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If you want to use your car's amplifier and subwoofers on your home stereo or computer how can you plug either a 300W amp or a 1200W amp to a 120V house outlet?Popularity: 21
Why would only one side of a 240V water heater line blow fuses periodically when elements and voltages test OK?
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What would cause a first light to pulsate when removing bulb from 2nd light in a 2- 3 way switch set up power in from first light 14 3 to 2nd light 14 2 wire to switch 14 3 to switch 14 2 to light?
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How do you wire a 240V stove plug if old stove was hard wired and had 4 wires Black red white and ground coming from the wall are three wires Black red and a shield wire is the shield wire the neutral?
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If you purchased a chandelier in the Czech Republic that was made for 240V houses is there any type of conversion or rewiring required to reuse it in the US?
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Wiring circuit for 240V welder with 3 prong plug pulling 6-3 wire do you need to replace welder cable with a 4 lead cable-plug or can you avoid the white lead to wire a 3 prong outlet red-black-green?
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What should you do to get the electricity back to several outlets in your house which ran out of electricity and the reset button can't be pushed down after you pressure washed your house?
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Why would your power go out to your garage but not to your house and no fuses be blown?
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Can you use 120V lamps in Europe by just putting in a 240V bulb and a European adapter on the plug?
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Why can pre-wired AC be filled to the max yet an empty MC can only be filled 40 percent?
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If you have a 120V Sony stereo amplifier that you plugged into a wall transformer to step down from 240V in Denmark and it worked fine then zapped can you replace the fried component to accept 240V?
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Is it cost efficient to upgrade your electricity in a 40-year-old home and will that lessen your monthly electric bill?
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How do you produce a 240V line from two 120V lines?
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Could you run your in-house electricity on a 12V system since all your appliances and radios and tvs mostly have a built-in transformer to reduce the current to a much lower voltage?
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Can you replace a 3-prong 240V outlet with a 4-prong outlet without making changes to the fuse box in an older house?
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If you live in Israel can you use a transformer to step down the 240V power to 120V and then use an American appliance or do you also have a cycle problem and if so can it be cured?
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How many amps do most electric dryers use?
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What is the cause of green powdery corrosion all over the copper wires under the plastic housing of a stove outlet and how do you cure this?
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Will a 240V water heater operate normally with a 120V 208V service coming off a three phase transformer?
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All of the outlets in one room in your basement quit working none of the breakers are tripped what might cause this and how can it be repaired?
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Is there a difference between ni-cd batteries and ni-mh batteries?
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How do you get a bose wave purchased in the US 110v to work in Ireland 220v Bose say i have to have it coverted at a cost of 150.?
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Can you connect a 8 gauge wire directly to a 10 or 12 gauge wire The appliance only requires 10 and 12 gauge but there is already 8 gauge running half way?
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Have a 6500 honda generator motor runs fine but no output from generator fuses checked no voltage from main leads out of generator?
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Is it bad to plug a computer into a extension cord and then plug that extension cord into a surge protector?
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Why do the electric test pen lighted up at live only not at neutral when AC supply switched on?
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When using 10-2 wire for a 3 wire dryer can the neutral wire be the unshielded ground wire or does it have to be shielded?
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To prevent circuits from tripping how do you determine if you need to upgrade to a 200 amp service or keep 100 amp and add some circuits?
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Why would the stated wattage of a pump be 80W and the stated amps be 2.0A if the volts are 110V?
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How do you change the timer of the electric clothes dryer?
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How many appliances could be run off a large heavy duty outdoor extension cord?
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Will a 115V welder plug into a 120V house plug?
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Why do two light switches need to be on in order to get any power to the lights?
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What is the problem if the receptacle has 120V on a volt meter but when you plug in a light in the socket the volt meter drops to 25V?
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How do you wire a two-phase outlet for a stove?
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What is the definition of a watt?
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Where can you find a list of average power consumptions of various household appliances?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using gas?
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Can you connect a dryer with a 30A cord and receptacle to a line that has a 50A circuit breaker?
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Will changing the 3-prong plug from a dryer to a range for a high btu heater rated at 30-50A reduce possible output of a 30A appliance?
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What size amp circuit breaker should be used for a kitchen?
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If the overall main fuse box has two 100A cartridges in it does that mean the amp service is 100A or is it 200A and what is the 'hydro meter'?
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What is the problem with one of your outlets when you plug in the TV and it powers down most of the proceeding plugs and comes back live after a couple of days?
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If you have a number 10 6AWG wire from a breaker box and you bought a 50A non grounding power outlet can you still use it if the 10awg has 3 wires and the ground outlet has no place for ground?
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How do you rewire a 240V outlet for 120V?
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Why does your dryer outlet spark and make a buzzing noise?
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If you have a 200A service panel is it true that you actually have 400A because you have two legs because your breakers add up to more than 200A?
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Why does your light not turn off?
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If your breaker is bad can it cause an excessive electric bill?
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How do you check for proper functioning and repair or replace thermal regulators on ceiling can lights?
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What could you do to troubleshoot a circuit with several hot-neutral reversed outlets if they all appear to be wired correctly ie black-hot to brass and white-neutral to silver?
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On an 50A circuit should you be able to turn all of three of your electric heaters on at the same time without tripping the main breaker?
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Is it legal to place an outlet below a light switch in an old house with no studs in the walls?
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What is transformation ratio of an electrical transformer?
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Are electric shavers allowed on an aircraft?
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Can a 250 watt HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM bulb be used in a fixture WITH A 400 WATT MAX BALLAST?
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Gould siemens elactrical breakers the same?
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Why can't incandescent bulbs be used with a dimmer switch?
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What does red wire black wire and green wire denote?
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How do you upgrade a 30A outlet to a 50A outlet can I just change the outlet and upgrade the circuit breakers?
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What is electrical earthing?
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How to determine the right transformer in three phase system say it should be delta or wye?
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Is 120V or 240V more efficient?
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If you have a 240V outlet for a window AC unit can you connect a switch to shut the outlet off?
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If you work in an industrial setting how do you make a 120V single phase line into a 240V single phase line?
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Is it possible that faulty wiring could be the cause of a very high electricity bill?
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Can you use 240V fluorescent tube lights and fixtures in 120V outlets for example can fixtures bought in Korea be used in the US?
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If your blowdryer is listed at 1875 watts does it use all 1875 watts the entire time it's running on high or does it actually drop to say around half that?
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How do you change or install a breaker box?
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Are you saving energy if you have unplugged your refrigerator and are cooling it with ice made by the winter cold and on warm weeks you make ice in your EnergyStar chest freezer?
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