Hi everyone. I'm looking at buying a second hand travel kettle. It says the voltage is suitable for 110 and 240 volts. Is this okay for use in Western Europe? Thanks

> Is this okay
It is, but can't really be recommended!
I would buy one locally.

Yes, but you would need a plug adapter to fit the European sockets.

A dual voltage kettle? Do you know where it is made or coming from? it may not need that adaptor after all.

Thanks guys, I'm not sure where it is made (most likely in China), but it's specifically for travel use. (I'm in NZ and saw it on one of our trader sites on the Internet) Don't really want to look for one when we arrive in Europe, as don't want to waste precious time doing that, so will take a chance and buy it, if we win the bid on it. If it doesn't work, we can throw it out, not costing the earth, just thought it might be a good idea as our hotel rooms don't supply in room tea and coffee facilities, so we could take our own little stash and even heat up water for soups etc. We will take one of those adaptor plugs too as we will need that for camera charging, etc. Thanks for the advice.

If you're from NZ, why are you looking for a dual voltage kettle in the first place? It's all the same as in Europe, Voltage, mobile phones, TV sets etc.. You just need the right plug.

I think that would be fairly safe and would probably work fine, as it doesn't have a motor, etc. It's just a heating element and those aren't too problematic when dual voltage. Just get the prong adapter, that's all. I have one of those dual voltage heating coils for boiling water in a large mug, and I bet it's basically the same thing, which is pretty basic technology.