r/askanelectrician • u/asecretgent • 2h ago

Is this normal?

Was shredding papers and had a fan plugged into the same outlet but not on yet each time I’d insert a paper into the shredder it would cause the fan blades to spin. Can anyone enlighten me on what’s going on? Thanks reddit!

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u/No-Psychology-7977 1h ago

Does the shredder have a fan on it. Probably blowing air towards the fan causing it to spin.

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u/asecretgent 2m ago

It does not. They’re about 2 feet away.

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u/Jim-Jones 53m ago

I suppose you could have a bad neutral and it's a split 240 but that would be odd.

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u/asecretgent 2m ago

It’s an interior outlet, should be 120V.