Quote Originally Posted by Bill Bryant View Post
... What about two or three outlets on the same 240-volt line? ...
There seems to be some sentiment that there can only be one outlet on a 240 circuit. That is not the case. A 240 circuit can feed multiple outlets just as a 120 circuit can feed multiple outlets. The only differences are that there is a 240 volt potential between the two conductors instead of a 120 volts and that both conductors instead of just one have a 120 volt potential relative to ground.

My shop, wired by a licensed electrician and inspected by the local code enforcement inspectors, has 4 separate general purpose circuits, all of which are 240 volt and each of which feeds multiple outlets. The wiring is 3-wire plus ground and the outlets are dual-voltage duplex receptacles - one 120 and one 240 outlet in each receptacle. If I hadn't wanted the 120 available, it could have been wired with 2 + ground and with multiple 240 volt outlets.