Lift electrical

[boat2230]

I have my 10ga wire to ceiling with enough extra to come to middle of post on lift and either a disconnect box or make a plug on end of pump wire and plug end on supply 10 ga wire. Going to use junction box at ceiling and run it in enclosed grey stuff or the flexible tubing from junction box to lift. Questions are if I go with plugs can I hard wire plug to 10 ga wire or does it need to transition to a cord type first. Second is disconnect box or plug safest way?
Lastly have seen people wire a cord into switch on pump so that they can take it to opposite side of lift to operate pump while positioning lift. What type of switch and housing is recommended and obviously cable for 220 30 amp or what is need to add and secondary remote switch attached by a cord- preferably impact resistant ?

 

[mike93lx]

What lift?

Wire wire did you run? You cannot put a plug onto building wire (romex thhn, etc) but you could come off a box with flexible cors (like soow) and put a plug on that. Depends on what the lift manufacturer lists. For a two post lift, i can't think of a reason to unplug, outside of service. I would probably hardwire and use a disconnect

 

[boat2230]

Thanks I can put a disconnect box on the lift. Any ideas on parts for how to make a auxiliary cable extension for the start engage button? Cant find the industrial impact resistant box momentary switch any where?

 

[Falcon67]

10-3 to the box with the plug, HP rated switch to enable lift at the post. I'd just keep the lift activation on the post with the greatest escape path. Which in my case, is where I put the pump.

 

[checkthisout]

You can just put a plug on the ceiling and plug the lift into that. As long as it's at least 10 gauge cord. It will be fine.

I used an A/C (armored cable) whip with a metal electrical box on the ceiling. The loops for running the the wire on the lift are usually just big enough to loop it through.

Your lift pump is to be positioned on the passenger's side.

You get out of the car, position the lift on the driver's side then move over to the passenger side, position the lift and then operate the pump as needed.

 

[boat2230]

thanks for the replies the pics help a lot!! the extra outlet can't hurt. But how did you get it from 220 to 110 in the outlet box?

 

[Falcon67]

One hot, one neutral on a 240v run is 120V. Hence the 10-3 (hot-hot-neutral-ground) vs the 10-2 that would only be required for just the motor power. Note that all the requirements are for a 30A feed yet the wires leading to the motor - as delivered with the lift electrical - are barely 14 gauge. I figured it was a metric 30A wire size.

 

[boat2230]

Thanks just want to double ck not something I do everyday better safe than sorry.

 

[sberry]

One hot, one neutral on a 240v run is 120V. Hence the 10-3 (hot-hot-neutral-ground) vs the 10-2 that would only be required for just the motor power. Note that all the requirements are for a 30A feed yet the wires leading to the motor - as delivered with the lift electrical - are barely 14 gauge. I figured it was a metric 30A wire size.

Yup. 14 to a 12 or 10 and up to 30 breaker. The breaker is for short circuit protection. The wire to the motor is.protected by its limited load. This is why you can use a 14, 12, or 10 as a supply if it's hard wired. If it's a recept got to be 10.
If it won't overheat fhe cord it won't overheat the supply wire.

 

[alfredeneuman]

Going to use junction box at ceiling and run it in enclosed grey stuff or the flexible tubing from junction box to lift.

You're allowed to use cord to hook up lifts (elevators and cranes too), hooked directly into the j-box wit a strain relief grip.
The "grey stuff" (Sealitite flex) needs to be strapped if longer than 6' from end to end.

 

[pattenp]

One hot, one neutral on a 240v run is 120V. Hence the 10-3 (hot-hot-neutral-ground) vs the 10-2 that would only be required for just the motor power. Note that all the requirements are for a 30A feed yet the wires leading to the motor - as delivered with the lift electrical - are barely 14 gauge. I figured it was a metric 30A wire size.

What size breaker is the lift circuit on? I assume 20A breaker since you have a 20A outlet on that circuit..