AC WORKS® Library — Clothes Dryer Outlet

AC WORKS® Flood Restoration Series: Using a Dryer Outlet to Power Your Equipment

Posted by Christopher Hahn on

Often times, we tend to not think about how useful some of the outlets in our homes are. No, I’m not talking about regular household outlets. I’m talking about the outlets currently being used by your dryer. These are particularly useful in the event of your house or apartment floods. You may be thinking: how so? What makes them so special?

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AC WORKS® Wisdom: Why Your Dryer Needs to be Grounded

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Grounding is the common point of return for an electrical current. It is in place as a safety measure to prevent harm to the user if there happens to be a fault. It can most easily be identified as the round shaped or U-shaped pin on plugs and outlets.

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Download: Winter Product Sheet

Posted by Stephanie Junek on

AC WORKS™ brand products for the winter months.  These products will include things like Dryer Outlet adapters, Household Power Adapters, Emergency Power Extension Cords, and Electric Vehicle Charging Adapters and Kits.

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AC WORKS® Wisdom: Welder Connections

Posted by Christopher Hahn on

Having basic knowledge of the tools you’re using will help you stay connected. Most welders have a 3-prong plug that is rated for 50 Amp use. The most common is the NEMA 6-50P male plug, but another option is the NEMA 10-50P male plug.

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User Manual: 4-Prong Adapter User Manual

Posted by Stephanie Junek on

If you have an older house, built before 1996 with a 3-prong dryer outlet, and are using a new dryer, with a 4-prong dryer plug.  You can use part number S10301430-018 to power your dryer. Because the outlet you have does not allow your dryer to become grounded, our adapter also has that grounding solution for you.  

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