How To Get 220V/240V From Two 120V Outlets. No Electrical Panel Work Required...
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- čas přidán 20. 04. 2018
- Although this is not recommended, it can be done when things are needed.
For me this is a light load, and its also used seldom. so I'm totally happy with this...
However if your going to be using this, your doing so at your own risk, and if your using this for a heavy load, or quite often I do not recommend it.
I Hope it was helpful for those who are in a pinch.
God Bless,
~Russ Gries
www.RWGresearch.com
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Excellent explanation, thanks for your transparency of teaching how to get 220 v from 110 v from two different phase
Thank God, for people (like this fine man) still willing to think for themselves 🙏🏽
This video was a real lifesaver for me. My central ac went out and its 100 humid Florida degrees outside and it looked to be weeks to get it replaced so I had a monster 22,000 btu 220 volt wall unit but no 220 plugs and the panel had no spaces left for a new circuit so I tried this fix and wham problem solved my window unit is roaring away with no problems at all not even a gfi blew BTW I followed your instructions right down to using computer cords so I don't know if variations will work as well.
I was worried about what would happen if one of the cords was pulled by accident would the ac unit be damaged by only 120 volt current but then I realized if one cord was pulled it simply broke the circuit and you ended up with no power not 120 volts so the ac unit is safe
Thank you so much for this well-done post !
Great video- thanks for your clear explanation of why you get get 240V across the two 120V wires due to phasing.
I worked for a company that installed vehicle lifts, air compressors and other heavy duty electrical machines. I have made over 10 drop cords just like that to test equipment after install. When the equipment tested good we'd run the outlets.
This answered every question I had about home wiring, Thanks.
This actually works great!! As long as your 2 120v outlets are on different poles coming from the panel and they are on the same amps!!
i get from this that 1. a lot of people think "allot" and "alot" are 1 word meaning "a lot". 2. this is a very risky endeavor. Although I do need 220v for a heater I want to buy, I'll just hire an electrician to do things properly. Thanks for the video. I did learn something.
Amazing trick thank you so much and the biggest blessing was when you told people read the word of God-made the Lord continue to bless you brother
That is one of the coolest things I've seen on youtube and is gonna be perfect for my welding machine that I only use maybe one or two times a year. The machine comes with a step up 230 v pigtail that I can finally use. Thank you and God Bless!
Thank you,good lesson, great wisdom...
nop!
Great job on thorough info. Well done
Yes. I figured this out a long time ago when I needed to run a 240v light and didn't want to mess with playing with the panels. I use this method today to run my cnc spindle in my garage which only has two 120v circuits and two outlets. BTW- the electrical inspector hates you! lol
Perfect. Thank you for the lesson and hack on 120 to 240 .
If you can dream it, u CONDUIT!!
🤩 I see what you did there 😍
Thank this is exactly what I needed for my new Metal Bandsaw
Please don’t follow this idiots install. It’s absolutely against code and dangerous. He’s a fucking moron for posting this and encouraging others to do this. He’s going to get someone killed with his incompetence
Thank you brother that is great just what I was looking for. God bless you 🙏
Very inventive. Good job explaining.
Thank you very much for slow step by step with patience process.. amazing
Thx so much for Cleary video. I live on my boat. My marina has two 30 amp 120v lines out of phase for shore power. I love to cook but my 120v induction cooktop is sadly inadequate for boiling large water pot to make a crawfish boil. Your simple system will allow me to use my 220v induction cooktop when I need boiling water fast without screwing around w breaker. Laissez le bon temps roller!
You're great bro! this is a wonderful video you made for the world and is gonna help so many people. Blessings to you.
Thank you
Nice video, great job laying this out in layman's terms. I'm an EE and totally understood everything you're doing. I have been trying to come up with a way to do this and had this exactly in mind so it was super nice to find this video. God bless!
hello Adam,
do you know why the neutrals at 110V are not necessary ?
@@alvarobarboza5730 not sure but I think it is because for 240V the voltage comes from the out of phase -120 and the + 120 = 240. Vs for a 120V outlet the voltage comes from a single 120 (+ or -) to neutral
Do electrical engineers not study the NEC/CEC codebook?
Edit: not trying to be an ahole
@@alvarobarboza5730 AC current doesn't have polarity. And the neutral wire is bonded to the ground bars at the panel. It all goes back to the same source. The neutral is required at 120. But at 240 it just alternates between the wires.
@@hemi4722 Well the ones that work in the power field would .
Nice video! It's nice to see someone being helpful with life hacks. If you panel is full and it's seldom used; why not! Thanks rwg42985. This is as simple as it gets. If a person doesn't understand this video; they shouldn't try this anyway. rwg42985 said that in the beginning of the video. Thanks again my man. The only person that doesn't like this video is probably an electrician that is worried about their own bottom line!
Great video !
I was looking for how to do this and I found your video. Clean, clear, and precise ! Awsome job !
Thanks.
God bless you and yours in Jesus Name !
Amen
Nice,another great lead,thumbs up for sure
Good job bro. This will come in handy for my brand new plasma cutter that they lied to me when they said it was 110V and 220V.
I just changed the plug to convert mine to 110v
Good lesson. You rock man.
Very interesting, I learned a lot from this video. Thank you
been waiting for years for this D.Y.I. info.... than you 👍
Ikr
Henry Cagle 👍
that works. i did it and im not electricity guy. dnt like to deal with voltage . but its working. and do it by mu self. lucky i dnt burn all my house👍🏼
There is still time for it to burn.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!!
Ohhhhhhh I finally understand what you are doing. That's clever sir! Well deserved like.
The commercially available version of this is called a "quick 220", which uses an arrangement of three relays for safety. Which ensures you never have any live prongs when one end of the adapter is plugged in and the other isn't. A version without relays but which preserves neutral is sold for RV usage.
@crashk6 Do you have a link to the RV version?
@@jeffreff2000 You can find them on amazon, search "Conntek - 14995"
@@crashk6 Is this something I can use to safely connect a 240v woodworker's power-saw in my garage which only has two 120v power outlets?
@@tvm2209 That very much depends on the electrical requirements of your saw, and if your two 120v sockets are on different halfs of the split phase. The quick 220 would be the retail option to do what you want, in a relatively safe way. Within one room, the sockets are usually wired together on the same circuit, which means you'd need to locate a socket that isn't on that same circuit to utilize the quick 220. If your garage has an electrical service panel in it, then installing a proper 240v socket is the way to go, and possibly cost competitive with the quick 220 in that instance.
If you preserve the neutral, and if one of your outlets has hot and neutral reversed (as did a lot of the outlets in a house I recently bought) then you'll have trouble.
this guy is over the top; if nothing else -- great entertainment; he's a genius !!
I’ve known about this for a long time as I’ve been an electrician for over 20 years. It can come in handy but in some applications. Just make sure you don’t over draw from your 20 amp breaker
Your awesome man, this is gonna help so much for my welder and plasma! Great instructor and your very smart! Thank you god bless
Did it work did the amperage didn't trip your breaker?
Worked perfectly!
Thank you, great explanation!
Thank you sir. You are a kind person.
Great video and rich of information
It seems like common sense now thanks brother man
Well. Nice work! This is way safer than what I did!
Kevin Roberts whoa! I hope I don’t live near you if this is your idea of the safe way. Dear lord please don’t do any more electric work for the safety of those around you.
aaaaahhhaa!!! I think now I know how to power up my solar panels! Great video dude, catchya on the flip side!
Power up solar panels? You don’t power your solar panels. The panels power other things.
@@RB-xv4si it was a joke dude....geez
usually it's done at the Main box. You simplified it and "Learned You Some People" yes you can make a 240 volt outlet running it from the main, or doing the same thing by connecting wires behind both outlets... But you better be a good DIY at your own risk or PAY BIG BUCKS to an Electrician without complaining. Great Video. OLE!
I think he kind of spelled out the fact that his breaker box was already full. 00:57
thanks brother this is something I needed to know and now I do
No! it is not. Hacking Electrical together is very stupid! but Hey, what do I know? I'm Just a Licensed Electrician
Personally I think there is a lot to learn about electricity to become an experienced sparky. Here Australia it's about 4 years and you are in an apprenticeship, so it's on the job training. But I also believe that basic electrical connections are common sense and can be done safely and with modern safety switches, even a wrong connection will trip the mcb no worries. God bless
Thank you, excellent video
Nice tut, bud!
great video. I need to do this with my powder coating oven. Thanks
Great job!
Sweet! Great video! Thank you!
Top notch video. What you suggest is sound and human error is the real risk lol 😂
13:48 makes me think of Doc sending Marty back to 1985 with 1.21 jigawatts of Clock Tower lightning….even the hat lol. Thanks for the great video. This will get me by until I decide where I want my belt grinder more permanently.
def gonna use this for my ham radio amplifier
Just got done reading four pages in exodus then watched your video thx you and god bless nice shirt!😎
nop,,
Very nice job!
Awesome video man
coll.. I like the info! Thanks!
Cool You Know Everything
Thank you, you save my life, my job and $150 USD
This is completely unholy so, I approve. Thank you.
No it's not, he said, "Read the Bible more" at the end haha
Good job,
You are genius. Thanks
God bless you too Russ. I was thinking about doing just this earlier in the week. And yes I'm and electronics guy too and have a meter and all that too.
God Bless you too my friend
S.A. Tx
Great video !!!
Peace be with you!
Lot's of EV car gurus who don't want to pay an electrician will like this video. God bless you and may God help us all from starting electrical fires!
That’s because electricians are rip off AHs. One told me it would be $500 for an 3 to 4 prong adapter. Amazon had one for $15.
Never really thought of this found it very interesting not sure I would ever do it versus just using a 240 plug but it was good information
I don’t have a 220 plug in my garage for my welder so this was very interesting lol
@@oneangrycanadian6205 it won't work
@@timnemeth6555 that’s ok I got my brain working for my 220v problem to my garage. I mounted and external water tight plug box outside my garage then I mounted a regular one in my garage. Then I mounted another water tight box out the side of my house where my breaker panel is and drilled a hole into the inside of the house and ran wire into a 50 amp breaker I put in my panel. Then I bought two plug ends and made an extension cord that I run from the side of my house to the side of my garage when I need my welder. It beat trying to run wire through the ceiling of my basement to the garage. I would have wrecke the stucco ceiling. This was an easy cheap remedy.
If you do your drawing with each of the 110V legs on the outside of the 3 lines coming in, you'll have a simpler drawing and more visually clear. The central wire will be able to connect outwardly with each of the 2 legs for the 110, and then when needed, you can also draw from each 110V leg and the neutral as well. You can easily draw in the circuit breakers alternately looping over the neutral to catch the opposite phase 110V buss. Also invest in a Blue & Red marker for each phase, and a Black for the Neutral, and a Green for the Ground. Really gets quite simple when the drawing is somplified.
Fantastic video, great step by step instructions. Thanks man!
OK, I’m not an electrician (actually an M.E.) and when I wire something I put it like I found it, or carefully study a handbook to get it right. But I’ve never seen this before and it could be very handy. Thanks!
This was great, Russ. Thanks for posting.
can you have the next video on what amps are drawn through that cable to the mill machine?
Man thanks!!!! I need 220 in the garage for a welder and there's just no easy way to get 220 in there. This is gonna work!
So did it work? What amps does your welder draw? In my mind any welder that draws more than 30amps would not work and would be dangerous to run like this.
@@ZenithClarity This option ended up not working for me because turns out the 2 separate outlets I was gonna use for this had a shared neutral wire (a separate issue I'm not thrilled with). I ended up running a real 220v line for the welder.
shared neutral is fine. very little current flows on that wire, if any at all, when you have a strictly 240 volt load. that being said, don't hack together shit like this, it's a bad idea.do it properly and you'll be happy with the result.
It wouldn't be strictly 240 though, that's the thing. One of them is 120 circuit for the whole garage (with all the outlets gfci's, which could be another issue for hacking a welder circuit out of this). The other one is a separate circuit which goes off to a shed (it's a switch). And then these 2 circuits share the neutral. In any case, it's doesn't matter, I wired a proper 240, so I'm good.
thank u, I`ll need 220 as well and do this
Creative solution, well done!
Very ingenious solution, though it would not pass code.
So many people talk about "passing code"... reality check: this is a temporary device. The worries about "code" is irrelevant.
I had this same idea the problem can be is feedback. If you join 2 120 vac lines then start you tool it can feedback to that line 220 vac when it is joined and used so if you use something else 220 vac could run threw both your welder and anything else on that line . Using duo 120 vac plugs amperage must be right because you can create a dangerous surge . Your outlets must be standalone and not used as a 120 vac unless you disconnect your 220 vac tool from it every time you use each line for 120 vac to be safe.
good idea
Awesome
Nice …. Like it
Thanks bro!
Omg man, saved my day! Thank you so much for shooting this for all of us! I have a Tesla and new house has same problem.
You can afford a Tesla, but not an electrician??
@@jamesedinger4956 He can afford to burn his house down, apparently.
i know this is a very old comments, but I'm hoping to get a rply ... 🙇♂️
serious question: did it work for your Tesla ...?
Do not do this!!!
He’s going to blow up his $1,000,000 dollar Tesla and burn down his fucking house all at the same time he plugs that fucking in.
make sure you don't have anything plugged into the adapter when you go to unplug the two cords, or the hot prong on the first plug you unplug will be connected to 120v from the other outlet through whatever's plugged into the adapter.
This is true.
120v gave me a multiple pinches fixing a light fixture woke me up.
That’s the disadvantage
I was about to make one of these but that discourages me
Elec 101. There are 9 Interconnections in the USA/Canada or better known through the media as power or electric grids. I work for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) better known as the Texas Interconnection. Power generation is anywhere between 10 to 260 GW. Gigawatts measure the capacity of large power plants or of many plants. One gigawatt (GW) = 1,000 megawatts = 1 billion watts. In case you are wondering about the US total, GW is 1,400. A lot of power plants are slowly switching over to interconvert alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) power distribution. This scales back the possibility of two or more different power plants becoming synchronous resulting in a no voltage situation. Feeding on the big high power transmission lines substations step down the current and change DC to AC voltage. Most substations output from 5kV-50kV. 1 kV equals 1,000 volts. This is what goes to the lines on the utility pole. If you walk out of your house and look up at the joint pole, the very top wire is the static/lighting suppression wire, the wires under that are the transmission lines, the wire under that is the MGN (multi-grounded neutral) wire, under that is primary, under that is secondary triplex 120/240 volt, under that is a step down transformer, the distance between the secondary and the next wire is called the safety zone space and is for telecommunications workers for the TELCO, CATV, FIBER wires. Now, this is a general joint pole setup, you may not have a primary, you might have a single transmission line and an MGN wire and a step-down transformer under it. If you live at a busy intersection your pole might have all of that and traffic signal wires under all of the above. This is a basic set up. There are many, many different setups and pole uses out there to cover them on here. If your supplier uses a secondary triplex, your house feed will run directly to that, if not, your house feed will run to a step-down transformer. To prevent a zero voltage situation, the transformer(s) will sync the Hz, Hertz, of the two hot leads 120 degrees apart, or phase-shifted, meaning one lead will be positive + and the other lead will be negative - when the current alternates direction. In your case, if you use one leg of the breaker box to get your 240 from, you run the problem of sync and damage to the welder. Likewise, when the welder contacts close it produces a voltage spike that will damage other load items on the leg. Cross talk is another problem, even if a short circuit develops, using one leg to get 240 from, can result in the breaker not tripping or start phantom tripping. National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is a regionally adoptable standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment in the United States. It is part of the National Fire Code series published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a private trade association. And for the most part, the Canadian code is identical. Violation of the code can result in being disconnected, fine and or jail time. You want 240 volts? Do it the correct way. Last I looked a 100 ft. 10/3 wire was less than $130 a Square D 50 amp breaker less than $10. Why risk burning your house down?
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Make sure you don't try this with GFCI outlets or they will trip. One of mine blew out and now I have to replace the outlet.
Interesting video
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Hey Russ, great video. I was wondering can you still achieve the same result if you get your 120c from two different service meters?
How lucky you had two 120V AC outlets near each other that are out of phase!
I guessed you use a transformer 2 to 1 ratio but that wouldn't likely have enough amperage tob power the load. That's a creative idea.
actually that is the proper way, just need a big enough transformer, rated to the task. horrible ides to hack together death cords.
Great vid
Yeah, that is kewl.
Good stuff.
Id like to say good luck finding 2 dedicated outlets next to eachother with true 120 or 110v at that! Without 20 other outlets and switches tied to them
It is not a 3 phase system but a split phase. It is a 240V system with two line voltage, center tap to give 120V.
Your method is Ok if there is no earth leakage protection on the receptacles. Furthermore, need to have a procedure when disconnecting. The appliance side (yellow) must be disconnected first, otherwise there will be risk of back energies a plug when the load is connected.
Thanks bro
Cruising for Christ, love it! Great video! Do they sell pre-made converters, instead of building one the way you have?
I saw this video when I was at a place in time where I needed 220 and had no access to circuit panels or anything. I did what he said and it worked like a charm and I ran some induction heaters and a steam boiler and all kinds of stuff and it never caused a problem. 💯💯💯
I tired this but I dint get the 220 v ,voltage getting dropped and it’s came only 210 v what might be the reason
@@murali5041 it is alternating current, it fluctuates from 210 to 220. If you're getting over 200 volts you're doing it right and it's working :)
Thanks ,my application is for the oven it’s 220 v operating when I on the micro power it’s getting off due to less voltage than 220 V,when I plug in other greater than 220 v it’s working fine can u guide
Kyle B in our home we have 2 120 v AC ,but when I check the two hit wire m getting 210 v ac only ,I want above 220 wat might be the problem
@@murali5041 I am no expert, I would think that you should get 2×110 minimum. and sometimes get 2x120. But I can't give you an answer for your situation, I don't know anything that's why I watched his video lol