240v boot warmers in France

[cagey]

Bought a pair of Husqvarna boot warmers and have just noticed the spec: 240v,50Hz, 8w (4w +4w) the plug is 2 pin. Are these safe to use in France and what is likely to happen if I plug them in, in France.
Thanks

 

[Mistroma]

No riskier than using them in the UK. Voltage levels were harmonized within the European Union several years ago and so you will find the supply will fall within the range 230 V ± 10% at 50 Hz in Fance (& UK). I believe that French power supply used to be notorious for surges, don't know if that has improved. I've never had problems.

Anything you use in UK wil work just as well in France (excepting things like TV unless they support SECAM, I expect most do nowadays).

 

[cagey]

Thanks for that, I thought France was 110v

 

[JumbleDuck]

No riskier than using them in the UK. Voltage levels were harmonized within the European Union several years ago and so you will find the supply will fall within the range 230 V ± 10% at 50 Hz in Fance (& UK).

All very sneaky, because in fact the 240V supply in the UK didn't change, but it's now 230V + 4.3%, which is within spec.