Has anybody had electrical compatibility issues with travel?

[D.H.]

For instance, has anybody found an accommodation with sockets other than the one listed for the country(ies) visited, or one where there are no wall sockets (i.e. the lamps are hardwired into the wall)?

[Goofproof]

For instance, has anybody found an accommodation with sockets other than the one listed for the country(ies) visited, or one where there are no wall sockets (i.e. the lamps are hardwired into the wall)?

Empty Minds Want to Know! Jim

[CapnLoki]

For instance, has anybody found an accommodation with sockets other than the one listed for the country(ies) visited, or one where there are no wall sockets (i.e. the lamps are hardwired into the wall)?

A curious question! I'm not a serious world traveler and generally don't stray very far from the normal tourist traps, but I have never seen a setup other than what was normal for a country. Of course, there are lots of places in the world where "normal" is a jury rigged setup - perhaps a genset that runs a few hours a day. I have been told that the hot water is only on a certain times, and I've been on boats where the electricals are worthless, but I've never seen a wall socket that doesn't belong in that country.

[TheDuke]

Hi:
I have never traveled to third or fourth world countries but I have gone to perhaps a half dozen Continental European countries, England, Scotland and the nation of Ireland, numerous provinces of Canada and to New Zealand and never experienced any power outlet problems. Of course, the sockets differ from country, though the British Isles and New Zealand all had the same outlet type, designed for huge three prong plugs. Canada has the same type outlets that we have in USA. I do appreciate that the modern CPAP devices all seem to have the universal voltage acceptance so except for my first machine back in 1988 which did not accept 240 volt service I never had to take a personal transformer.. With foreign travel one must get the appropriate socket adapters for the countries visited. If I recall correctly, I got my adapters at AAA but I see them on-line as well.

The Duke

[sam.walker.92351]

The only issue I ever had traveling with my CPAP machine was in India. The hotel owners had disabled the outlets next to the bed because people were using them for ironing and ruining the bed spreads. When I showed them what I needed it for, they fixed it for me in a few minutes.


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[RandyJ]

I have stayed in a hotel in Spain where there were no outlets in the bedroom, only in the adjacent bathroom. As a result, I never travel without a 15'/20' extension cord. I've never needed it other than that one hotel, but I am prepared.

[Passport in-hand]

Please have a look at my post.
Send me a message if you have any other specifics.

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[D.H.]

I have stayed in a hotel in Spain where there were no outlets in the bedroom, only in the adjacent bathroom. As a result, I never travel without a 15'/20' extension cord. I've never needed it other than that one hotel, but I am prepared.

The first time that I traveled outside of the U.S. was in 2000 to Ireland. I'd been using a CPAP machine for about one year. The very first hotel had an electric socket so far away from the bed that the two extension cords that I packed didn't reach. Fortunately, after a whole exchange about my needing a converter, they gave me an extension cord. With the one they gave me, my adapter, and the two I packed, it just reached the bed! Interestingly, nothing quite like this has happened again (now I pack three cords).

[D.H.]

Please have a look at my post.
Send me a message if you have any other specifics.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=156962&p=1200859#p1200859

Thanks. The only thing that I would add to that is that unless one is using a very old CPAP (or a stand-alone humidifier), it's pretty universal that it can run on any voltage from 100 to 240, and 50 or 60 hz. Thus, it will work on standard household (or "hotelhold") current in just about any country in the world. It will also run on most cruise ships, riverboats, and overnight trains. Beware that on some aircraft, electricity is supplied at 400 hz which could be an issue.