Adding a 220 plug to my garage.......Guidance?

[mako my day]

Anyone want a little side job? I need 220 to my garage. ASAP. Im in Aliso Viejo. I dont have a clue how to do it. I can pay with ass, grass, or preferably cash.

 

[mako my day]

 

[GLAMIS Nic]

Is the panel on the garage wall?

 

[mako my day]

Yes

 

[Papercut]

Put a breaker in that sucker and start welding

 

[dktool]

Put a breaker in that sucker and start welding

Or if you're in a super big ass hurry, connect it to your A/C breaker, kinda doubt you'll be needing that soon. (Leave the A/C wires connected)

 

[mako my day]

Well, I don't have a clue what you guys are talkin about. Welding / 220 plug party sat night?

 

[Johnnie Walker]

SO, that's why you were asking me! Haha. Unfortinately I will not have my heep.. too much fuel =/
But I might have some small project that I can toss in the POS.

 

[Original_MudButt]

^^^^ Where is that Romex going to?

 

[mako my day]

Just to the other side of the wall. Open wire both ends. Ready for a dedicated power plug.

 

[Jeepnut1]

Just do it yourself, 220 just hurts for a minute.

You've got room in the panel for a breaker go to HD pick up a 50 amp breaker, make sure it;s the same brand that you already have. Punch a hole in the back of the panel for the wires get a 4x4 metal box, a 220 recpticle wire it the same way your A/C is wired and yer welding. If that Romex is waht you were planning on using it ain't big enough. You should be running like 8 guage.

My advice is while you're at home depot anyway buy 50' of 50amp 4 wire cord and make yourself an extension cord for the welder so you can weld anywhere in the driveway. My extension cord gets me to the middle of the street for welding on trailers and stuff that won't fit in the driveway.

Make sure when you get it working that any kids or neighbors that come over and need stuff welded that you do it with a smile it has kept my complaints to a bare minimum and kept the kids from effing with my stuff when the get older.

 

[Jeepnut1]

It should go without saying but......Turn off the main when you do the work.

 

[jumpnjeep]

If you can wait until this weekend I can probably come down and wire it up for you.

 

[mako my day]

We'll, I'm buzzed just enough that I started it myself. If I don't update in an hour, I'm probably dead.

 

[travisk]

SURE, WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

 

[mako my day]

That was too easy. Neighbor did it in like 5 mins. Lol.

 

[mako my day]

Thanks for all the tips.

 

[ocean_jet]

Or if you're in a super big ass hurry, connect it to your A/C breaker, kinda doubt you'll be needing that soon. (Leave the A/C wires connected)

Ha. That's exactly what I did to get started.

Currently in the process if wiring it properly... (installing sub panel since main panel is full).

 

[cracker]

If you can wait until this weekend I can probably come down and wire it up for you.

stop by on the way

 

[sidewaysstarion]

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