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Go to your local electrical supply store and buy a spool of #00
triplex. Connect this to your electrical service panel, and use a 20A
breaker. Use the bare wire for the ground, the two blacks for the hot
and neutral, and place an electrical box and an outlet on the other
end. Run this cable from your basement to the AC. You can either
leave the outlet lay on the floor or mount it to the wall. Having
this triplex cable strung thru the house is ugly, but you wont run
short on power.

Gaze

Safer, but only if done correctly. In addition to the QUAD, he'll need an AL
rated breaker that is listed for 2/0 - probably 100 amps. On the AC side,
he'll need a subpanel, and a 20 amp breaker, followed by an appropriate
outlet. Also, since it's now a subpanel, it wouldn't hurt to drive a ground
rod. While he's at it, he might as well mount his extension cord.

Can't run triplex in a building without conduit for two reasons. The ground
is exposed, the PE insulation burns readily. Also, and you need a grounded,
and grounding conductor for the subpanel.