plus everything is guaranteed for two years, but if you buy in the UK and it blows up in Spain..............

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25 Jun 2008 12:31 PM by alancambs Star rating in Las Kalendas Fortuna. 134 posts Send private message

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Hi,

We have recently fitted our house in the Murcia area and brought all of the electrical goods from Carrefour in Murcia, in fact the iron was a lot cheaper than here in the UK.



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26 Jun 2008 9:16 AM by SpanishLinda Star rating in Nueva Andalucia. 44 posts Send private message

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Any appliances that I shipped over from the UK four years ago have gradually burnt out.  Spanish electricity is prone to power surges and the local goods seem more able to cope with it so I would advise buying Spanish.


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26 Jun 2008 10:06 AM by Irene&Alan Star rating in Formentera del Segur.... 701 posts Send private message

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... or put a surge protector between the supply and the plug!
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26 Jun 2008 1:20 PM by foxbat Star rating in Granada. 1112 posts Send private message

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Barry Hi,

You also need to be aware of the limitations imposed by your electricity supplier.
The standard base rate supply here is 25A.
The next tarrif is for 32Amps (Dearer)
and then 45Amps (Dearer still)

By comparison, I believe in the UK the standard is 60Amps.

The supply trips the main breaker if you exceed its rating and it doesnt take much to rack up 25A...

eg 2Kw kettle 9.5A,
      Aircon anything up to 15A,
      Water heater 8A,
      Washing machines (which are cold fill only out here) are also power hungry when initially heating the water.

All of the above place inductive loads on the supply and the initial switch on current demand can be up to twice the running current.
This initial loading is only momentary but if you are already running close to the limit, it can be enough to cause a nuisance trip.

We learned about power management quite early on in the game! (Washing Machine + Aircon + I'll just put the Kettle on = Oh sh*t wheres the torch...!

Its very easy to forget, and can be damned annoying, especially if you are running a computer when the power trips off...
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