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If it has to do with 220 volts
Installing a 30-amp dryer circuit is quite straightforward. Each hot leg provides 120 volts, and while there is no neutral, there is a ground wire present. By following the steps carefully, you ...
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In this video, I show you how to install a 220-volt outlet using 4 "wire" The fourth wire is neutral (white wire). Most dryer wires will be a 10 gauge wire for 30 amps. However, the wire shown ...
Continue readingIn this how-to install a sub-panel installation I will guide you through the complete installation of a subpanel step by step. The first question is why are you installing a subpanel. There are either one ...
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If you're pulling too many amps from a breaker it will trip. And the easy way to check this is to use an amp tester. Inductive testing like the one I use in this video is the way ...
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An Arc Fault Circuit Breaker / Interrupter AFCI Arc fault circuit breaker types are now code. In the past, it was up to the local building inspector. But times have changed and they are ...
Continue reading4 Wire Outlet The wire. If you were installing a four-wire 220 outlet chances are it's for a stove/oven. Now, this could be either 40 or 50 amp. So ...
Continue readingHow to wire a dryer Well, the first question asked is always what size wire? How many amps ?. That will depend on your dryer. Look at the back panel. But most, if not all, ...
Continue readinghttps://youtu.be/XMgwZDtR4tw Installing a 220-volt outlet isn't all that hard at all. Following the instructions in my video, you'll be fine. So here's the ...
Continue readingThese outlets are the ones you're most likely to have in your house. Ok, so let's talk about the types of outlets you'll find in your house. For the most part, you ...
Continue readingPlease keep in mind, this is for a 4-wire cord and the outlet for a stove/oven. This is very easy to do but yes it can seem very intimidating. You just came home with the ...
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Replace A Circuit Breaker Video Circuit Breaker OK, one big thing I left out of ...
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