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My Frigemore has a nameplate rating of 12A. I have run it through full cycles with a recording ammeter, and the max run amps would be about 6A with brief 9A surges. Manufacturers are free to put whatever value they want on a nameplate. According to the National Electrical Code, 12A is the...

GFCI Many older appliances are not GFCI-compatible. A GFCI is set to trip when the current leakage to ground is in the range of 4-6 mA. Many older appliances exceed this amount. It is not necessary by today's code to have GFCI protection on a built-in DW, but countertop outlets are required to...

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Cadman, I did not mean any offense. I didn't say that all engineers, et al are ignorant of proper practice. My apologies if I came across that way. In my experience, however, among DIYers who are brave enough to attempt their own wiring, those with no previous electrical knowledge are more...

Electrical Code cadman, I don't want to come off sounding overbearing and humorless, but I do hope you will think better of your cavalier know-it-all attitude regarding electrical codes and safety. As difficult as it may be to imagine, the National Electrical Code is not written by a bunch of...

Florida & Refrigeration Refrigeration/air conditioning was invented in Florida by Dr. John Gorrie in 1851. http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/gorrie/gorrie.htm

Aquastar I have had an Aquastar 125B (the most common Bosch model) since May 2002. I am very happy with it. There are only two people in my household. Tankless water heaters do not "run out" of hot water (unless you run out of fuel). They do have a limited flow rate, however. The Aquastar will...

at least into the late '70s I remember when I'd go to the hardware store with my dad, I would always end up in the electrical aisle. They always had a good stock of cloth replacement cords for small appliances, although these may have been on the shelf for awhile. This would have been '78-'80...

different to me opportunity experiences My wife says this was probably translated using BabelFish, hence the English words with German grammar. My thought was, more like YodaFish! My brother says: my theory is that dorfverkaufer is the pope's ebay account. he saw his own reflection in the...

BioDiesel Sounds like the alcohol content is to make the fuel stable. Actually, it is to break down the long molecules into shorter ones that won't gum up your injectors. The chemical is sodium methoxide and it is made by reacting the proper proportion of methanol and sodium hydroxide (lye)...

"Well, the lower the voltage, the warmer the wires, the more heat produced, the more oil used :)" Actually, very little of US electric power is generated in oil-fired plants. But Bush does answer to the coal, gas, and nuclear interests. And yes, they do want us to go on wasting energy.

Robur The Robur units (which, like many RV fridges, are labelled Servel--the original Servel went out of business in the late '50s) are chillers. They chill water and then pump it through pipes to fan-coil units in the house. This is an old, proven technology, but it might be a pain to retrofit...

Engine-driven I'd be skeptical of a vapor-compression system with an engine-driven compressor. These have seals that begin to leak over time, not to mention periodic engine maintenance requirements. How many of us have had automotive air conditioners fail, and incurred massive repair costs...

Looked at the nameplate, that's the way. I figured it was a 240v model anyway. No way to vent it? That's strange.

Curved Blades... SactoTeddyBear... By curved blades, do you mean something like this? This is commonly referred to as a "twist-lock". The photo is of a modern 125v 15a version, but they come in many different ratings and are used in industrial settings. Your dryer probably is 240v, but don't...

Pennies A few people mentioned pennies behind plug fuses. Thought I'd share my favorite thread on the subject. http://electrical-contractor.net/ubb/Forum17/HTML/000080.html

Cartridge Fuses "I think they were introduced in the 30's someone correct me if I'm wrong." According to the Square D website, the cartridge fuse was patented in 1903 by the McBride Manufacturing Company, the predecessor to Square D. A few years later, the company changed its name to the...

U.S. voltage/current Actually, the specified method of calculation uses 120/240 as the standard voltage. 120*20=2400. The 80% rule applies to "continuous" loads (3 hours or longer), and cord-and-plug connected loads. This is not always followed to the letter. My Whirlpool heavy-duty dryer...

A few auxiliary batteries and an inverter, and you could easily run a propane dryer. (With the engine running, of course.) Does it make sense? Since when does "reality TV" have to make sense? BTW there are 24V marine-grade alternators that put out significantly more power than the average...