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AC WORKS® Wisdom: The Benefits of Compact Adapters

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AC WORKS® Wisdom: The Benefits of Compact Adapters

When trying to find a solution to your electrical connection problems, you should start your search with compact adapters. When you are looking at them, you may think to yourself; what are the benefits of adapters? Will they last just as long as a permanent solution?

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AC WORKS® Wisdom: How Surge Protectors Work

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AC WORKS® Wisdom: How Surge Protectors Work

When buying a new computer, TV, or other expensive electronic, we almost always make sure we get a surge protector with it. Its an extra layer of safety that we think to ourselves “it will prevent my electronic appliance from getting fried.” But what does it actually do?

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

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

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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AC WORKS® Wisdom: Powering Your Sump Pump with a Generator

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AC WORKS® Wisdom: Powering Your Sump Pump with a Generator

Usually, powering your sump pump is never really a problem unless something goes wrong with the pump itself. The biggest thing to worry about is power outages. How can you be prepared for a power outage?

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AC WORKS® Wisdom: How to Maintain RV Circuit Breakers

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AC WORKS® Wisdom: How to Maintain RV Circuit Breakers

People new to RVs and even experienced RVers can often do something they are a little embarrassed to admit: trip the RVs circuit breaker. Just like in your home, a circuit breaker is put in place to stop an electrical current should there be an excess or overload. This makes sure none of your appliances short circuit, get fried or even start a fire. How does a circuit breaker gets tripped in your RV?

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