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Posted by dpb on July 3, 2009, 12:40 pm
Mark Lloyd wrote:
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> BTW, I notice how those charts always have a certain omission. What
> does the 2-15P plug into?
6-15R -- the load doesn't require the ground for any application that
would use the 2-15P.
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Posted by Doug Miller on July 2, 2009, 6:50 pm
>So I just moved into this new place and I have a problematic outlet.
>I have pluged three fans into it and all three are busted. The first
>2 I immediately heard a clicking noise and then the fan wouldn't work
>at all anymore. Then My fiance called the fix it guy next door and he
>came over and they plugged a third fan in. It worked... Then after
>the guy left (of course) the same clicking noise happened and the fan
>started smoking. Any Idea on what sort of problem with the outlet
>could cause this?
>PS aparently the people who lived here before me wouldn't plug
>anything in there cause it would blow out the lamp.
Sounds like a 120V outlet somehow got 240V supplied to it. You can confirm
this with a voltmeter, if you know how to use one.
>thanks to anyone who can give me an Idea as to what to look for when I
>bring someone in to fix it... or is it something I can do myself.
Apartment = you don't own it = not yours to fix. Call the landlord. This could
be a simple case of an idiot having wired a 120V outlet to a 240V circuit, or
it could be a complicated issue involving improper connections between two
circuits. A qualified electrician needs to be called in for diagnosis and
repair; this is the landlord's responsibility, not the tenant's.
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Posted by RBM on July 2, 2009, 6:58 pm
> So I just moved into this new place and I have a problematic outlet.
> I have pluged three fans into it and all three are busted. The first
> 2 I immediately heard a clicking noise and then the fan wouldn't work
> at all anymore. Then My fiance called the fix it guy next door and he
> came over and they plugged a third fan in. It worked... Then after
> the guy left (of course) the same clicking noise happened and the fan
> started smoking. Any Idea on what sort of problem with the outlet
> could cause this?
> PS aparently the people who lived here before me wouldn't plug
> anything in there cause it would blow out the lamp.
> thanks to anyone who can give me an Idea as to what to look for when I
> bring someone in to fix it... or is it something I can do myself.
Your fix it guy could start by testing the outlet voltage with something
other than appliances, possibly a volt meter
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Posted by dpb on July 3, 2009, 1:47 pm
RBM wrote:
>> So I just moved into this new place and I have a problematic outlet.
>> I have pluged three fans into it and all three are busted. ...
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> Your fix it guy could start by testing the outlet voltage with something
> other than appliances, possibly a volt meter
...
Think???? :)
LOL...
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Posted by flips333 on July 4, 2009, 8:54 am
> RBM wrote:
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> >> So I just moved into thisnewplace and I have a problematicoutlet.
> >> I have pluged threefansinto it and all three are busted. =A0...
> ...
> > Your fix it guy could start by testing theoutletvoltage with something
> > other than appliances, possibly a volt meter
> ...
> Think???? :)
> LOL...
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Thanks to all who helped and here's the answer... the neutral is
receiving power. Thus it blows out any and all normal appliances that
go in it. Until I can get someone to fix it I'm just gonna fill it
with those baby proof socket fillers.
Thanks again you all rock.
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> does the 2-15P plug into?