New addition to the garage...

[Luckydevil]

A friend of mine didn't have room for this bad boy so I told him that I would give it a good home.

I have an electrician coming next week to put in a 220 outlet for $40.

 

[JohnHenrys48]

That's great. The only thing better than new tools is free tools. Is that a m/c lift on the right ?

 

[C_F]

That's great. The only thing better than new tools is free tools.

That's for sure!

 

[Luckydevil]

Is that a m/c lift on the right ?

Yup, good eyes.

 

[OH-MAN]

Very nice you Lucky Devil
The $40.00 ele. work is another steal.
Don't you feel a little guilty

 

[Luckydevil]

Very nice you Lucky Devil
The $40.00 ele. work is another steal.
Don't you feel a little guilty

Not really, the motorcycle stand is from the same guy that had the compressor too.

I let him park his motorcycle in my garage all the time though, so he does get something in return.

 

[OH-MAN]

With the keys so you can keep the battery charged!!

 

[ESB]

How do you NOT have room for a compressor?
You make room for that kind of stuff.

 

[Luckydevil]

How do you NOT have room for a compressor?
You make room for that kind of stuff.

Not if you are trying to run an air compressor in your apartment off of the 220 outlet for your clothes dryer.

He does all his work in my garage anyways, so it just made sense for him to put in there.

 

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This may be a stupid question as I don't own a compressor, but I didn't think they ran on 220 and only needed 110? Perhaps you mention adding 220 just as an additional comment as you got a couple very good "deals"!

 

[weimer]

My 2 stage 7.5hp 80 gallon runs on 220v. but....I don't ever recall seeing a small compressor that ran on 220. My 30 gallon runs on 110v.
Who knows?
Later,
WEIMER

 

[sca037]

My 2 stage 7.5hp 80 gallon runs on 220v. but....I don't ever recall seeing a small compressor that ran on 220. My 30 gallon runs on 110v.
Who knows?
Later,
WEIMER

I think it was a bit more common, back in the day when almost all compressors were belt-driven types. My 20+ year old 2HP Craftsman came with a 220V motor, but I think it was available with a 110V motor as well.
The direct drive types have proliferated, but personally I don't prefer their sound.

Great addition there Luke!
Brian

 

[Wile1Coyote]

Depends largely on how nice it is, Yes even a 5 Horse 30 Gal Craftsman can come in a 220 Option. Better compressors are generally 220, mine is a 110 coz I am a cheap as*.

 

[OH-MAN]

Depends on the motor some can be wired either way I would use 220 if is possible to do this on the compressor.

 

[zipzip]

I chose the 220V because it draws less amps for the same hp (DeVilbiss IRL6520). I just took the electric dryer line and wired it out to the garage since I use the NG dryer! I got the oil lubed one also because I've heard of some horror stories with the oilless ones. They run well, but if anything goes wrong, it's usually a piston sleeve and that pretty much scraps it... totally secondhand info though, so take it FWIW.

 

[Speedycheater]

The motor will still use the same amount of power on 220 vs. 110. On a 220 line, you have two 110v hot wires which share the amps (i.e. if it draws 30A on 110v, it would draw 2x 15A =30A on 220V). Only real advantage is that you can get away with a lighter guage wire becuase the amperage is split over the two hot wires instead of limited to one hot wire.