electric appliances

[d2013]

I currently living in the UK , moving to Toronto and planning to take my electric appliances like PC, printer, blender etc, will those appliances run in Canada, as I hard that voltage is difference in Canada than UK. Could you please let me know about this please.

 

[zardoz]

Unless they are specifically rated as 110-240v 50-60Hz on the electrical rating label, they will NOT work without the use of a power converter of some kind. While it's unlikely that they would blow up if you did plug them directly into the mains power supply in Canada, it IS possible.

In all honesty, it's probably best if you gift/sell/junk anything that is rated as only 240Volt 50Hz, such as blenders, vacuum cleaner etc. The rule of thumb tends to be that high power devices will be UK specific, where as low power devices, such as PC, printer, phone chargers etc will be multi standard and may well work in Canada. If you are not sure, ask a qualified electrician.

 

[clearly]

Unless they are specifically rated as 110-240v 50-60Hz on the electrical rating label, they will NOT work without the use of a power converter of some kind. While it's unlikely that they would blow up if you did plug them directly into the mains power supply in Canada, it IS possible.

In all honesty, it's probably best if you gift/sell/junk anything that is rated as only 240Volt 50Hz, such as blenders, vacuum cleaner etc. The rule of thumb tends to be that high power devices will be UK specific, where as low power devices, such as PC, printer, phone chargers etc will be multi standard and may well work in Canada. If you are not sure, ask a qualified electrician.

Your computer will likely work. It should have a little switch on the back next to where the plug goes to switch it to 110-120V. If it doesn't have the switch, it likely is automatic if it is a newer computer.

It might not be worth it to bring many things like blenders and vacuums etc as they are heavy to ship and it may be cheaper to buy new ones, especially if you make a weekend trip down to the US to do some shopping.

 

[Rossei]

Besides, the UK AC plugs/sockets will most likely to be different from those in Canada/US. In UK, BS-1363 Type G (earthed) and BS-4573 (non-earthed) are used for AC plugs. The pins are thicker and more solid than what we use here. In North America, NEMA-5 (earthed) and NEMA-1 (non-earthed) connectors are used maintaining IEC 60906-2 standard. So, you may have to buy multiple socket converters.

As others said, for household power, it's also 110V and 60Hz here.