I am somewhat ignorant when it comes to more than basic wiring so here's a
question for all you electrically gifted folks. My boss has a 30 gallon
emglo compressor he would like to use for home purpose. It came out of our
shop and was replaced with an 80 gallon (when he was starting out he didn't
have the need for more capacity) so there it sits. He asked his electrician
if he could wire it in to his panel at home and the electrician said because
it was a 3 phase motor, he couldn't do it. This is a new home with at least
250 service. Is there anyway this can be done or does he need to swap out
the motor with a 230 volt single phase motor? What would the 3 phase be
needed for?

thanks,
electrically challenged,
walt