Sup everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows how to put a 220amp plug in a house or possibly know's anyone who can have it done for me? I'm really needing this done so that I can hook my welder up and get my RHD Prelude up and running. If anyone can help me out, please post up. To be more specific about the welder that needs to be hooked up, here's a link to it http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ctId=100395926
220 volts... your whole house might be 200amp... and no, I don't know anybody... although I will soon have to find one to replace the breaker box in the house I am buying... so I am interested in references too!
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Do you have space in your breaker box for an additional 220V breaker? If not, you'll need to make an extension cord to use an existing 220V outlet. When we built our house, I had to get an additional breaker box installed to handle the three additional 220V breakers I wanted installed.
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My mom has a Kelm hooked up in the garage right now next to the breaker box for her ceramics, so I was wanting to put a plug outlet on the opposit side of the garage, but if it's better to keep it close to the breaker box and possibly add some kind of kill switch so that both sockets aren't in use at the same time, that'd be cool with me. I'll try and get a pic of the plug to show exactly how it looks
Right, but do you have additional space for a 220V breaker? I've never seen piggybacked 220V outlets, as they don't have provisions to do this like regular 120V outlets (at least the ones I've installed previously and for my current welder). However, I am not a residential electrician (I was an aircraft electrician in the military though ), so I can't say for sure. If that's the case, you won't be able to piggyback off of the existing outlet. You'll need to install new breaker in the box.
The easier solution would be to build an extension cord that plugs into the existing outlet for the kiln, with the matching plug for your welder on the other end.
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Billy - 98 Prelude
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Right, but do you have additional space for a 220V breaker? I've never seen piggybacked 220V outlets, as they don't have provisions to do this like regular 120V outlets (at least the ones I've installed previously and for my current welder). However, I am not a residential electrician (I was an aircraft electrician in the military though ), so I can't say for sure. If that's the case, you won't be able to piggyback off of the existing outlet. You'll need to install new breaker in the box.
The easier solution would be to build an extension cord that plugs into the existing outlet for the kiln, with the matching plug for your welder on the other end.
I was thinking that same thing, but the plug on that is HUGE compared to the one on the welder. The one on the welder look identical to a regular house plus, but it's about twice the size of it.
It's not hard. What's the current rating on that wall plug? 50A? Go look at the plugs and what not available at Home Depot. I bet you can find something.
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Billy - 98 Prelude
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Woot Woot, I've got my welder working. Thanks to Billy(71dsp) having an extension cord work perfectly for my welder. He just happened to have had a 4prong that reduced down to a 3 prong extension cord. What do I owe you for this Billy? Because of you, I didn't have to have another plug put in, and now I can finish up my RHD project car All I have to do now is extend the wires on the cord. Is there an extension cord that Home Depot or Wal-mart that might sell an extension cord that I can connect to your instead of making longer wires?
Just give me $25 for the extension cord. That covers most of what I have in it. For the cable, I don't think WalMart is going to have something that's large enough. You need to go to HD or Lowes and get the largest ROMEX cable that you can. Unfortunately that stuff is stiff because it's solid copper, but it's fairly cheap. I'd say get 10/3 or 8/3 cable. I believe the cord I gave you is 10/3, but it might be 8/3. You'll find it in the electrical section with all of the house wiring, not the extension cords.
If they happen to have an extension cord for a dryer or 220V oven, that would work too, but they're usually short and not cheap.
If you use a wire that is too small, it'll get very hot and could be a fire hazard.
Note that you can find welding extension cords on eBay that are very flexible. That's what I use now, but it's 50 ft. long and cost a bit over $100!!
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Need help again Billy. I extended the wiring, but forgot to lable where each wire goes. I just need help know where to hook the red and black wire. I remember the white wire going in the middle
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), so I can't say for sure. If that's the case, you won't be able to piggyback off of the existing outlet. You'll need to install new breaker in the box.
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