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Hi - I have a waffle maker which is a USA 110V 1200W standard
appliance. I want to get it to work in the UK (220V) but it is almost
impossible (and very costly) to get a voltage converter that would be
able to deal with the high wattage (1200W).
Would it be possible for me to get an electrician to change the
appliance so that it can use 220V as standard so then I wouldn't need
to buy any extra voltage converter? If this was possible would this
also cost a lot to do?

Might be possible to change the elements if the device was sold in
countries that use this. But there might be other differences related to
safety, etc.

BTW, the 'official' voltage in the UK is 230v - to harmonise with Europe.
But in practice it is still 240v - only the allowed tolerance has changed.

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