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   I just had a new circuit installed for a dryer. I was told it was 240 volt but   
   I'm having doubts. Would I be able to tell from the panel? The following is an   
   excerpt from my building's electrical specifications. The building has 10-20   
   apartments:   
      
   "From a service end box, electrical feeders connect to a service switch which   
   provides power to the building’s residential systems. The service switch   
   is a three-phase, four-wire 208/120 volt switch rated for 600 amperes. The   
   service switch conducts power to the residential electrical meter bank. Each   
   residential unit is provided with a dedicated feeder Each dedicated feeder   
   then conducts power at one-phase, three-wire 208/120 volt to local   
   distribution panelboards located in each residential unit."   
      
   Sounds to me like I can only get 208 volts, but if power to my unit is only   
   provided at one phase, I'm confused as to why it would be 208 volts, which I   
   thought was a voltage between phases.   
      
   Is it even possible for me to have a 240-volt circuit in my unit based on the   
   above description?   
      
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