At the 4:07 mark you talk about another video for how to connect the neutral pigtail to the neutral bar but I'm struggling to find that video. Can you provide the link?
the only thing I would probably do different here is install the outlet with 20 amp receptacle since there is 20 amp wire and 20 amp breaker there. just to give a costumer potentially plug in 20 amp AC unit or a tool into it. it might be few $ more for the receptacle but it will give one more option for the costumer.
He knows what he's doing and he's done it before. As a professional Electrician myself. I'd encourage you to not tamper with electrical if you don't have experience at it
I have a question. so I'm running 220v wall outlet to my shed i was told I can run 120v off the 220v plug by using the ground and one power wire. my question is someone else told me that's not a good idea if I'm using a 60amo breaker for my 220v because of I'm running 120v off the 220v and the 220v is using a 60amp breaker if something was to short out on the 120v outlet it can cause a fire. they said a 120v 15amp or 20amp needs it's own breaker and own wire run to 120v what's your opinion on this?
Hello, I have a question. I'm moving the washer and dryer to a new room. I use a gas dryer but I'm still thinking about installing the 4 prong outlet. Even though my dryer is gas, it still needs 110 to run obviously. I'm wondering if I can install just the 220 4 prong outlet and make use of it via an adapter to power my washer and gas dryer instead of running a new 20amp 110 circuit. thanks.
question dont you need to make sure your afci is compatible with the i believe 10awg wire that remained on the 220 circuit? when you stepped down the voltage i can only think its for a 15 or 20 amp circuit that uses 14 or 12 awg wire. im sure you fit the wires in the device but i heard your supposed to check to see if 10 awg is compatible for the afci as well
You could have used an AFCI only breaker but since I had to do panel work anyways I went ahead and put it on a dual function that does AFCI and GFCI I'm all about dual function technology
Gud day sir just asking if how many outlet/0utlets CAN a 220volts converted TO110volts by using a ground as source pls. Inligthen me thanks and more power.
Great video and explanation. I’m a fan of your methodology. I do have a question. You said the HO was tripping a breaker when turning on both air conditioners. How did this solve their problem?
Great question! Yep it fixed their problem it put it on a dedicated circuit, the reason they were tripping it before is because they were plugging it into a circuit that was running half of the upstairs and then they were plugging into air conditioners.
@@ElectricalCodeCoach Yep, too bad they don't teach Ohm's Law in every high school math class. Also never fails in the winter when the folks start plugging in space heaters to an already taxed-out 120v 15amp circuit branch.
There's no 220 line. A 240V circuit is 2 hots that are each 120V to ground, but they are out of phase with each other so they add up to 240 volts. It is basically two 120 volt breakers joined to create a 2 pole 120/240 volt breaker. When you take one of the legs out and connect it to neutral, the circuit is now 120V and the hot can be connected to a single pole 120 volt breaker.
in the panel you have 2 legs 120v + 120v when you run a double pole breaker you are using both poles for 120 +120 = 240. he removed the double pole breaker and used a single pole breaker pulling 120 from 1 leg in the box. wired up all nice an neat. Hope that helped.
Existing 240v receptacle wired using 3-wire method. It used Black and White as hot legs and the bare conductor as a neutral. He simply used the white line as the neutral, and at the panel he relocated the white wire for the circuit. Instead of going into the breaker, it went into the neutral bar. At the receptacle box, Black remained his hot leg, white became his neutral, and bare became his ground. His breaker went from a 2-pole (supports 240v) to a Single pole (supports 120v). To abide current code he is required to install a AFCI breaker due to the receptacle location, he went above the minimum and installed a dual function (GFCI+AFCI)
@@ElectricalCodeCoach Yes, Please. I am finishing my basement and I want to know if the contractor who did my rough electrical left that particular outlet for a 120V or 240V. I have no idea what show I be looking at..... Basically I see an open blue box with 2 lines and each line has 3 cables in it. Is that mean it is ready for a 240V outlet ?
He's just covering his ass for legal reasons. In almost all areas of the US it's legal to do your own electrical work, though permitting and inspection requirements differ.
what would a job like this cost (I know no way to be exact just rough average) An older home and every window has a dedicated 220 under and we do not have enough 110's. change out one or two of the 220 would make life much easier.
At the 4:07 mark you talk about another video for how to connect the neutral pigtail to the neutral bar but I'm struggling to find that video. Can you provide the link?
This was the perfect amount of info not too little not too much.
Thank you, brother!
the only thing I would probably do different here is install the outlet with 20 amp receptacle since there is 20 amp wire and 20 amp breaker there. just to give a costumer potentially plug in 20 amp AC unit or a tool into it. it might be few $ more for the receptacle but it will give one more option for the costumer.
These are quality videos!! Fired up.
Thank you! Welcome to the community! Let's get to it!
He knows what he's doing and he's done it before. As a professional Electrician myself. I'd encourage you to not tamper with electrical if you don't have experience at it
How ya gonna gain experience if ya never tamper with some stuff lol
I have a question. so I'm running 220v wall outlet to my shed i was told I can run 120v off the 220v plug by using the ground and one power wire. my question is someone else told me that's not a good idea if I'm using a 60amo breaker for my 220v because of I'm running 120v off the 220v and the 220v is using a 60amp breaker if something was to short out on the 120v outlet it can cause a fire. they said a 120v 15amp or 20amp needs it's own breaker and own wire run to 120v what's your opinion on this?
True Master in his craft.
Thank you for the free info. I owe u bruh 😎
I know this is old but why is there no neutral wire in the initial 240 volt setup at the outlet? Why do you need a neutral for 110 but not 240? Thanks
Why not use white receptacle and cover plate to match base boards?
Great question, I had to match all the other receptacles in the house they're all that color.
Hello, I have a question. I'm moving the washer and dryer to a new room. I use a gas dryer but I'm still thinking about installing the 4 prong outlet. Even though my dryer is gas, it still needs 110 to run obviously. I'm wondering if I can install just the 220 4 prong outlet and make use of it via an adapter to power my washer and gas dryer instead of running a new 20amp 110 circuit. thanks.
Came here for the same issue
What happens if it's 8 gauge wire to a range?
question dont you need to make sure your afci is compatible with the i believe 10awg wire that remained on the 220 circuit? when you stepped down the voltage i can only think its for a 15 or 20 amp circuit that uses 14 or 12 awg wire. im sure you fit the wires in the device but i heard your supposed to check to see if 10 awg is compatible for the afci as well
Thanks dude. I won't attempt this myself, but now I'll know if I'm getting ripped off. Peace
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Yay! Thank you great video! My landlord won’t let me run 220 so I have to switch it to 110! I’m so glad it’s a possibility!!!
Got to love it!
Great video. What’s the approximate cost of this installation? Thank you
Just depends on the scenario, could be in the $180 to $280 range could be higher plus parts
Why would you need an arc fault breaker?
Couldn’t you just use and connect to one of two 110 breaker to go from 220V to 110V?
I like how at 3:42 he reminds to never work on a panel that is energized and there is arcing evidence on the panel back.
Cool video man
What was the reason for using a GFI breaker? Code? Would a standard 120 breaker have worked perfectly well?
You could have used an AFCI only breaker but since I had to do panel work anyways I went ahead and put it on a dual function that does AFCI and GFCI I'm all about dual function technology
And thanks for the comment!
Gud day sir just asking if how many outlet/0utlets CAN a 220volts converted TO110volts by using a ground as source pls. Inligthen me thanks and more power.
Are you thinking about using the ground as a neutral or a hot?
what’s with the panel? Looks like there was water damage ? Lots of rust?
Could have been a high moisture basement! Sorry for the late response!!
Thanks man!
Great video and explanation. I’m a fan of your methodology.
I do have a question. You said the HO was tripping a breaker when turning on both air conditioners. How did this solve their problem?
Great question! Yep it fixed their problem it put it on a dedicated circuit, the reason they were tripping it before is because they were plugging it into a circuit that was running half of the upstairs and then they were plugging into air conditioners.
@@ElectricalCodeCoach ohhk gotcha. So the 240v outlet was just unused and they had two 120v a/c units needing to be plugged in.
@@ElectricalCodeCoach Yep, too bad they don't teach Ohm's Law in every high school math class. Also never fails in the winter when the folks start plugging in space heaters to an already taxed-out 120v 15amp circuit branch.
what side does the black go one and what side does the ground go on bro
Great question! once converted the receptacle can be wired like normal.
Thank you for sharing.
What was that black roundish padded seat cushion thing for that was next to the old outlet?
Lol it's hard to tell but I think it's the vent for the air conditioner
@@ElectricalCodeCoach It looked more like the edge of a round inner tube or the size of a leather chair.
LOL when I'm in someone's house they could have an elephant in the room and I wouldn't know it
That's a funny comment. You did a good job with the electrical outlet by the way.
I’m curious. Wouldn’t the 110 breaker keep failing with a 220 line going into it?
There's no 220 line. A 240V circuit is 2 hots that are each 120V to ground, but they are out of phase with each other so they add up to 240 volts. It is basically two 120 volt breakers joined to create a 2 pole 120/240 volt breaker. When you take one of the legs out and connect it to neutral, the circuit is now 120V and the hot can be connected to a single pole 120 volt breaker.
@@illestofdemall13 thank you
What made the voltage reading change from 240+ down to 120+? Did I miss a step?
Great question!! When I did the panel work!! Thanks!!
in the panel you have 2 legs 120v + 120v when you run a double pole breaker you are using both poles for 120 +120 = 240. he removed the double pole breaker and used a single pole breaker pulling 120 from 1 leg in the box. wired up all nice an neat. Hope that helped.
Existing 240v receptacle wired using 3-wire method. It used Black and White as hot legs and the bare conductor as a neutral. He simply used the white line as the neutral, and at the panel he relocated the white wire for the circuit. Instead of going into the breaker, it went into the neutral bar. At the receptacle box, Black remained his hot leg, white became his neutral, and bare became his ground. His breaker went from a 2-pole (supports 240v) to a Single pole (supports 120v). To abide current code he is required to install a AFCI breaker due to the receptacle location, he went above the minimum and installed a dual function (GFCI+AFCI)
I have to convert a 220 cook top to 110 for a gas range. The wires are white, black, red. Old panel with no ground wire. Is it possible?
It's definitely possible I would consult a license electrician
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You didn't say what to do with the remaining hot wire that you're not going to need anymore, there's two hot wires in a 220?
one hot becomes the neutral
Was there not a neutral in the box as well? Black, black and white?
how are you connecting a 8 guage wire to a 14 guage receptacle I missed something
How much would you charge for this?
Just depends on how complex it is probably at least 180 I think this project was 325
@@ElectricalCodeCoach thanks for replying, I just started your course week 1 and 2! I look forward to my journey, just wanted to say thank you!
How do you convert 120 to 240 outlet ?
That will make a great video, I will put some information on that!
@@ElectricalCodeCoach Yes, Please.
I am finishing my basement and I want to know if the contractor who did my rough electrical left that particular outlet for a 120V or 240V. I have no idea what show I be looking at..... Basically I see an open blue box with 2 lines and each line has
3 cables in it. Is that mean it is ready for a 240V outlet ?
Let’s get to it
What a dedicated outlet.
Looks like a face.
they should have bluetooth on the electrical reader device, the fact that you had to walk from the panel to your device is unnecessary in todays age.
120/240 volt
Why make a DIY if I’m not allowed to perform this fix?
We live in a very legalistic society, and I just try to offer education and information
He's just covering his ass for legal reasons. In almost all areas of the US it's legal to do your own electrical work, though permitting and inspection requirements differ.
what would a job like this cost (I know no way to be exact just rough average) An older home and every window has a dedicated 220 under and we do not have enough 110's. change out one or two of the 220 would make life much easier.
Just depends on your area, you'll have quite a bit in parts each one of those breakers is around $65 a piece now
How can you take a 220 and make it a 240.
Are you on a three-phase system?
not clear
Here's a step by step explanation of how to do it. But, don't do it!!!
Knowledge is power!