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This shows how a 110 v receptacle was feed from a 220 pressure tank for a well system.

The 110 receptacle was for a water treatment system. No connectors, and not the color code for the neutral.

At least it was grounded. 20 amp receptacle and a 15 amp plug, no problem.

- Jim M

Gee, you'd think that anyone that smart would have just plugged in the 15A plug to the 20A recp. unless twisting the prong is what gives you the additional 5 Amps [Linked Image]

the receptacle that the 3 way tap was plugged into was origionally a 240 volt rececptacle. A 120v 20A receptacle has the other prong horizontal.

if guessing that origionally this was hooked up as a 220V outlet for a 220V water treatment system. somewhere down the line, someone installed a new system and rather than wiring properly, they just grounded one leg and twisted one prong so they could fit the plug into the outlet.

You're right! It must be that darn dyslexia of mine kicking in again!

Hmm,
Gives a new meaning to the term Twist-lock.
This has to be the saddest attempt at modifying a plug, I've seen for a while!.

Hey, well the triple-tap only costs a dollar.

No great loss there, huh? [Linked Image]

Trumpy, I've seen Aussie/NZ/Chinese plugs with the pins twisted so that they're parallel (ground pin hack-sawed off) so they could be jammed into American type sockets.