A couple of weekends went by. You'd think nothin happened but it did! I fell into a great 175psi 2 stage 80 gallon 220v Porter Cable compressor!
For FREEEEEEEEEE!!!!
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Here it sits next to my 20 gallon noisemaker.
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I just about had a heart attack. So I rushed out and picked it up. I got it home and put on rubber feet (chopped up old Cecilia tires) in the corner. There it sat all week while I ordered the electrical stuff online. We may as well call this post "How to Wire 220 in your house". Here's my shopping list:
- 1x 10/2 Romex with ground, 50 ft. (or enough to reach the panel if you have to go that far)
- 2x 4" square box with 1/2" knockouts ($0.99 ea at lowes)
- 1x 4" square raise plate single hole cover (for receptacle to poke through)
- 1x 4" square blank plate (to cover the box that will connect to existing wire. Not req'd if panel wired) ($0.91 at lowes)
- 6x 2 screw romex connectors
- 1x NEMA L6-30 30 amp twist lock plug (also called a wire cap)
- 1x NEMA L6-30R twist lock receptacle
- 8x Big Gray Wire Nuts
- 1x 8 ft. Gray Electric grade PVC Pipe ($1.99 at Lowes)
- 1x Gray Pipe 90 Degree Bend with 1/2 inch knockout sized socket (to fit in 4" square box) ($2.64 at Lowes)
- 4x 3/4" One Hole Straps (for holding the wire to the wall) ($0.98 bag of 4 at Lowes)
- 1x 3/4 inch hydraulic hose 4ft long with connectors (Tractor Supply or auto store)
- 1x Electrical Hotstick. I got this
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I still dont have a few of the cover plates but everything else is here. I was anxious to get started so I got my stuff laid out. I began by putting my boxes together. I knocked out a left, right, and top hole one one box. Then I knocked out only one side hole on the other. Here's how that's done.
Knock on the hole with a hammer or hammer and screwdriver until it's slightly bent.
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Then grab it with your pliers. Wiggle it back and forth till it comes free.
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Now put your Romex connector in the hole and tighten it down.
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Repeat this for every one of the three holes in the box that'll go in the attic. For the box that will be by your compressor (or whatever you're running) you can put the gray 90 degree connector in it if you want but we'll take it back out later. Here's what it kinda will look like.
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Now grab your NEMA plug and the cable coming from your compressor. Mine came with bare wires snipped off. Take the two big screws off of your plug and set the screws and plastic clamps aside. Now poke your cable through the back of the plug. It has a rubber surround that might make this difficult to push but I got it. So can you.
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Strip the wires about 1/4 inch on the ends then poke them into the plug. The black wire goes in the gold screw's slot, the white, yellow, or red (not all three!) will go in the silver screw's slot. The bare or green wire goes in the green screw's slot.
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