Receptacles must be connected to a ground bar on the panel for safety. The ground wire is usually bare (sometimes green), and it connects to the green ground terminal on the receptacle. When there is more than one cable in the electrical box, all the ground wires are bonded together and ...
One of these black wires brings the circuit hot or "live" wire in to the electrical box where it connects to either of the receptacle's "hot" or "black" terminals. The second black wire connects to the receptacle's second "hot" or "black" terminal and carries the circuit's hot or l...
Each inner receptacle with a removable closure must have its closure held securely in place with wire, tape, or other positive means. Each inner receptacle or inner packaging must be surrounded with non-reactive absorbent and cushioning and securely packed in a strong outer packaging. This complete...
For years I discussed the importance of checking and adjusting the inflation pressure in your RV tires. This needs to be done when an RV is taken out of storage, before leaving on an RV trip, and while you are traveling. One problem is, finding a portable air compressor capable of inflat...
The plug goes into a 50 amp RV female receptacle. This is important that you don’t have two male ends to your cord. This is dubbed by electricians as a “suicide cord” because if you plug into a power source, you have exposed conductors that are live; accidentally touch them, you ...