Can I rewire a Swiss 3-pin plug to UK plug?

[pmh37]

I have brought a raclette machine back to the UK from Switzerland. It is wired with a moulded Swiss 3-pin plug, and rated at 6A 1200W.

I would normally just use a 'universal adaptor' for it, but the power and current it requires is more than such adaptors allow. Indeed, we have already blown one of them with a similarly powered hairdryer.

So my question is, can I just chop the moulded plug off and rewire it to a UK plug with a 6A fuse? As the machine is just a glorified heating element, I suspect that this should be possible, but the manual that comes with the machine gives dire warnings about not tampering with the power cable. Is that just a company covering its back, or is there something profoundly different to such a Swiss plug that I should be careful with?

Thank you very much for your help!

 

[plugwash]

almost certainly just a manufacturer covering it's arse.

 

[xerxes]

Not sure you'll be able to get a 6 amp fuse for a plug top, but TLC supply 7 amp fuses, apparently. Otherwise you'll have to go for the more commonly available 10 amp.

 

[solair]

Normally, Swiss circuits are rated 16amps.
There is no fuse in the plug, that's just the maximum load that it can carry.

If you fit a plug with a 13amp fuse it will give roughly the same level of protection as the swiss plug connected to a swiss 16A circuit.

 

[breezer]

solair, i hate to point out the obvious, but i bet the op has long since done it by now, they only asked in February. (only made the one post, never to be heard of again, not even a thanks) may i suggest you check the date a post was made before you reply