"Eeyore" wrote in message
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James Sweet wrote:

There's about 3 different types of receptacles you'll find in a US
residence, the rest on that list are either industrial stuff or obsolete
things you might find in the occasional 1950s or earlier house. Generally
you'll find mostly 15A 120V grounded types, then the clothes dryer will
have
a 30A 240V receptacle and the kitchen stove will have a 50A 240V
receptacle.
Other high powered items like an electric furnace, water heater, spa, etc
will be hard wired. Sometimes you'll find a 15 or 20A 240V receptacle in
the
garage for something like an air compressor or small arc welder but these
are generally added by the homeowner. It's really not very complicated.

I know the UK has a number of plugs and receptacles in the same category,
I've got a small pile of various oddballs from over there right here.

Has meaning current ?

Absolutely not. Any 'oddballs' you have date from roughly before 1960.

Graham



Correct.

We're talking about oddballs in general though right? As I've said, in 99%
of houses, you'll find one type of receptacle in all the standard locations,
and it's the same type that's been used for decades. You'll also find a
dryer outlet and a stove outlet in those houses that are not gas, and
occasionally one of a few different oddballs for specific applications like
air conditioners, compressors, welders, etc, but those are almost always
added later and most houses lack them. I just don't understand why this
would be confusing, it's made sense to me since I was a little kid, it's not
as if we have a random mismash of different types in every room of the
house. Any yahoo can do electrical work if they take some care to be neat
and tidy.