Burnt electrical outlet and plug

[clare]

The OP said it was a 20 amp outlet - it is only a 15. I had not seen the pictures before.

[Twayne]

That's such a screwed up fiasco from what I've seen/read, that it has to have a 30A fuse and likewise be wired for "stopped rotor" & whatever applies. We have no idea really what the situation is, wire gauge, voltage during draw and resulting damage to inductive parts (motors, relays coils, etc.). What they need to do is get a real electrician in there to install things correctly; they've made way too many bad choices. And then of course have it inspected. It would not pass inspection right now.

HTH,

Twayne`

[Jeff Thies]

I'm confused what you are referring to, but curious. What plug is wired with solid?

Jeff

[Pete C.]

15A and 20A plugs / receptacles have the same size contacts. There is no difference in the actual current handling capacity between the two.

[krw]

Then why would a 20A plug be any better?

[krw]

Right, it's a 15A outlet and a 15A plug. No foul there.

[Jeff Thies]

I never mentioned 20, it's a 15A plug on it, and I'm just speculating that someone put a 15A plug on because they didn't have a 30A socket for the 30A plug. I don't know, the OP will have to clear this up, or not...

Jeff

[krw]

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You were answering a thread discussing changing from a 15A outlet to a 20A outlet. If it's supposed to be a 30, a 20 isn't going to help. It won't help anyway. That's not the problem.

[Evan]

Maybe that is true in Canada Chip, but here in much of the US it is perfectly OK for maintenance technicians to repair or replace installed electrical devices (outlets, switches and fixtures) with identically rated devices without an electrical license...

Now whether or not the maintenance technician is good at doing that sort of work is an entirely different subject, but it is allowed...

~~ Evan

[Jeff Thies]

I read this as the OP thought he had a 20A but it is only 15. I didn't see anything in this thread that mentioned changing to a 20A plug, or socket. You are reading something I don't see.

If it's supposed to be a 30, a 20 isn't going to help. It won't help

I agree. It's likely a plug problem and it is unknown what complications there are.

At any rate, the OP is gone, and the threads are wandering into abstract oblivion. So, what else is new?

Jeff

[clare]

It's always been allowed here too (Canada)

[krw]

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Did you actually read the post I replied to? It's still up there (look for the '^' string, above).

Not much.