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First off you must make sure that your generator has overcurrent protect. This comes from article 445 in the NEC. Then size your wires accordingly. Then hook up your 2 hots, neutral, and ground, making sure you use wire that is listed for a wet location. Your pump will need a disconnect along with overcurrent protection.

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A 220 volt outlet has 2 'hot' legs and a ground. This application needs to be rated from the pump to the service box. (Wire size, breaker size, GFCI,etc) Please call a professional Electrician to keep your Family safe!! Phil

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Normally like any other appliance.

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You just moved in your new home and the outlet for the dryer is a 3 prong your dryer is a 4 prong you should you do?

Change either the plug or the cord. The fourth prong is another ground. It would be easier to change the cord.


Is there a generator you can plug in at home to charge up. I would like to plug in my generator to my outlet at home and use the power somewhere else?

Generators do not store energy they produce energy. A storage device for DC voltage is a battery. AC voltage can not be stored.


What would happen if elctrical plugs only had on prong?

If electrical plugs had only one prong, nothing would happen. Electricity would not complete a circuit. Nothing would work.


How do you make an extension cord that would be a four-prong male plug on one end and a three-prong outlet on the other for 240V 50A that would plug into a generator to power a welder?

Answer for UK, Europe and countries running a 50 Hz supply service.A four-prong socket on the generator implies that it's a 3-phase generator.The welder appears to be single-phase load working at 240 v 50 A but provided the generator is rated at 415 v 36 kVA that means it can supply 240 v 50 A on each phase, between line and neutral.Given the voltage and power of the generator an electrician should be employed to identify the socket correctly, do the wiring and ensure earthing is correctly completed. Without this the system is dangerous, someone could get electrocuted.


What is a reusable circuit protector a circuit breaker - a fuse - a 10 gauge copper wire or a three prong outlet?

A circuit breaker is the only reusable circuit protector in that list. A fuse is also circuit protection, but it is not reusable. A length of wire can work like a fuse in some applications, such as feeding transformers on poles, but the wire would have to be small enough of a gauge to be able to burn out when overloaded. However, the wire would need replaced after an overload. A three prong outlet is for protecting humans, not circuits. The ground wire is for providing a low impedance fault current path back to the breaker to trip the faulted circuit's breaker (or fuse). The opening of the circuit will prevent a possible fire. However, a three prong outlet doesn't actually provide the protection of tripping the circuit.

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What would be a correct prediction for the purpose of the round prong?

it also carries curent from the outlet


You just moved in your new home and the outlet for the dryer is a 3 prong your dryer is a 4 prong you should you do?

Change either the plug or the cord. The fourth prong is another ground. It would be easier to change the cord.


How can you get a 20 foot long or longer 3 prong power cord for your clothes dryer?

As far as I know, you can't. It would be safer to have a new outlet installed closer to the dryer.


What is the procedure in chasing an outlet?

I am assuming you are trying to find all outlets that are connected together in a circuit. The easiest way is to have a tone generator. They make a few different kinds. In one you plug in a tone generator that is built into a standard AC plug and you can put the receiver at the electric panel to locate the breaker that controls that outlet and you would do this for all outlets by "Toning Out" each outlet in question. In another method you connect a tone generator to any outlet and then use the receiver to see which other outlets have the tone present. In this method you should turn off the power to the outlet you are using as the starting point. If you have no tone generator you can turn off breaker for the outlet where you will start and use a volt meter to find all other outlets that are off. You can get a good toner for $20 to $30.


If you are wiring a 20a twistlock connector that is not labeled what wires go where?

Need to know what the voltage is. A NEMA number of the pin configuration would also help.


Is there a generator you can plug in at home to charge up. I would like to plug in my generator to my outlet at home and use the power somewhere else?

Generators do not store energy they produce energy. A storage device for DC voltage is a battery. AC voltage can not be stored.


What would happen if elctrical plugs only had on prong?

If electrical plugs had only one prong, nothing would happen. Electricity would not complete a circuit. Nothing would work.


How do you make an extension cord that would be a four-prong male plug on one end and a three-prong outlet on the other for 240V 50A that would plug into a generator to power a welder?

Answer for UK, Europe and countries running a 50 Hz supply service.A four-prong socket on the generator implies that it's a 3-phase generator.The welder appears to be single-phase load working at 240 v 50 A but provided the generator is rated at 415 v 36 kVA that means it can supply 240 v 50 A on each phase, between line and neutral.Given the voltage and power of the generator an electrician should be employed to identify the socket correctly, do the wiring and ensure earthing is correctly completed. Without this the system is dangerous, someone could get electrocuted.


What is a reusable circuit protector a circuit breaker - a fuse - a 10 gauge copper wire or a three prong outlet?

A circuit breaker is the only reusable circuit protector in that list. A fuse is also circuit protection, but it is not reusable. A length of wire can work like a fuse in some applications, such as feeding transformers on poles, but the wire would have to be small enough of a gauge to be able to burn out when overloaded. However, the wire would need replaced after an overload. A three prong outlet is for protecting humans, not circuits. The ground wire is for providing a low impedance fault current path back to the breaker to trip the faulted circuit's breaker (or fuse). The opening of the circuit will prevent a possible fire. However, a three prong outlet doesn't actually provide the protection of tripping the circuit.


Is there an adapter to go from an emergency power generator with a 3-prong 240V outlet to an input box for a transfer switch with a 4-prong connector?

Neutral is vitalIf your generator doesn't have a neutral connection, no. (The generator would be rated for 240V only) If you don't have a neutral you will burn up half your 120V applainces. AnswerThe three prong should plug into the 4 prong and work. The fourth prong is to ground the body of the appliance. Three prong may only ground the motor. Instead of 2 power and 1 gound, the box is 2 power, 2 ground. Should still plug in.


How do you convert a four prong Female to three prong male?

There are shops that can make custom adapters for this. For example, evseadapters.com Or can also make your own adapter, if you know what type of outlet and plug you are working with, and which wires to connect to which terminals. Obviously one of the slots on the female connector will remain unused, most likely the neutral slot. The two hot connections and the ground connection would be used.


Why would my 3 prong outlet for the electric range stop supplying 220v and only has 110v now?

It's either a faulty breaker, a poor connection, or a bad outlet. Make certain that you still have 220 at the breaker panel. Then test the output of the breaker in question. Finally, if all of the above test out Okay, verify the voltage at the outlet with the outlet pulled out of the box. If you haven't done these things before, contact a qualified electrician to do this for you. Understand that electricity can be dangerous and there is a very real possibility of electrocution.