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If it has to do with 220 volts
So is it 220 or 240? Simply put it's 240 volts. 220 is a very old school phrase, however, the term 220 is very common still today. But how do we get 240 volts? Well, it all starts from the transformer up ...
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What Stove Plug Do I Use? So you just bought a new stove. And now you're really confused on what plug to install. Chances are your old stove was on a 40 amp breaker and you have no intentions on changing ...
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Using A Multimeter In this video, I show you the basic functions and how to test using a multimeter. It's not as hard as you might think. You don't have to spend a lot of money on a multimeter. One of ...
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Installing a whole house surge protector (HEPD) is extremely easy. What is an HEPD? Well everyone nowadays knows what a surge protector is. Most of us have one connected to our computers and maybe our expensive TV's. But what about our other much ...
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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 in the ...
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In 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 or two reasons to ...
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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. An inductive testing like the one I use in this video is the way to ...
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A Arc Fault Circuit Breaker / Interrupter AFCI Arc fault circuit breaker types are now code. In the past, is was up to the local building inspector. But times have changed and they are now code for bedrooms. Unlike GFCI outlets or ...
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4 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 either #6 or # 8 wire. These wires are a lot harder ...
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