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Hi
I just moved to Seattle and we bought a treadmill which we've kept in
the garage. Now the garage has a 15amp circuit but the treadmill needs
a 20 amp one. We asked an electrician to give us a quote to change from
15 to 20 and he has quoted $600 for the wall closet to the door and
$900 for a wall further.

Can the treadmill run on 240v? It would be relatively cheap to change the
circuit to a 240v/15a; though obviously you would have to change/disconnect
all the other outlets on the circuit.

sorry you would need 4 conductors, 3 wire 240 isnt permitted

False.

3-wire 240V is just fine for any purely 240V load (e.g. resistance heating, or
a 240V motor). 4-wire is required *only* for devices that have both 240V and
120V loads, such as a clothes dryer or an electric range, both of which have
240V heating elements and 120V control and timer circuits.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.