# Moving to the UK will my north american sous vide machine work **URL:** \ **Category:** Anova Support\ **Created:** [January 18, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/moving-to-the-uk-will-my-north-american-sous-vide-machine-work/12599 "2018-01-18T20:48:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aras613](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@aras613](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/aras613)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/moving-to-the-uk-will-my-north-american-sous-vide-machine-work/12599/1 "2018-01-18T20:48:14Z")
As title says Im moving to the UK and would like to know if my north american anova sous vide machine would work with a UK adapter down there? Please advise and if so any special adapters? ---
**Author:** ![AlyssaWOAH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/alyssawoah/32/2946_2.png) [@AlyssaWOAH](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/AlyssaWOAH)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/moving-to-the-uk-will-my-north-american-sous-vide-machine-work/12599/2 "2018-01-18T21:06:26Z")
We don’t advise using your Anova with an adapter, as this could void warranty. My best suggestion here is to purchase the Anova Precision Cooker with the plug you need. ---
**Author:** ![kl005](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/258eb7/32.png) [@kl005](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/kl005)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/moving-to-the-uk-will-my-north-american-sous-vide-machine-work/12599/3 "2018-01-19T04:40:56Z")
Probably not, due to voltage differences. You’d need a voltage transformer probably. I wonder if anova accepts exchanges in such instances? ---
**Author:** ![aras613](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@aras613](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/aras613)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/moving-to-the-uk-will-my-north-american-sous-vide-machine-work/12599/4 "2018-01-19T05:43:57Z")
Well thats what i would like to know, my warranty is up so Im not worried about voiding it. But I would to know if it would work with a simple converter, but you seemed to have answered that for the most part. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![michihenning](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/michihenning/32/1655_2.png) [@michihenning](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/michihenning)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/moving-to-the-uk-will-my-north-american-sous-vide-machine-work/12599/5 "2018-01-19T10:02:29Z")
Do NOT plug in the Anova in the UK with just a plug adapter. If you do, the Anova will be toast, because you’ll be sending 230 V mains voltage into a unit designed for 110 V. That’s instant death. Because of the fairly high power consumption of the Anova, using a step-down transformer isn’t a cost-effective option. It’ll be cheaper to buy a new Anova for use in Europe than to buy a step-down transformer. Michi. ---
**Author:** ![Niver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/niver/32/6036_2.png) [@Niver](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Niver)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/moving-to-the-uk-will-my-north-american-sous-vide-machine-work/12599/8 "2020-01-16T05:03:40Z")
“the Anova will be toast, because you’ll be sending 230 V mains voltage into a unit designed for 110 V” I’m from the UK and I know this problem, unfortunately. My American friend has sent me [Anova](https://wisepick.org/best-sous-vide-machine/#product7) as a gift but neither he or I didn’t know about this issue. The life of my gift was very short…