Foldable Travel Steam Iron - 1300 W, Vertical and Flat

Yes. We deliver across Dar es Salaam and ship countrywide to Arusha, Mwanza, Dodoma, Mbeya, Zanzibar and the rest of Tanzania.

Tanzania is nominally 230 V, 50 Hz, and the standard tolerance runs from about 207 V up to 253 V. Before we publish a voltage figure for this unit we want the rating plate confirmed in writing by the supplier - we are not going to guess it on a mains heating appliance. Ask us before you order and we will read the plate on the stock and tell you exactly what it says.

Three markings. 100-240V or 220-240V means it works here on a plug adapter alone. 120V or 110-127V means it will NOT work here and needs a proper step-down transformer - a plug adapter will not save it. And a unit with a manual 110/220 slide switch works only if the switch is set correctly, so check it before every use.

Nothing good, and it is a fire risk rather than simply a breakage. A heating element is a fixed resistance, so doubling the voltage roughly quadruples the power it tries to dissipate. The element runs far above its design temperature within seconds, insulation chars and nearby plastics can ignite. The current drawn is still below the breaker rating, so nothing upstream trips - there is no protection to save you.

Not for a heating appliance of this kind, and this is worth understanding. Travel transformers are typically rated around 50 W. Solid-state converters that reach 1500 W or more carry an explicit 30-minute duty limit and their own documentation usually warns against using them with thermostatically controlled appliances such as irons. A continuous-duty transformer big enough for a 1300 W heater weighs several kilograms. If the appliance is not rated for 230 V, the answer is not to buy a converter - it is not to buy the appliance.

No, and the confusion causes real damage. A plug adapter changes the shape of the pins and nothing else - the British Standard for travel adaptors actually requires the words This adaptor does not convert voltage to be printed on the product. If the appliance is rated for 230 V you need only an adapter. If it is not, an adapter will destroy it.

Any metal-bodied mains appliance should be run from a properly earthed socket. The earth is what carries fault current away and trips the breaker if a live conductor touches the casing. Never run one of these through a travel adaptor that does not carry earth through - if the earth path is missing, a fault leaves the metal body live at 230 V with nothing tripping to stop it.

We are asking the supplier for IEC 60335 test documentation - that is the international safety standard series for household appliances, with specific parts for irons, for appliances that heat liquids and for fabric steamers. A CE mark on its own is not evidence of testing, because for this class of product CE is a manufacturer self-declaration rather than an independent assessment. We will publish whatever documentation we receive.