What kind of receptacle is this?

[DeafPug]

It's definitely a non-standard outlet. There's probably a marking on the face of the outlet with the details.

Grab a multimeter and measure the voltages between the various pins. However, since it's at an Airbnb, you may not have your normal tools with you.

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[jeeden]

Yep. Flip it around and the "L" would be pointed toward the right. In the original photo, the "L" is pointing to the left.

Yea, I see that now. Maybe the person took the photo with a front facing camera on their phone or with a mirror? Still wouldn't explain the three phase.

 

[VSG]

Yea, I see that now. Maybe the person took the photo with a front facing camera on their phone or with a mirror? Still wouldn't explain the three phase.

No, it's not a flipped image either. The angled connector looks like a L (or backwards L) in the photo, with the riser of the L pointing to the center of the connector. With the NEMA plug, the angled connector looks like a 7 (or backwards 7) with the stem of the 7 pointing towards the outside of the receptacle. That's not a right/left flip, that's a full 180 degree rotation of the one pin.

 

[Supratachophobia]

Any ideas?

14-30, otherwise known as an older dryer socket. Not to be confused with the oldest style 10-30 dryer socket with 3 prongs.

 

[Riviot]

Any ideas?

These will all fit in that outlet, some charge faster than others:

 

[TollKeeper]

14-30, otherwise known as an older dryer socket. Not to be confused with the oldest style 10-30 dryer socket with 3 prongs.

Nope, already discussed above. The L-Shaped prong is completely wrong...

As far as I can tell, the socket pictured by the OP does not exist

 

[krockett]

Yeah this has me stumped that’s why I posted this. Thought I was losing my mind. It’s a photo provided in the Airbnb listing. The listing has good reviews and folks that have stayed there and submitted reviews claimed it was a 14-50, which clearly is not indicative based on the image provided.

 

[COdogman]

 

[Dark-Fx]

Yea, I see that now. Maybe the person took the photo with a front facing camera on their phone or with a mirror? Still wouldn't explain the three phase.

None of the NEMA outlets have a flat on the bottom like that.

 

[HaveBlue]

Could be an 18-60R based on how chunky it is. The Plug doesn't need to use the upright portion just like a 5-15P in a 5-20R.

 

[srkz]

I think this is just a regular 14-50R and the thing you all think is an L at the bottom position is actually just the normal ground pin with a confusing shadow because the camera is a potato.

Occam's razor. Is it more likely that this person who claims to have an EV charging receptacle actually has something zany that doesn't exist, or is it more likely that it's a normal EV receptacle like they claim it is, and the picture is just shitty. (Spoilers: it's the latter.)

 

[Dark-Fx]

I think this is just a regular 14-50R and the thing you all think is an L at the bottom position is actually just the normal ground pin with a confusing shadow because the camera is a potato.

Occam's razor. Is it more likely that this person who claims to have an EV charging receptacle actually has something zany that doesn't exist, or is it more likely that it's a normal EV receptacle like they claim it is, and the picture is just shitty. (Spoilers: it's the latter.)

I simply don't understand how a potato could generate that light reflection that runs down the center of the ground pin.

 

[RalphB]

Any ideas?

Where are you? It doesn't match anything on the NEMA chart https://www.bsaelectronics.com/pages/nema-plug-and-outlet-chart

 

[krockett]

Where are you? It doesn't match anything on the NEMA chart https://www.bsaelectronics.com/pages/nema-plug-and-outlet-chart

I’m not at the location yet, will be there on Thursday, it’s an Airbnb. Mystery will be solved one way or another in a few days.

 

[Zoidz]

It's clearly a NEMA 14-50WTF

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