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68c10airstream · 01-26-2016, 07:27 PM

Consider running a 220 volt circuit, use one leg off of it for your 110 needs for the time being. Size the wires for the worst case scenario, breaker it for you lighter current needs now. Just run the heavier 220 wires now, a pair of hot legs, a neutral and ground. Then use one hot leg, neutral and ground for now. You are always safe running heavier wires than needed, and breaker it for a lighter load. I feel this is safer and cheaper in the long run rather than running a 110 circuit now and then pull that out and retrace your steps to run a new 220 circuit.

01-26-2016, 07:27 PM	#4
68c10airstream Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Marquette michigan Posts: 828	Re: Welder Questions Consider running a 220 volt circuit, use one leg off of it for your 110 needs for the time being. Size the wires for the worst case scenario, breaker it for you lighter current needs now. Just run the heavier 220 wires now, a pair of hot legs, a neutral and ground. Then use one hot leg, neutral and ground for now. You are always safe running heavier wires than needed, and breaker it for a lighter load. I feel this is safer and cheaper in the long run rather than running a 110 circuit now and then pull that out and retrace your steps to run a new 220 circuit.