making a 220v on the cheap
ive been googling and reading retarded ---- for an hour or two, maybe someone on here can tell me how to do this ---- :1 :8 style
i need to ad 220v to my garage, and it needs to be up to code n ---- see picture below. theres 2" pvc conduit comming out the ground by the meter into it back out into the ground down a few feet into the main panel in the basement. outside before it goes down theres a junction box with 3 wires going stright through they look like maybe 4 gauge. house was built in 99' if that matters. welder takes 20.5A says hobart site. can i take it from the a/c unit box safely? otherwise im guessing i need to run what 3 wires(10gauge?) from my panel in the basement from a new 30a breaker, up out the conduit spit off conduit to the garage, to a 220v receptical. http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4...icalmapdm8.gif |
Re: making a 220v on the cheap
is that 0-.5 on a full set run? check what the runnin amp require to be sure ive got a hobart setup at rav's hous on a 60a
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Re: making a 220v on the cheap
all i can say is cut the power off before you touch anything
and test the wires with a multimeter before you touch anything if the wire isnt going inside a wall, get the stuff that has metal wrapped around it. 10ga should be more than good. |
Re: making a 220v on the cheap
Find someone who can do it for you if you dont want to put fire in your house and garage...
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Re: making a 220v on the cheap
ive wired up outlets n ---- before and i work with electrical ---- and miltimeters at work so im not gona burn ---- down (i hope) i just never made a 220v
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Re: making a 220v on the cheap
LOL no, you can't run it off the condensing unit. Run a new circuit. Call an electrician.
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Re: making a 220v on the cheap
You do know that high voltage and cheap should not be spoken in the same sentence. Does your fire department live close?? Good luck O0
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Re: making a 220v on the cheap
ya they do actually
by cheap i mean not paying an electrician. i know this ---- aint hard. welp time to call the electrcian cousin i never taLK to i guess |
Re: making a 220v on the cheap
just remember 220 is 1 wire of 110v and two 55v.... its not hard
just cut the power. put in a new circut from the main box, run your wiring, put another box in your garage. hook it all up turn the power back on. |
Re: making a 220v on the cheap
Originally Posted by CSaddict
LOL no, you can't run it off the condensing unit. Run a new circuit. Call an electrician.
It's pretty simple stuff. Find the code on what kind of wire gauge you need. Probably going to be 10 gauge. Install a new 30A fuse. Run wire from fuse to outlet. Unlike Danz said, 220 is just two 110v lines and a ground. If you run 4 wire, then it is 2 110V lines, a ground, and a common. Typically you just want to run 3 line 220v line. |
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