I wish to buy a rice cooker in Bangkok.  Most metal rice cookers have a "2-pin" plug. 

Is it safe to use this rice cooker with a 2-pin plug ? Any other suggestion ?

Your kind advice is much appreciated. My home has a 3-pin connection.

Thanking you all in advance.

If you look closely at the rice cooker,somewhere around the bottom,

you should see the sign for earth,with a screw, add an earth wire to this,

and add a 3 pin plug,tape wires together with electrical tape, thats what

i did.

regards worgeordie 

Our "Otto" branded rice cooker actually has a 3-pin plug.

 

If you're worried look for a similar one.

Many appliances come with a "Schuko" type plug which should contain a ground.  But then you need a Schuko receptacle or adapter.  I have found adapters at the "Home" places but there are times when I take the last one.

as an after thought  before changing plugs etc it is worth looking in the wall socket to confirm that it is actually earth supplied/connected  if good then other option  purchace a lenth of suitable cable and rewire the whole unit/cooker  bit of a go around but safe

Changing plug and installing ground wire is problematic on rice cookers I have done it on as they are designed for cord windup.  It can be done but may be messy.  Would be much better to look for cooker with actual 3 pin plug (but most do not have).  Indeed there will be a ground screw on bottom and unit is designed to be grounded.

You can chop the Schuko plugs off and replace them with a rewireable plug, the Haco ones are available in places like Thai Watsadu and are very robust.

The Otto appliances while inexpensive have serious manufacturing flaws in the cables and plugs. Against my better advice our purchasers put Otto kettles in our hotel rooms, hundreds of rooms. After several fires I took ownership of the problem and ordered them all replaced with Tefals. . . 

 

 

Thank you very much for all your kind advice. Much appreciated.

I managed to buy a Electrolux cooker in Siam Paragon.

It has a "3-pin" (rounded type) plug. And an English instruction booklet was included.

The quality of this Electrolux is very good. 

Thanking you all once again.

I feel better having those things on an RCBO protected circuit. Our last rice cooker actually tripped it once while cooking a large pot of rice berry (black rice).

These receptacles (pic) are pretty slick since most rice cookers don't have an on/off switch.

On 6/19/2018 at 8:10 AM, bankruatsteve said:

Many appliances come with a "Schuko" type plug which should contain a ground.  But then you need a Schuko receptacle or adapter.  I have found adapters at the "Home" places but there are times when I take the last one.

I think that many manufacturers use the shucko plugs because the meet the requirement that a class 1 appliance must have a plug with an earth but they only have two prongs and can be directly plugged into and nu-earthed socket without an adapter.  I have a box of Haco three pined plugs and immediately replace the pkg if the appliance comes with a schuko plug attached most likely voiding the warranty.

My Bangkok condo has a three 3-pin outlet.

But my refrigerator has only a 2-pin plug.

Meaning there is no earthing for my refrigerator.

Therefore, is it safe to use with the 2-pin plug connection ?

I notice that all refrigerators sold in Thailand comes

with only a 2-pin plug. Your advice is much appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance.

2 hours ago, micky said:

My Bangkok condo has a three 3-pin outlet.

But my refrigerator has only a 2-pin plug.

Meaning there is no earthing for my refrigerator.

Therefore, is it safe to use with the 2-pin plug connection ?

I notice that all refrigerators sold in Thailand comes

with only a 2-pin plug. Your advice is much appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance.

Yes, safe to plug in 2-pin.  The refrigerator will have a ground screw in the back and near where the electric goes in.  That is supposed to be connected to a ground using a separate wire.  There are several methods to do that and a search of this forum should find them.  But, unless you get a "tingle" when touching, I wouldn't bother.