The ones in the UK are electric. Like I said, I don't know if American electricity is up to the task. (Of course, some of the cheesier models in the UK are also not up to the task, so it's not completely fair to blame the voltage.)
I wonder if Home Despot would have them. Not that you'd have to buy one there, but they may be a good indicator of whether such things can be had here.
Almost all US homes are wired with 240 volt electricity for the big stuff (water heaters, stoves, heat, air conditioning, etc), as well as the wimpy 120 volt wiring for the plug-in stuff.
Of course, dglenn's house originally had gas lighting, so I'm not going to make any assumptions about it's wiring!
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I wonder if Home Despot would have them. Not that you'd have to buy one there, but they may be a good indicator of whether such things can be had here.
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Of course,