110v product from the state?

sham69

Hi,
I have my eye on a kitchenaid mixer from the U.S on ebay.
It is 110v, is this ok to buy?
I assume I need a convertor or something?
By buying in the states I am saving around 100 euro, just want to make sure its worth the hassle.
Cheers.

four18

Yeah, Maplins will sort you out, beside Smiths toys, Jervis st

Bruthal

By the time you get an adequate power supply for 110v for anything but the smallest items, it would probably be better getting the item here, or on amazon in the uk.

sham69

By the time you get an adequate power supply for 110v for anything but the smallest items, it would probably be better getting the item here, or on amazon in the uk.

cheers mate, yeah I see that now.
I wasn't sure how they were priced but it seems the higher the power the pricier they are.
I think I will just buy the mixer over here.
Cheers.

paddy147

sham69 wrote: »

Hi,
I have my eye on a kitchenaid mixer from the U.S on ebay.
It is 110v, is this ok to buy?
I assume I need a convertor or something?
By buying in the states I am saving around 100 euro, just want to make sure its worth the hassle.
Cheers.

Buy a 220volt one in Bargain Base for feck all euros.

You could probably by 3 of them in there,for the rpice of getting 1 from the states and they trying to convert it to work over here.


Simples.:)

KoolKid

Is it definitely only 110v ? A lot of devices now are duel.

sham69

Buy a 220volt one in Bargain Base for feck all euros

Excuse my ignorance but where's bargain base?

Yeah its definitely 110v from the place on ebay.
I just don't fancy forking out 400 euro for one of these but it looks like I'll have to..
Cheers for the replies.

Bruthal

Amazon might be worth a look

paddy147

sham69 wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance but where's bargain base?

Yeah its definitely 110v from the place on ebay.
I just don't fancy forking out 400 euro for one of these but it looks like I'll have to..
Cheers for the replies.

Bargain Base,Northwood Business Park,Santry.

Its in beside Homebase,Home Focus,Pet Mania and Cost Plus Sofas.

They sell off ex Aldi and Lidl stock at a fraction of the price.

They currently have alot of electric kitchen appliences up there for sale at the moment.

doctorchopper

be careful buying things in the us from ebay, you will get hammered with duty and vat and most of the time will work out to be more expensive. It's not really worth the hassle unless you are saving at least 50%. check the wattage but i'd say it will be fairly high so it will cost at least 50 euro for a transformer plus the transformer is going to be big and ugly.

Bruthal

Would be doing well to get a 110v transformer for that price that will power the item in question as well probably.

Items below €150 i think it is, are exempt from import duty, but have to pay VAT on it.

doctorchopper

robbie7730 wrote: »

Would be doing well to get a 110v transformer for that price that will power the item in question as well probably.

Items below €150 i think it is, are exempt from import duty, but have to pay VAT on it.

You are correct on the 150 euro, but poster says they will be saving 100 euro on a 400 euro item so duty and vat will be expensive, so say item is even half price at 200 euro then vat alone will be 42 euro, i don't know the duty rate but i'd say your 100 euro savings will be gone even before you buy a transformer. I bought a 150 watt one for 35 euro but that was only good for small charges. you'll need something like this but they are procey
http://cgi.ebay.ie/UK-US-USA-AMERICA-CANADA-STEP-DOWN-TRANSFORMER-240-110-VOLT-800-WATT-800W-/220855102943?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Components_Supplies_ET&hash=item336bfd6ddf#ht_2091wt_1141

Bruthal

doctorchopper wrote: »

You are correct on the 150 euro, but poster says they will be saving 100 euro on a 400 euro item so duty and vat will be expensive, so say item is even half price at 200 euro then vat alone will be 42 euro, i don't know the duty rate but i'd say your 100 euro savings will be gone even before you buy a transformer. I bought a 150 watt one for 35 euro but that was only good for small charges. you'll need something like this but they are procey

Well i had already said it is not worth her while, so when i mentioned 150 euro as the upper limit, that was to further show its not worth while, not to say the OP would be exempt.

If the mixer was 200 watt, its likely at least a 300 watt transformer would be needed for the power factor etc, to avoid overloading it.

The item would want to be less than half price to make it worth while. Some electronic circuits may not work well in 50 hz when designed for 60 either, although a food processor might be ok.

Bruthal

A 110v bulb of equal wattage to the mixer, connected in series with it on the 230v would work somewhat:eek:

As an experiment only:)

sham69

Thanks again for the replies folks.
I think I am pissing against the wind on this one.
Will have to bite the bullet and buy it over here.
Might grab it in a sale or something.
400 for a food mixer, never thought i'd see the day.
If it keeps the missus happy though its worth every penny.
cheers again.

Bruthal

Or a 230v item 4 times the wattage of the mixer, in series with it would work also.:D

Bruthal

sham69 wrote: »

Will have to bite the bullet and buy it over here.
Might grab it in a sale or something.

Yes thats the only sensible option really.