Re: What is this socket?

["Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx>]

That is a standard 220V 20A receptacle.  There is a X10 appliance module for
it:

http://www.smarthome.com/2021.html

Jeff

"Anthony Lieuallen" <just.an@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My new apartment has a built-in heater/ac unit.  I'd like to build a
> primitive thermostat for it (keep it off during the day, but on in time
> for me to get home from work, etc), like I did with the window units in
> my old apartment with X10.
>
> But I have no idea what this is or how to deal with it:
> plug:   http://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plught2.jpg
> socket: http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sockethk7.jpg
>
> It looks like a standard US 3 prong plug, except one of the prongs is
> rotated 90 degrees.  I measured the voltage at the socket at 214V AC.
> Can anybody offer some pointers about what this socket is, and which /
> if I can get an X10 module to control it?