Sockets in the house blown.

i used an inline tt100 fan made in the ukraine.its wires were white, black and brown, i connected them to the plug using blue, brown and yellow/green wires connecting like for like N, L ect it came on for 15 seconds or so then a bit of smoke puffed out of the fan and it stopped. all the house sockets are now dwn but the lights r workin. its my own place so its not too much of a problem.as im not an electrician what happened here and how can it be fixed? the fan was intended for a 220v and the house mains are 250v wud this make a difference?. the fans three wires two of them were for high speed and low speed. as i put the two in at the same time wud this cause the cut off??

i dont think you should of put the two wires in at the same time? iam not a electrician so cant say for sure
rule 2 or 3 after dont tell no.1 is dont fuck with power
you could of started a fire and been dead around now.
made in the ukraine would of been enough for me?
you would of just triped your sockets, go to your power meter and flip the socket swich back on!
white black & brown v,s blue brown and yellow/green
would result in a puff of smoke
allways think twice my little death trap

didnt know where it was from til i bought it, presumed it wud have the normal wiring. only realised aftr bout the max min wires, must of been thta which caused it. the switches all stayed up.its a hager probably instaled in the 80's, any other idea? wudnt b major anyhow just a fuse blow is it? cud get an electrician to fix it. didnt think id have this much trouble wit a shitty fan!

If it's wired for Europe and you're in the U.S. you may need an electrician. I could try and explain 220 to you, but it's a bit complicated if you're not electrically inclined. Basically it means you have two 'hot' wires and one neutral, and maybe a ground. I'm guessing the two darker colors would go to the black wire coming out of your wall, and the other to the white side . . . w/any green wire going to green, or ground. Fans are relatively inexpensive, so?

ouch! at least there was no fire...

MrFishy said:

If it's wired for Europe and you're in the U.S. you may need an electrician. I could try and explain 220 to you, but it's a bit complicated if you're not electrically inclined. Basically it means you have two 'hot' wires and one neutral, and maybe a ground. I'm guessing the two darker colors would go to the black wire coming out of your wall, and the other to the white side . . . w/any green wire going to green, or ground. Fans are relatively inexpensive, so?

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Euro 230VAC is a singel 'hot' and neutral.
US 220VAC is 2 120VAC 'hots' (180^ out of phase)

Best to get a 2:1 xformer to match current needs.