That 12-2 wire that we have should be good to run dedicated power to the compressor right? Or maybe I am very, very wrong. That is definitely a possibility. We figured the compressor on pulls 15amps right?
Chris, your friend is an idiot. I suggest that he immediately abandon any and all aspirations he may have developing in his tiny little brain. Not that it would matter anyway, give him 5 minutes, he will forget everything you just talked about.
Just kidding! There are a lot of good suggestions...
I looked into this same idea a couple years ago! I think it is a great idea and in the right town it would work. At that time, I called a place in Florida that opened a "do it yourself"/auto repair garage just to get his opinion and see how it worked for him. He said the do it yourself part...