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

Posted by Christopher Hahn on May 21, 2019

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?

AC WORKS® Flood Restoration Series: Using a Range Outlet for Your Equipment

Posted by Christopher Hahn on May 21, 2019

A commonly overlooked outlet is the electric cooking range outlet. This outlet can provide up to 50 Amps, and with its two hot wires, it provides 250 Volts.

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

Posted by Christopher Hahn on May 21, 2019

In some occurrences, there may not be power available at a flood site. So how can you save your house or apartment when this happens?

AC WORKS® Wisdom: Differences Between 1430 and 1450

Posted by Christopher Hahn on Nov 28, 2018

In your home, there are two 4-prong outlets that often get confused because of how similar they look. These are NEMA 14-30R and NEMA 14-50R. The NEMA 14-30R outlet is used for a clothes dryer, while the NEMA 14-50R outlet is used for an electric cooking range. The 14-50 can also be found in use with 50 Amp RVs, high service generators, and nowadays EV charging. The only difference in appearance is that the neutral pin for NEMA 14-30R is “L” shaped, while the neutral pin for the NEMA 14-50R is “I” shaped like the other pins.As far as technical...

AC WORKS® Wisdom: Residential Connections

Posted by Christopher Hahn on Aug 08, 2018

Whether you have been a homeowner for a long time or if you are a new homeowner, you might not have realized the different uses possible with the electrical outlets around your home. From a regular household outlet to the outlet you use for your clothes dryer or cooking range, there are many possibilities.