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    Japanese (110V) electric toilet

    About £400-500 from a company called Ascot Hygeine. Suffice it to say in common with the rest of the uk population I will not be asking the jobs worths for their approval.
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    Japanese (110V) electric toilet

    Right a few more bits I spoke to a mate of a mate who is an electrician and he basically said the cost of doing this is such that I might as well buy one designed for the uk market. It is not as simple as I had thought in terms of the transformer . I had no intention of doing this job...
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    Japanese (110V) electric toilet

    Because nobody has come up with a solution. I do not see how it is impossible to come up with a solution to fit a 110v supply to a bathroom
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    Japanese (110V) electric toilet

    Because it isn't clear from what is to be found on the web wether or not the few for sale in the uk are specially made or whether they are the same as those sold in Japan. That plug is an example of a Japanese set up. The washlet is supplied with a plug with a built in RCD with a trailing...
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    Japanese (110V) electric toilet

    This is quite an interesting problem. I have tried a few local electricians without much success. It must be possible to do it safely as these devices are used extensively in the far east and are also found in the USA. It is not clear if the toilets accept 240-100v - much if Asia runs on 230v...
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    Japanese (110V) electric toilet

    :lol: No space for a conventional bidet - is a small ensuite. Japan is 50-60Hz depending on region so they are compatible with both.
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    Japanese (110V) electric toilet

    Looking to install one of these in the UK. There's quite a bit of information relating the the USA here http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?2+48109 But little about the UK. These are not easily available for the European market and those that are are about 2-3 times the price...
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