# Unusual outlet in home?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-outlet-in-home/854705>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 30, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-outlet-in-home/854705 "2020-05-30T00:41:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-outlet-in-home/854705/61 "2020-06-02T00:13:20Z")

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My area has been booming for a long time like most of the sunbelt. For example when I moved here we had the 63rd biggest TV market. Now we are 27th.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-outlet-in-home/854705/62 "2020-06-02T01:42:52Z")

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> [@jz78817](#):
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> > [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> > That’s very similar but the one shown in the photo from **Bijou Drains** looks very much like a control knob.
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> check the second pic at **goldmund** ’s link. there’s a cover that is missing on the one **Bijou Drains** posted.

Yes, you’re right. Without that cap, it looks exactly the same.

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