Tefal European Plug to UK

Hi,

Hoping one of you knowledgeable folks would be able to share some wisdom...

I've recently purchased a Tefal Snack Collection; this one: Tefal Product

However, when it was delivered it came with a European plug not a UK plug, no biggie... contacted amazon and they refunded £15 so I could purchase a Adapter for it.

Adapter arrived today, went to try and nothing. Dead as a doughnut, atleast that's what I thought.

Tried my Beard trimmer and it works fine.. The only difference I can see is that the Tefal Snack machine's European plug says it has a 16amp fuse in it, where as the Adapter I bought ( This adapter ) only has a 13amp.

Would this be the reason it's not powering it on or would it work fine and I've got myself a dead on arrrival product?

Any help is much appritiated.

Many thanks!

Regards,

RedArrow.

The adapter even if it works is bulky and ugly.

Cut the moulded EU plug off the flex and fit a rewirable UK 13A plug.

Yeah, that what i wanted to do. But doing that will void the products warranty.

I've checked the box of the Adapter, and it states it supports the following ratings:

250V~ 10A, 13A, 16AMax (2500W, 3250W 4000W)

120V~ 10A, 13A, 16AMax (1200W, 1560W, 1920W)

So does that mean, if just replaced the 13am fuse with a 16amp fuse all will be good?

Cheers again for your time!

The adapter should work.  So be a bit more forcefull and tell them the grill and the adapter they have supplied does not work. You want them both returned and one with a UK plug supplied.

Or a full refund and buy one from a UK supplier who will supply it with a UK plu on.

Okay will do.

Many thanks for your time and knowledge ProDave!

You're a star.

Regards,

RedArrow.

RedArrow said:

So does that mean, if just replaced the 13am fuse with a 16amp fuse all will be good?

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its a 13a plug and 13a fuse for a reason... eve if you did somehow manage to find a 16a fuse to fit (they dont exist in the standards) it wouldnt be safe...

If it doesn't work there is something wrong with it. No reason it's the adaptor if you've checked that with some other appliance. 

The reference to 16 amps is the maximum capacity of a continental type plug. Those don't have individual fuses but rely on the house fuses/circuit breakers.

If it DID work OK, then I would change the plug for convenience, and risk having an argument in event of a warranty claim.  As is seems it doesn't I would return the lot for a refund.

It's actually illegal to sell most electrical appliances in the UK without a BS1363 plug... have a look here

https://conversation.which.co.uk/home-energy/plugs-two-pin-british-amazon-electrical-appliances/