Bringing Your Own Electrical Appliances to Spain...
- ...from the UK & Ireland* You will have no problems plugging in your electrical appliance in Spain except for the physical fact that it won't fit! A cheap adapter can be bought in advance (from Currys or Boots) or (even cheaper) in Spain in stores like El Corte Inglés.
- ...from North & South America American appliances use 110V, however, many are adapter to work on both sides of the Atlantic.
Find out if your US appliance will work in Spain. - If your appliance ISN'T compatible with the Spanish power supply you'll need an adapter which changes both the physical plug that goes into the wall and the voltage that your appliance gets. Check out these Voltage Converters, which allow Americans to take their appliances anywhere in the world. Choose the Converter for Heating Appliances if you'll be using a hair straighteners or an iron, the Converter for Motorized or Electronic Appliances for other appliances, and the Combination Converter if you'll be using both.
- If your appliance IS compatible with the Spanish power supply all you need to do is change the physical plug so that it will fit in the wall in Spain. Get one of these plug adaptors to allow you to plug your US appliance into the wall in Spain. Yuu'll need the European adaptor for Spain.
You must do the check described above first. If in doubt, get a voltage converter.
- ...from Australia & New Zealand Same as for UK (though the adapter you need will be different).
- ...from South Africa Same as for UK (though the adapter you need will be different).
- ...from elsewhere in Europe Most of Europe uses the same power supply as Spain and uses the same plugs too, so no adapter is required.
*Also Cyprus, Malta, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong
