AC WORKS® Library — Power Solutions

With summer starting to heat up, it is time to now focus on heavy rains, tornadoes, tropical storms, and hurricanes. Every year, we like to review with you the best way to be prepared. Since we have added quite a few new products to our lineup, we are going to go over what you can use to keep the power on during tough situations. Watch this video to see all of the new products we have brought in since last Spring and Summer. There are still many more emergency power solutions we provide. If you can’t find the one you...

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Over the past couple of weeks, we have reviewed a couple of ways to find the right adapter. If you are someone who is a visual learner or knows what the adapter will be used for but can’t quite identify it, this next method is for you. If you or your business are part of our marketing target, or you ordered something from us previously, chances are that you have seen one of our single sheet product catalogs. We have several of these catalogs for the various categories of uses that our products fall under. We have them for EV...

Last time, we reviewed how to identify the plug and outlet you need to adapt, and how to search for the correct adapter on our site. If you are still confused about the different plugs and outlets, we have another useful tool to help you: the Outlet Solutions Page. If your outlet doesn’t have the NEMA configuration or other helpful information printed on it, this page is perfect for you. Go to acworks.com, then click on the “Outlet Solutions” header. There, we have pictures of nearly every possible outlet that is being used today. Simply scroll through and click on...

Lately, a lot of customers have been wondering if it is possible to adapt a 3 or 4 prong dryer to a regular household connection. While this is not possible, you can still adapt to other outlets around the house. But first, let’s go over why it's not possible. When your dryer has a 3 or 4 prong plug, or in technical terms NEMA 10-30P or NEMA 14-30P, it is because it requires 220 volts and 30 amps to function properly. This means it cannot function with just 110 volts and 15 to 20 amps that you would get from...