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Posted by JIMMIE on July 2, 2009, 7:51 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. =A0The first
> 2 I immediately heard a clicking noise and then the fan wouldn't work
> at all anymore. =A0Then My fiance called the fix it guy next door and he
> came over and they plugged a third fan in. =A0It worked... Then after
> the guy left (of course) the same clicking noise happened and the fan
> started smoking. =A0Any 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.
Start by calling your landlord. The outlet could be wired wrong. Ive
seen 120v outlets get rewired for a 240 window air conditioner. Could
be that the circuit uses a shared neutral. If the nuetral connection
fails it could put 240 across the outlet. This could be an
intermittent problem as you discribed while incorrect wiring wouldnt
likely be intermittent. Call your landlord.
Jimmie
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Posted by Phisherman on July 2, 2009, 10:21 pm
On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:23:28 -0700 (PDT), flips333
>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.
Is this circuit on a GFCI? If so it could be bad. Replace the outlet
if it is charred. Check the voltage, ground. Make sure the hot
(black wire) is the shorter slot. Make sure the wire nuts are tight.
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Posted by Big_Jake on July 3, 2009, 7:25 am
> 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. =A0The first
> 2 I immediately heard a clicking noise and then the fan wouldn't work
> at all anymore. =A0Then My fiance called the fix it guy next door and he
> came over and they plugged a third fan in. =A0It worked... Then after
> the guy left (of course) the same clicking noise happened and the fan
> started smoking. =A0Any 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.
One of my houses had an older 220v outlet that looked just like a 110
outlet. It was for a log set on an electric fireplace, circa 1926.
The former owner had plugged in a box fan that lasted about 10
seconds...
JK
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Posted by dpb on July 3, 2009, 12:38 pm
Big_Jake wrote:
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> One of my houses had an older 220v outlet that looked just like a 110
> outlet. ...
It probably _was_ a 110V outlet simply being misused...
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> I have pluged three fans into it and all three are busted. =A0The first
> 2 I immediately heard a clicking noise and then the fan wouldn't work
> at all anymore. =A0Then My fiance called the fix it guy next door and he
> came over and they plugged a third fan in. =A0It worked... Then after
> the guy left (of course) the same clicking noise happened and the fan
> started smoking. =A0Any 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.