Re: Air conditioner outlet is 220 v; how can i run a 110v line off this?

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:00:21 -0500, Chris Hill <hillco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:45:16 -0700 (PDT), "hallerb@xxxxxxx"
<hallerb@xxxxxxx> wrote:

around here all 230 volt connections have a neutral, except stoves and
dryers.

I mentioned this to the middle inspector once, it must be a local
thing.

a good number of the machines i service have 240 volt plugs on them
but only use one side of the power line, the machine manufacturer said
that was fine, and at one time even sold them that way by special
order.



None of the ones in this house do, they are all three wire. I suspect
many older houses will also only have three wire plugs available. The
220v ac my parents had when I was a kid was definitely three wire. I
remember the shock when I stuck my finger in the outlet, as well as
how it was designed quite well.

A lot of 220V outlets in older houses have only TWO wires.

Considering three-wire outlets, if it's on a dedicated circuit (and
not from a subpanel) that third wire isn't any different as to ground
or neutral when it isn't being used.
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