French plugs - advice pls

[Andyblue]

Currently basking in the 35 degree heat in France in our motorhome. It's grand.

Booked on a site to replenish water etc and the other half plugged the iron into the three pin socket in the van which tripped the supply. Iron would appear fooked.

If we buy a French iron with their plug can we cut the plug off and rewire it to a UK plug so it will fit the socket. ( don't have an three pin to two pin adapter )

Ta very much,
Andy.

[Perik Omo]

Yes, you can and have done it loads of times.

[SlimJim16v]

[Andyblue]

Perik Omo said:

Yes, you can and have done it loads of times.

Good stuff. Thanks.
Looks like it's a trip to Carrefour tomorrow then. Might as well top up on those rather cheap crates of Leffe at the same time !

[anonymous-user]

SlimJim16v said:

+1

Why wouldn't it work?

[cuprabob]

To save you cutting the plug off, I'm sure you could buy an adaptor at the same place as you buy the iron.

[RichB]

DSGbangs said:

SlimJim16v said:

Why wouldn't it work?

Blokes got Tourette's

[Perik Omo]

Andyblue said:

Perik Omo said:

Yes, you can and have done it loads of times.

Good stuff. Thanks.
Looks like it's a trip to Carrefour tomorrow then. Might as well top up on those rather cheap crates of Leffe at the same time !

Leffe, a man after my own heart, it's my favourite tipple too and the only beer in my fridge at the moment. Have you tried the Whitbread hop ones with the green foil top? That really is nice...

[littleredrooster]

Andyblue said:

...the other half plugged the iron into the three pin socket in the van which tripped the supply. Iron would appear fooked...

Is it not because the iron exceeds the 1500w that many sites limit you to? I've had this in the past with a kettle; the one supplied in the rental van worked fine but took half the morning to boil, our own kettle popped the trip as soon as it was switched on.

[Andyblue]

littleredrooster said:

Is it not because the iron exceeds the 1500w that many sites limit you to? I've had this in the past with a kettle; the one supplied in the rental van worked fine but took half the morning to boil, our own kettle popped the trip as soon as it was switched on.

Currently on 16amp hook up so should be fine. Ta.

[Yabu]

Andyblue said:

Currently on 16amp hook up so should be fine. Ta.

You sure? Plug may be a 16a one but it doesn't mean the supply is, parents go touring Europe most years and ways complain about small breakers in the feeds meaning that they can't run much off electric.

[OldGermanHeaps]

Yep, always found french campsite electrics to be as effective as their car electrics.

[Andyblue]

Yabu said:

You sure? Plug may be a 16a one but it doesn't mean the supply is, parents go touring Europe most years and ways complain about small breakers in the feeds meaning that they can't run much off electric.

Paid for 16amp. Dam French cheap skates

[Andyblue]

cuprabob said:

To save you cutting the plug off, I'm sure you could buy an adaptor at the same place as you buy the iron.

Yes did this. Iron 9.99 euros, adapter 8.99. Works fine so sorted. Told SWMBO that she can iron my tee shirts tomorow - looks unimpressed, Umm.

[ou sont les biscuits]

Andyblue said:

cuprabob said:

To save you cutting the plug off, I'm sure you could buy an adaptor at the same place as you buy the iron.

Yes did this. Iron 9.99 euros, adapter 8.99. Works fine so sorted. Told SWMBO that she can iron my tee shirts tomorow - looks unimpressed, Umm.

Quelle surprise