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240V Posted by: Free Forall 31 May 2011 8:21pm

NZ mains voltage is 240V, not 230V.

Reply 1: Posted by: Michael Hawkins 06 Jun 2011 12:28pm

I think you will find that's wrong. NZ mains voltage should be 230V but most places have voltages anywhere between 220V & 240V. This difference in voltage is negligible and the appliances with run just fine.

Unsafe electrical products Posted by: Stephanie May 07 Oct 2010 9:15am

Is there a list of shonky products?It would be very useful