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Default New apartment, electrical outlet blew out 3 fans.

In article , Eric in North TX wrote:
On Jul 2, 5:46=A0pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article =

..com, Eric in North TX wrote:


Is it near a window and has a pattern like this: (|- |)? If so it
could be 220v


That's not a 220V pattern -- that's 120V 20A.


Perhaps, but I've seen it wires as 220v more than once where a window
A/C unit lived.


Take a look at the chart he
http://www.generatorjoe.net/html/web...quailplug.html

I suspect that you've been looking at 6-20R without realizing what it was.