ELECTRICITY
There is only one. GESA ENDESA. Apart from the slightly more than occasional power cut you probably wont even have to think about them other than when paying your bill.
All of your UK appliances will work here in Mallorca but you will need to change the plug to our two pin type or buy a supply of adaptors. The voltage here is 230 volts so no need to change voltage on any appliances.
GAS
The majority of gas here is Mallorca is bottled gas, its called Butano and you will see the orange gas bottles around. Its similar to Calor Gas in the UK and has to be fitted with a regulator and pipe for connection to cookers, heaters etc. Refills are available from some hardware stores and there is normally a weekly delivery to your door by the registered Butano stockist in the area.
You can only get a new bottle without exchanging it for an empty from the registered stockist and you will have to complete a contract form. Once you have your bottle you are able to swap an empty for a full at the hardware store
WATER
“The water in Majorca don’t taste like what it oughta” still stands! It is not advisable to drink tap water here unless it’s been boiled. Bottled water is in plentiful supply and is quite inexpensive.
In your business and accommodation you will normally pay for water as you use it by a metre system. It’s not expensive.
If you live outside a town then you may find that your water originates from a well. This doesn’t mean you have to lower a bucket down a hole to get your water, it will normally be automatically bought into the house by a pump and there is no charge if you use your own well water.
RUBBISH
Refuse collection over here is generally made every day! Well to be truthful its collected at night. You will have to take your rubbish to one of the many refuse collection points, you will see the large wheelie type bins at many street corners. These are then emptied nightly.
There is a yearly charge for rubbish collection but its sometimes included in your rent and it is usually no more than a couple of hundred Euros per year.
Recycling is taking off here and you will see various recycling bins for glass, plastic and paper at most larger rubbish collection points.
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