Need help with a 220 line.

[gmw0181]

Hey guys,
I just bought a new BX1860 and need some help. I want to make a ball hitch attachment to go on it but I need to wire a 220 line in my garage. I have two 110v line in the garage from the house. What is the best way to power a 220v plug for a welder and split the lines for lights and plugs?
Also do I have to do anything in the house fuse box as far as the existing two 110v lines going to garage?

 

[Eric McCarthy]

I'm still trying to figure out the part where you said you want to make a 3 point hitch for the tractor?!?!? Why does a BX1860 not have the 3pth already there?

 

[gmw0181]

Yeah my mistake. I want to make a ball hitch attachment to go onto my 3 point.

 

[bcbull378]

First thing you need to do is to verify the you have a 240 volt service that would be 2 hot phases and a nuetral, some older houses have 120 services 2 wire hot phase and a nuetral. The best way to find this out is to look at your watt hour meter on the electrical pannel and it should say 3 wire , verses 2 wire, if you have a 3 wire service it shouldnt be a problem wiring a 240 receptical in the garage. This can be done in a few hours depending on your comfort zone working with electricity, if you have any doubt in your ability ask someone to help that is well versed with voltage. Make sure its fused properly here in Ca we would install a 50 amp breaker but you should check your county specs



Dan 36 year lineman, work safe so you can work tomorrow

 

[Profnohair]

If it were mine this is how I would proceed. I would (if feasible), replace the two 110 lines running from the house to the garage with one 3 conductor (plus ground) cable of the correct size, change the 2 single pole breakers to 1 double pole breaker, and add a circuit breaker box to the garage and get my garage circuits from the new box.

Or if that is not feasible, AND THE EXISTING WIRES ARE THE CORRECT SIZE (which they are probably not), I would use three of the four existing conductors to go to the garage by changing the house single pole breaker to a double pole breaker and add a circuit breaker box to the garage and get my garage circuits from the new box. The extra conductor would not be connected on either end (wire nut it off).

The first route is legal, I am not so sure about the second one.