On Nov 20, 2:38 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:58:31 -0800 (PST), Tool
wrote:

I have a 220 volt line that powers my pool pump. I want to run 110
volt lights near the pool pump and would like to convert 220 to 110.
Is this as simple as taking the 220 wires, and connecting only one hot
wire side with the common wire and ground wire to a standard 110 volt
outlet?

Nobody asked you the most important question. Is your pump motor
240/120 convertible? Most are with a simple swap of a jumper under the
bell cap. The next question is, what does it draw at 120v?
Generally speaking I would say you can do this if it is 1HP or less.
Probably not if it is 1.5HP. I bet you have 14ga wire going out there
(15a). This will need to be GFCI protected.

Why should he be converting the pump motor to 120V, when by all
indication he has a 240V circuit with neutral and ground and he just
wants to add a 120V load?