I'm having an professional electrician come over on saturday to give me an estimate on putting a 230 AC outlet in the garage for the welder, it will be located right behind the circuit breakers for the house ( so there wont be too much running of wires ), has anyone had this done as and add on and how much did you guys pay, Im just trying to get a ball park figure so I know they are not overcharging..

 

its not really hard to do, but there are serious consequences if not done right, i.e., burn down the house, electricution. my friend wired it up for me in about 15 mins. it requires a $30 circuit breaker and some thick gauge wire.

 

I just had one put in. Opposite side of the house from the box and LOTs of fishing cables. Still only came to $200 with parts and labor. Took him all moring to fish the cables......

 

I did mine , myself, cost me about $60 in materials
wired from the basement to the garage, for my air compressor

http://www.lowes.com/lkn?actio...rical

 

well hopefully it cost less than $200, the oulet will only be 3-4 feet away from the breaker box..

 

dude, its a lot easier than u might think

i had to route about 50 ft of wire,

3 or 4 feet is a joke, save yourself some $$

if your really not confident that you can do it, then def get a pro

 

I had an electrican quote $150 without seeing the job, normal job he said.

Ended up doing it myself for around $40 - $45. Breaker, receptacle, 10 ft of wire.

 

Anyone want to do a write up on how to do the conversion?

 

just use the two HOTS and you have the 220-240 volts use a circuit breaker and run your wires to your receptacle use adequate wire gauge for your welder or compressor.

 

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No. You must match the wire gauge to the size of breaker you are using. And its actually 3 wires. Ground, most important of them all.

I highly sugest calling a professional, my dad is a master electrican. I would expect to pay between 150-200 depending on if the person doing the work is even certified.

Serious injury can result from electric shock.

If you do it yourself. You will need 2 L-18 Connectors. A 220V recepticle, (2 wire meaning a black and a white) 8 gauge 2wire, and a 40 amp 2 pull breaker, the breaker will eaither be bolt on or push in. Look down the busbars that run down the centre of the panell. See how the breakers are attached. Some just clip in and some have a screw that holds them in. And get the brand off you panell.

Just for saftey. If this is a main panell turn off the disconnect that way theres no risk of shock and if its a secondary panell it will be fed from the main, just look in your main for the breaker that powers the secondary and turn it off.

Goodluck.

 

It is not hard to do, but consider that if there is ever any issues with the wiring to that plug and it causes a fire or electrocution your home owners insurance will most like not cover the claim if they find that the outlet was not installed by a certified electrician. So in an effort to save $100 you could lose your house....etc. Pay the $100 and be sure that it is done to code and it is safe.

John

 

You need to make sure he has his C10 for insurance purposes.

 

Oh great topic!

some questions:

My place has a older fuse box with the screw in fuses, is that a problem?

What is 1 phase power and 3 phase power? is 3 phase the 240v?

The miller 200 dx says it requires 3 phase?

 

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some questions:

My place has a older fuse box with the screw in fuses, is that a problem?

What is 1 phase power and 3 phase power? is 3 phase the 240v?

The miller 200 dx says it requires 3 phase?</TD></TR></TABLE>

single phase 120 or 220. 3 phase is 347.

 

Dude, pay the electrician to do it. Too many things can go wrong. Make sure he uses at least 6 gauge wire if you are tig welding.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by essex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Oh great topic!

some questions:

My place has a older fuse box with the screw in fuses, is that a problem?

What is 1 phase power and 3 phase power? is 3 phase the 240v?

The miller 200 dx says it requires 3 phase?</TD></TR></TABLE>
3phase means just that 120v (usually) each 120 degrees out of phase. Lots of motors run off 3 phase power as it is easy to use in sinusoidal applications. I'm supprised your welder requires it.