On 18 f=E9v, 09:24, zorba wrote:
< Going to Italy soon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
< dryer. =A0I need help in determing what kind of plug adapter she will
< need to plug in her dryer. =A0I'm confused by what I read: =A0Do I have
to
< buy two adapters: =A0One into which she plugs the U.S. plug to change
< the voltage required; and a second one =A0that the first adapter plugs
< into to fit into the wall socket. Or does one do both. =A0 Any
< recommendations, specific for Italy? =A0Thanks.
Definitely an FAQ
Check if the hairdryer works with double voltage
(110 and/or 240VAC) - its not worth the effort
bringing in a voltage converter or transformer
for such a device.
A hairdryer set on 110V works on 220-250V current
..... at best a few seconds (I forgot once to switch
one back to 220V when returning from a US/Canada
trip - survived a first attempt, but not the second trip)
On the other hand
- most hotels have hairdryers (at least from 3stars up)
- some hotels in Europe have 110V outlets (4/5 stars)
- hairdryers are cheap - just seen one for less than 10 Euro
therefore not worth carrying one overseas ....
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