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Thread Number: 29141
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
1getting uk vacuums to the usa is it possible |
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| Post# 325554 5/24/2015 at 14:04 (3,258 days old) by vacuumdude (Spokane WA) | ||
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I want an old dyson and well one problem we use 120 60 hrtz | ||
| Post# 325559 , Reply# 1 5/24/2015 at 15:00 (3,258 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
All you need is a step-up voltage transformer. Since you live on the Pacific Coast not far from major shipping ports, it should not be a problem for you to find a 220volt electronic store - probably in Seattle. There are many Americans - civilians and diplomats and service men who need to live overseas in Europe and these stores sell everything from TV's to toothbrushes that run on voltages other than the North American 120volt standard. These stores also have transformers that will allow you to use a British vacuum in your home.
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| Post# 325560 , Reply# 2 5/24/2015 at 15:00 (3,258 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Yes, but you will need a step up transformer. Also old Dysons are very brittle so will need to packaged very well, especially cos it's going to be on a plane shipped from the UK, or possibly a ship maybe, which Dyson do u want? | ||
| Post# 325577 , Reply# 3 5/24/2015 at 17:39 (3,258 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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Another option... Any UK vac should work fine from a 220v US outlet as used for dryers etc- you would need a plug to fit the outlet and a length of cord attached to a UK female extension socket. Seamus | ||
| Post# 325599 , Reply# 4 5/24/2015 at 19:06 (3,257 days old) by vacuumdude (Spokane WA) | ||
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well one of these I always wanted one of the canister ones | ||
| Post# 325601 , Reply# 6 5/24/2015 at 19:19 (3,257 days old) by vacuumdude (Spokane WA) | ||
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oh I REALLY WANT A HENRY Henrys are awesome | ||
| Post# 325635 , Reply# 8 5/24/2015 at 21:52 (3,257 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
I literally live smack dab in the middle of America. It is quite likely that I have the largest collection of 240 V vacuum cleaners in a private collection in the USA. If you have an electric dryer outlet, you can use a British machine. Here are my three favorite, it took a lot to get them over here, and they are very rare models even in England.
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| Post# 325636 , Reply# 9 5/24/2015 at 21:57 (3,257 days old) by vacuumdude (Spokane WA) | ||
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The key question is... Anybody selling | ||
| Post# 325649 , Reply# 10 5/25/2015 at 04:09 (3,257 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Co on the eBay UK site, its the best way and you can ask the sellers aswell :) | ||
| Post# 325656 , Reply# 11 5/25/2015 at 07:37 (3,257 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
Vacuumdude, you may find many UK sellers are reluctant to send to the US simply due to inexperience. They wont know who to use to send it economically and many wont pack the machine properly anyway.
If you do find one on UK eBay that you want from a 'UK only' seller, I would be happy to have one delivered to our shop, check its packed/repacked properly and send it on to you with Fedex or whoever, or you can arrange collection. | ||
| Post# 325679 , Reply# 12 5/25/2015 at 12:42 (3,257 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 325728 , Reply# 13 5/25/2015 at 16:22 (3,257 days old) by vacuumdude (Spokane WA) | ||
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what about $ To £ | ||
| Post# 325741 , Reply# 14 5/25/2015 at 17:22 (3,257 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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| Post# 325789 , Reply# 17 5/26/2015 at 12:49 (3,256 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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I second the manchester vacs recommendation. Mainly because the cost is the easy part. You then need to package it up properly to ensure its not broken, and that means bespoke packaging. Plus a bulk shipping account, and experience of shipping abroad, which mvacs has in spades! Good luck in your search! | ||
| Post# 325790 , Reply# 18 5/26/2015 at 12:53 (3,256 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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I would love to get an American red and silver full gear DC14, the purple/orange/silver DC14 with a dark blue/purple body, the red and purple DC14, the DC17 and DC28 along with an American DC07 :) | ||
Post# 325877 , Reply# 19 5/27/2015 at 18:52 (3,254 days old) by tazcatsdad  (Buffalo, NY) |
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Here's what I do ... Because I like to buy vacs from the UK also, I've established a mail forwarding account with a firm in Dover, Kent that will receive parcels for me and then forward them to my US address. This gives me a UK based address that sellers won't be reluctant to ship to. The firm I use is called Britsuperstore: the owner, Richard Price, does a wonderful job with the forwarding service and I'm quite pleased with it. You'll find a link to his website below.
As for payment: I opened a 2nd PayPal account in pounds sterling, and I can simply transfer money from my US dollar PayPal account to the UK pounds sterling account as the need arises.
As for electrical requirements: I don't have an electric dryer, but I do have a voltage converter -- I bought one on eBay that could handle up to 3KW. Hope this information helps you!
Bill W. CLICK HERE TO GO TO tazcatsdad's LINK | ||
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