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I want to buy some equipement, problem is, it requires a 220v source. Houses are 110v standard right? Well how are earth can I get 220v's?!?! ???

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i dont know, ill have to ask my dad. hes an electrician. i think the plugs for your washer and dryer are 220 volts.

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you can get 220, its already in your house. if you know an electrician that will do some wiring for you, you're set.

your dryer that you dry your panties with is 220v ;)

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wire it to the panel

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Yep.

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it does make my panties nice and soft too...



Okay well I need the source in the garage, so the washer/dryer plug is outta the question.

Wire it to the panel? Like the circuit breaker thinga majigger?

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make an 220v extension cord ;) ;)

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Have someone else do it. We don't want you to look like your avatar cause of wiring up a 22v

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haha i've fried myself before. :P


but I do likes the sound of a 220v extension cord... hmmm... Only thing that sucks is the garage only has standard outlets and my circuit breaker is in the house. :-\

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don't they make converters? Or little generators that would plug into a 110 outlet and push out 220?

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there`s two 110v supply in ur house (seperate circuit),
take the two live wire and u get 220V (have to wire it up)

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see now that's what I was thinking about, but i didn't know if it would work. Have you done it donald?

Learned it a while ago, like ummmm what is it ---- i forgot and yes I am typing as I am thinking it's uhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhh dammit what is it called ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- has to do with current, either something or something... series and the other one is something else. Damn this sucks not remembering.

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i've seen extension cords but they weren't very long. And if you are using it for a welder you want to be as close as possible to the power source

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The amperage is completely different. ;) You might be able to make 220v, but you'll only be able to push 15-20 amps, depending on the circuit.

If the dryer is near the garage, use an extension cord. If your dryer uses a 3 prong plug all you need is a big RV extension. They make them pretty long. If your dryer is a 4 prong deal you can still use it, you just need to change the plug and the cord on the dryer, which will cost you about $20.

I've kinda been doing this ---- for over 7 years now. :)
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Phases. ;) You just have to make sure the two circuits are on different phases, but it won't matter because you won't have enough amps. Your garage is wired with 12 gauge wire at the most(possibly even 14)and 12 gauge wire is only good for 20amps, whihc won't run your welder.

Not only that, I guarentee your garage only has one circuit(one phase) in it, unless you have a big baller gaarge.
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Dr. Boost knows his ----. He's mailed me parts in boxes that electrical junk came in. ;D

Stan

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YAY boostie! :-*

well the distance spoon speaks of, is that something I shoudl take into consideration?

and this maybe for a welder :D

The amps shouldn't be too much of an issue since the welder will push it out anyways right?

okay scractch that. Sooooo back to the distance thing, getting an extension cord should pose no problems for welding?

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Usually the extension cords are oversized so they can flow the proper amount of current. You only need a 10 gauge wire, but the cord will probably be made out of 6-8 gauge to makew up for the extra distance.
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Perks of the job. Free packing material. ;D
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I made a 10/3 extension cord for my welder so it doesn't drop voltage over distance.

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Is your welder a 110? ??? If it's a 220 30 amp then it needs a 10 gauge or bigger. On an extension it should be bigger if it's super long.
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kool deal, I knew you would come to the rescue :-*

I guess I'll go shop for some 6 gauge wire (would this be safer/better?)

I mean how bad can it be to weld inside the house :-\

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That's gonna stink like ass. :-X

So how far is the garage from the dryer? What about the water heater? You can use the water heater power too, assuming you have a full size water heater.
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our water heater is gas.....i couldn't imagine paying the hyrdo bill if water was electriclly heated :-X

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i think they make an adapter for a normal extension cord to turn it into a 220 socket my grandpa ownerd one for his camper so he could plug it into our house for power

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Impossible. You can't just create an extra phase with an adapter. He probbaly had a 30amp 110 RV and used an adapter to convert it to a standard 110/15-20amp receptacle, or vise versa.

Electric water heaters cost around $400 a year to run, depending on your rates and settings on the water heater. Gas is quite a bit cheaper though. Alot of peopel out here just use the pilot to heat the water because it's so damn hot out here already you don't need 120 degree water because it comes out of the cold side already. :P
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haha the dryer is about 10 feet away from me, and the garage is out the room, down the hall, out the door, down the stairs make a left, walk a little more and there it is :(

Unless a 30 foot extension cord would be safe :-\ And my water heater is flame powered



damn that just got my hopes up too :(

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Give it a shot. ;)
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haha... I think I'd rather take my chances welding inside :P

I've painted in the bathroom, how much more harm can welding to me :D

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they say pregnant women shouldn't weld......so this means its ok if you aren't.... ::)

edit::just make sure the window is open...you'll be fine ;D

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am i showing that much? :-\

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how far is your panel from your garage?? you know welding fumes cause cancer...along with other things like breathing and pissing

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panel is 8 feet away from me, garage is:
:(

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that sucks.. ---- it..weld inside

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LOL looks like Doc will be the only one that can e-race with Raffie on HMT about electricty stuff..

i still don`t understand the reason to use only 110V in the US. (it`s 220 in UK,Japan. etc)

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Because 220 is more efficient and we all know those god damn japs are all about being efficient. :P Us Americans are some wasteful mother fuckers with our 8mpg SUV driving soccer moms.
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LOL
AFAIk 220V need half of the amprage than 110v to run the same application right?

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I dunno about that, but it's more efficient. ;)
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its more efficient at frying ur liver when u change ur bulbs