Electric Adapter for Italy Travel

Going to Italy soon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
dryer. I need help in determing what kind of plug adapter she will
need to plug in her dryer. I'm confused by what I read: Do I have to
buy two adapters: One into which she plugs the U.S. plug to change
the voltage required; and a second one that the first adapter plugs
into to fit into the wall socket. Or does one do both. Any
recommendations, specific for Italy? Thanks.

zorba:
Going to Italy soon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
dryer. I need help in determing what kind of plug adapter she will
need to plug in her dryer.

I'd suggest you use the hotel's hair dryer or buy one when you get there.
Cheap hair dryers are available everywhere, for instance:
http://www.shoppingfever.de/product_...paign=ideal o
http://www.electronicscout24.de/prei...cts=1&manidx=1
http://www.preissuchmaschine.de/psm_...166&sort=preis

You're not going to buy an adaptor for twice that price, are you?

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:24:41 -0800 (PST) schrieb zorba:

Going to Italy soon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
dryer.

What for? Any hotel with a least 2* will have one. Normally they are
built-in in the bathroom. Otherwise, ask at reception.

And if not, go to the next shop and get one for something like 10 EUR.

Regards,

Frank

zorba wrote in news:64232e5e-7533-4c18-baec-1a0d9ba1e27f@
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Going to Italy soon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
dryer. I need help in determing what kind of plug adapter she will
need to plug in her dryer. I'm confused by what I read: Do I have to
buy two adapters: One into which she plugs the U.S. plug to change
the voltage required; and a second one that the first adapter plugs
into to fit into the wall socket. Or does one do both. Any
recommendations, specific for Italy? Thanks.

You CAN buy a dual voltage dryer and then only need a plug adapter.
However, as pointed out a good hotel will have one and they can be bought
in Europe fairly inexpensively and the dual voltage don't work as well as
the single. (My wife has done this both ways and she is very happy that we
bought a 220 dryer at LeClerc in France .

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On 2008-02-18 00:24:41 -0800, zorba said:

Going to Italy soon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
dryer. I need help in determing what kind of plug adapter she will
need to plug in her dryer. I'm confused by what I read: Do I have to
buy two adapters: One into which she plugs the U.S. plug to change
the voltage required; and a second one that the first adapter plugs
into to fit into the wall socket. Or does one do both. Any
recommendations, specific for Italy? Thanks.

Good Heavens unless you will be staying in a culvert, any hotel will
have a dryer either in the room or available for the asking. Anyway
hardly any street in Italian cities won't have a shop where cheap
dryers can be bought.
I last took along a dryer in 1983 and it blew out the main fuses in the
small hotel in Venice. I went around to the barber and got a short
haircut that very morning. glen

"zorba" wrote in message
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Going to Italy soon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
dryer. I need help in determing what kind of plug adapter she will
need to plug in her dryer. I'm confused by what I read: Do I have to
buy two adapters: One into which she plugs the U.S. plug to change
the voltage required; and a second one that the first adapter plugs
into to fit into the wall socket. Or does one do both. Any
recommendations, specific for Italy? Thanks.

I thought this sounded familiar.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.t...c0ed5f42c64143


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Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net

On 18 Feb, 09:24, zorba wrote:
Going toItalysoon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
dryer. I need help in determing what kind of plug adapter she will
need to plug in her dryer. I'm confused by what I read: Do I have to
buy two adapters: One into which she plugs the U.S. plug to change
the voltage required; and a second one that the first adapter plugs
into to fit into the wall socket. Or does one do both. Any
recommendations, specific forItaly? Thanks.

I agree with erick.
Is easyer to buy arriving a double voltage hair dryer , and a plug
adaper to use it all over the world.
If you are arriving in a not to little town (Firenze, Torino,
Pisa ....) you can find anyway the plug to adapt both, voltage and
plugs.(Don't put plug in wall socket without voltage adapter!! You
know, you will burn your appliances!)
The shop is the "elettricista" to ask! Plug = Presa Adapter =
adattatore; voltage adapter = trasformatore.
Welcome to Italy
Laura

On 18 fév, 09:24, zorba wrote:
Going to Italy soon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
dryer. *I need help in determing what kind of plug adapter she will
need to plug in her dryer. *I'm confused by what I read: *Do I have
to
buy two adapters: *One into which she plugs the U.S. plug to change
the voltage required; and a second one *that the first adapter plugs
into to fit into the wall socket. Or does one do both. * Any
recommendations, specific for Italy? *Thanks.

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 ....

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:24:41 -0800 (PST), zorba
wrote:

Going to Italy soon and my companion wants to take an electric hair
dryer. I need help in determing what kind of plug adapter she will
need to plug in her dryer. I'm confused by what I read: Do I have to
buy two adapters: One into which she plugs the U.S. plug to change
the voltage required; and a second one that the first adapter plugs
into to fit into the wall socket. Or does one do both. Any
recommendations, specific for Italy? Thanks.

Almost all hair dryers these days are dual voltage. You usually just
have to move a switch to change the voltage. The plug adapter can be
bought at a hardware store or Radio Shack for a few dollars.

--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup