French / UK plug adapters... good ones!?

French / UK plug adapters... good ones!?

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LDN

Original Poster:

8,979 posts

210 months

Friday 14th August 2015
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I need a bunch of adapters to allow me to plug UK items into the wall in France... all the adapters I buy / try are crap quality and often even state 'temporary use only'.

Are there any decent adapters or extensions that anyone knows of / or used?

Thanks

Roo

11,503 posts

214 months

Friday 14th August 2015
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Place we stayed in last month had a three (UK) plug adaptor with a French plug on it.

Stig

11,822 posts

291 months

Friday 14th August 2015
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Buy UK 13A 4-way extension, cut off plug, replace with French schuko.

Job done.

LDN

Original Poster:

8,979 posts

210 months

Friday 14th August 2015
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I'm too lazy to do as described above so will look for these three-way and / or any other similar product. Thanks!

Doofus

28,475 posts

180 months

Friday 21st August 2015
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Adapters won't handle a lot of current. I know of a French house fire cause by plugging a British electric fire into a French adapter. Change the plug.

If you just need to charge lots of stuff, then I have a thing called a Porta-Pow, which charges four USB items simultaneously on one plug, and has interchangeable pins for world wide use.

citizensm1th

8,371 posts

144 months

Friday 21st August 2015
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LDN said:
I'm too lazy to do as described above so will look for these three-way and / or any other similar product. Thanks!
I hope your not to lazy to change the batteries in your smoke alarm I think you will need them

LDN

Original Poster:

8,979 posts

210 months

Saturday 22nd August 2015
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I just bought lots of these... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00UYY5F7A/ref=cm_sw_r...

Seem good quality and feel well made... It's basically a Brit 4way with french plug on the end... which is what some suggested I did myself.

I've yet to use one but fingers crossed...

Doofus

28,475 posts

180 months

Saturday 22nd August 2015
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I made a couple of those myself. They will be fine.

Roo

11,503 posts

214 months

Saturday 22nd August 2015
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Looks pretty much like the one I used.