Advice for converting Sears Craftsman 220V compressor plug to washing machine plug
"Elmo" wrote in message
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On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:46:47 -0700, Jon Danniken wrote:
Find out if your compressor expects the third terminal to be a ground;
the third wire on your dryer is likely a neutral. If such is the case,
you
will need to install a properly grounded outlet for your compressor.
Isn't a ground for the compressor NEMA 6-20P plug the same as the neutral
for the dryer NEMA 10-30R receptacle?
As to sharing the receptacle between a dryer and a compressor
Actually, I should have mentioned, there is no sharing. There is no dryer
on this spare receptacle in the garage. The dryer is on a separate NEMA
10-30R in the house. I do agree that unplugging a dryer once every six
months to use the compressor would be a pain.
If that's the case, why don't you just replace the breaker and receptacle
with a 20 amp
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