3-Wire and 4-Wire Electrical Configurations For Ovens
There is direct wiring into the oven that is three-prong. We are putting in a wall-mount plug-in that is four-prong...
View ArticleElectrical Wiring for a Steam Shower
These units require a dedicated GFCI Protected circuit, sized correctly, installed and connected according to code and inspected otherwise there could be damage to the...
View ArticleElectrical Circuit and Dryer Wiring
How to Know What Plug to Use for an Electric Clothes Dryer
View ArticleChristmas Holiday Lights and Voltage Considerations
How to Check The Voltage Specifications of Your Christmas Lights and LED Lights and Avoid Problems
View ArticleElectric Stove Circuit Installation
Electrical Panel Requirements for a New Stove Circuit - The complexity of installing the stove circuit will depend on the structure of the house and how accessible it will be to install the electrical...
View ArticleSafe Locations For Electric Dryer Outlets
Make Sure You Are Mounting the Clothes Dryer Outlet in a Safe Location - The dryer outlet should not be installed below the water attachments for the washing machine.
View ArticleIs Your Foreign Made Light Fixture Safe?
What to Check on Foreign Made Light Fixtures to See if They are Safe - The wires are smaller because most of the foreign made light fixtures are made to operate on 220 volts. Double check your wire...
View ArticleSplicing 220 Volt Wiring
How to Splice 220 Volt Electrical Wiring - There are a few considerations which need to be addressed when splicing 220 volt cable wiring in order to make the splice safe, accessible and makes sure the...
View ArticleWiring Connections for an Electric Water Heater
How to Wire a Water Heater - Electrical Connections for a 240 Volt Electric Water Heater - Identify the circuit for the hot water heater and make sure it is turned off. The bare ground wire of the...
View Article220 Volt Appliance Wiring Requirements
How to Wire a 220 Volt Appliance - With new controls being designed to make equipment more energy efficient I expect to see more circuits requiring a separate neutral wire or a 4-wire circuit.
View Article220 Volt Circuit for Equipment From China
Circuit Requirements for Foreign Electrical Equipment: Here are some examples of electrical power here in the USA at industrial and some commercial buildings.
View ArticleGE Breaker Type Prevents Dryer From Working – Part 1
How to Fix a GE Breaker Problem: Dryer Circuit Requires Corrected 220 Volt Circuit, I recently attempted to install a new dryer using 240V - 4wire installation procedures.
View ArticleGE Breaker Type Prevents Dryer From Working – Part 2
Dryer Circuit and Circuit Breakers: This problem was due to a typical error of installing the breaker into a position of the panel which prevented the breaker from producing 240 volts.
View ArticleJunction Box Splice for a 220 Volt Electric Range Cable
How to Splice Electrical Wires: Working with Ground Wires and Junction Boxes - Splicing onto the existing cable and extending it to a different location is fine, just make sure to splice all the wires...
View ArticleElectrical Power Design for a Garage Workshop
Power Design for a Garage Workshop: Planning Your Electrical Circuits - Building a home hobby workshop to run a 220 Volt and three prong receptacles.
View ArticleShould You Tap 220 Electrical Wiring for a 120 Volt Circuit?
120 Volt and 220 Volt Electrical Circuit Wiring - Tapping into a 220 volt major appliance circuit is not permitted because there will most likely be a amperage difference, so the tapped circuit would...
View ArticleElectric Circuit for an Arc Welder
How to Wire an Arc Welder with a Dedicated Circuit and the Wiring Requirements: I'm just a little confused on hooking up the circuit because I don't fully understand the Neutral wire
View ArticleHow to Select and Wire a 120 or 220 Volt Air Conditioner
Considering Air Conditioner Efficiency and Electrical Consumption because it will make a difference with Your Energy Bill, Here's Why
View ArticleNo power to my electric clothes dryer, what could be wrong?
Electrical Tips about Circuit Wiring for an Electric Clothes Dryer: Dryer Outlet that is Not Working, testing the right circuit breaker.
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