Heading to Spain and want to know if my universal convertors will actually work for my flat iron, blow dryer etc. Anyone have experience?

Ron
Some will work; some won't. We actually bought a cheap serviceable one there and we have it for Europe travel.

Thanks. You bought a cheap universal plug or the appliances themselves?

The appliance.

We had a converter from AMA and it blew with the straight iron plugged into it. You'll need something better.

We ended up getting one in a hardware store for 2 euros.

Mine that I bought this year worked fine for my blow dryer curling iron and flat iron.

Maybe I should return my inverter then!
we had no luck with them for anything other than small electronics

I went to Italy a couple months ago. I took a flat iron with a European plug on it. Most hotels have hair dryers. I wouldn't trust using a converter because the voltage difference could destroy your appliances. If you're interested, I am selling the flat iron.

My wife's good flat iron wouldn't work properly with a universal plug. I'd highly recommend buying one over there. She bought one and we take it on all of our European trips.

Take a blow dryer and flat iron that have dual voltage. Then you just need the plug adaptor. That's what I did and they both worked great. Do not use a convertor with our voltage. It will just fry your appliances the first time.

Just buy a cheap blow dryer / flat iron when your there! I had brought two different converters and then crapped out and ended up just buying a flat iron there

Some blow dryers have a switch for the different ampage, but the iron probably doesn't. You might be able to get a better converter, if you want.

Ensure that your blow dryer/straightening iron are dual voltage. That is the only way mine worked. I had to have dual voltage AND the euro converter

Wish I knew this before I went, keep the hair natural for weeks!

It will work the universal plug in to all Europe countries you go . That's the one we used .

Go to ama they're super cheap even if you aren't a member. You will need it to plug them in.

You can't use converter with ceramic flat irons like a CHI. It will wreck it and not work then you come back!

WalmArt sells them