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Electrical Safety 101: Circuit Breakers, Load Centers, and Fuses

Electrical safety is paramount on any job site. When electrical issues occur, a licensed electrician should always be involved. By using best practices in electrical safety, you’ll ensure a safe worksite.

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Paint Brushes & Rollers

Roller or brush? Natural or synthetic bristle? Which blend? With so many choices in paint applications, how do you find and use the right one? This guide will help select the correct paint brush, roller, and accessories for your jobs.

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Pressure Washers

Pressure washers are integral for building and street maintenance — keeping surfaces clean, sanitary, and prepped. Pressure washers are available at many sizes, pressure levels, and with specific features for use at work or home. This guide will help select the correct pressure washer for your uses.

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How to Get a Raise: Strategies That Work

Over the past decade, the cost of living has skyrocketed. Coupled with lagging wage growth, Americans are faced with the fact that their paycheck doesn't get them as much as it might have 40 years ago.

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What are the Different Types of Fastener Nuts?

Learn about the many different styles of nuts available to help you get the job done right. Zoro has the nuts and wrenches for all your fastening jobs.

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How Do Air Compressors Work?

From portable to direct-drive, CFM to PSI, here's your need-to-know information about the extremely versatile and useful air compressor.

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Understanding NEMA Plug Configurations

With an array of numbers, letters, and dashes, trying to decipher the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) designations for plugs, connectors, and receptacles can be confusing. This guide will explain what they all mean for the most commonly used.

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What Are Wire Gauge and Wire Size?

Unless you’re a trained electrician, you may not be too familiar with wire gauge, how it is determined, and why it is important. This guide is intended to provide you with that basic understanding.

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What is the Correct Blast Media to Use?

Blast media is the grit or “sand” used with abrasive blasting systems that are sometimes referred to as sandblasting tools. In these systems, blasting media is blown through a nozzle via compressed air.

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What Does a Hot Water Recirculation Pump Do in a Closed Loop Water System?

Since ancient times, the delivery of potable hot water within a household has been one of the most desired conveniences of daily life. But the delivery of hot water has always remained a much bigger challenge than that of cool water.

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What are Pressure-Assist Toilets

Pressure-assist toilets are often used where flat, low-pitched drainage lines result in frequent clogging of standard gravity-assist toilets. They help ensure the removal and flow-through of waste into the sewer system in such cases.

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Why Copper Tubing is Used in Water and Refrigerant Systems

Copper tubing and fittings offer many options that can support a variety of systems and appliances. They are ideal to install for water lines because of their excellent longevity and superior environmental capabilities, as opposed to PVC and CPVC tubing.

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What are Electric Timers?

Electronic timers process time, activate processes by switching the circuit on and off, and are powered by electricity (typically AC). While they have those three things in common, they vary widely by format, style and application.

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Understanding Aerosol Can Weights

When shopping for any type of aerosol spray can—whether you’re looking for spray paint or a lubricant such as WD-40—determining the right size or weight can be a bit trickier than it is with other, similar products.