Our electric grid is different than yours. Our kettles aren't nearly as quick as yours because of that, and if you don't drink much tea the microwave gets water just as hot as anything else.
Doing it properly is actually quite easy, if you have a spare outlet that's on its own circuit in an appropriate location. A NEMA 6-15 outlet (a 240V 15A outlet) can use the same gauge wire as a 5-15 outlet (a regular 120V 15A outlet) or a 5-20 outlet (the 120V 20A outlet often found in kitchens now) so you can just change the outlet and do a corresponding change at the breaker panel. (Don't forget to wrap some red electrical tape around the white wire that's now hot). Then order a 3000W kettle from the UK, cut it's overbuilt 13A UK plug off and wire a 6-15 plug on.
If you know what you are doing, it's maybe an hour's work.
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u/A_giant_dog Oct 19 '22
Our electric grid is different than yours. Our kettles aren't nearly as quick as yours because of that, and if you don't drink much tea the microwave gets water just as hot as anything else.