Adding a 220 outlet

[Casey Gooding]

Hey guys. I just got my new table saw today (actually it's a used Grizzly, but it's new to me) and need a 220 outlet for it. I by no means consider myself even the slightest bit knowledgable about electricity. So, what's a reasonable amount to pay an electrician to install a 220 outlet?? The outlet would be on the same wall as my circuit breaker box and about three feet away from it.
Thanks!!

[Steven DeMars]

Hey guys. I just got my new table saw today (actually it's a used Grizzly, but it's new to me) and need a 220 outlet for it. I by no means consider myself even the slightest bit knowledgable about electricity. So, what's a reasonable amount to pay an electrician to install a 220 outlet?? The outlet would be on the same wall as my circuit breaker box and about three feet away from it.
Thanks!!

If in fact your breaker panel is just a few feet from where you want your outlet, this is what I would do. Have seen it work well.

Clean all the junk and stuff around from the area where your panel is located. Now, take several pictures of the wall, the area, and the close ups of inside the panel. No such thing as to many pictures.

Now take these pictures with you to ongoing construction sites wherever you see electricians doing residential. Real world, construction work is slowing up in the residential sector . . . trades people are already hunting side work . . .

Tell them what you want, show them the pictures . . . . and I can assure you a skilled electrician will be at your house for some easy money. Cost with materials this way . . . maybe $200.00. Cost if you call an electrical contractor out of the phone book, about $300.00 to $500.00 minimum.

Suggested same to a buddy on the west coast about three months ago. Got his in for $150.00 and the electrician just happened to have extra wire & receptacle on his truck.

Of course this must be done with cash . . . .

[Rob Russell]

It's $25 worth of parts and less than 1 hour labor. Still, it wouldn't surprise me if the bill was $150-$200.

Prices like this are one reason so many of us do our own electrical work.

[Mike Marcade]

If in fact your breaker panel is just a few feet from where you want your outlet, this is what I would do. Have seen it work well.

Clean all the junk and stuff around from the area where your panel is located. Now, take several pictures of the wall, the area, and the close ups of inside the panel. No such thing as to many pictures.

Now take these pictures with you to ongoing construction sites wherever you see electricians doing residential. Real world, construction work is slowing up in the residential sector . . . trades people are already hunting side work . . .

Tell them what you want, show them the pictures . . . . and I can assure you a skilled electrician will be at your house for some easy money. Cost with materials this way . . . maybe $200.00. Cost if you call an electrical contractor out of the phone book, about $300.00 to $500.00 minimum.

Suggested same to a buddy on the west coast about three months ago. Got his in for $150.00 and the electrician just happened to have extra wire & receptacle on his truck.

Of course this must be done with cash . . . .

Around the area where I live, you may not be able to find one that speaks english.

[Ed Jolin]

I had this done several years ago in a rental house out here in California (couldn't do it myself since it was a rental). I believe I paid around $300 for it. Similar situation - 6 ft. from the outdoor panel, two twistlock outlets 6 ft apart. He drilled through the wall and ran conduit to the outlets. Probably took him 2 hrs.

As long as you're having someone do it, consider future expansion, and have them run two outlets, 6 or 8 ft apart. That way you'll have power for your next 220v machine, and probably won't cost you much more.

-ed

[John Zee]

It's $25 worth of parts and less than 1 hour labor. Still, it wouldn't surprise me if the bill was $150-$200.

Prices like this are one reason so many of us do our own electrical work.

But if you don't know what your doing, best you hire someone who does. Either that or burn down the shop AND the house.

Adding a 220 to a board, it should be balanced. An electrician needs to look at this as well. Just say'n this is not some thing to take lightly.

Just my .02cents

(if you know electricity, and can figure this out with no fear of burning things down, than your good for the go I'd guess. Just watts/ amps balancing the load are serious biz.)

[mike wacker]

But if you don't know what your doing, best you hire someone who does. Either that or burn down the shop AND the house.

Adding a 220 to a board, it should be balanced. An electrician needs to look at this as well. Just say'n this is not some thing to take lightly.

Just my .02cents

(if you know electricity, and can figure this out with no fear of burning things down, than your good for the go I'd guess. Just watts/ amps balancing the load are serious biz.)

Adding a 220 outlet to an existing Residential panel to service a 220 volt motor would by definition add a balanced load to the panel.

[Brian Penning]

I can get my brother in law to come over and do it for you. Cheap too.
He's the one that has the pool in his backyard.

[Mike Cutler]

Brian

He must be really good at a flying horse mount to get in and out of that pool?
That's a great picture.

[Mike Cutler]

Around the area where I live, you may not be able to find one that speaks english.

Mike
Uhmmm.... Just because they don't speak english really well, doesn't mean that they don't know what they are doing.

[Tom Veatch]

Mike
Uhmmm.... Just because they don't speak english really well, doesn't mean that they don't know what they are doing.

Absolutely correct.

However it does mean the communication could be a problem and being unable to speak English probably means they aren't licensed in the local jurisdiction which could have an impact if said local jurisdiction requires licensed electricians to perform or sign off on the work prior to inspection.

[Rick Christopherson]

That's a 240 volt European power strip floating on the sandals.

[Art Travers]

Rob:
Egads, you guys are complaining about the price that electricians get ...Here in Southern
California I got two bids to put in a 220V circuit into my attached garage ..How about these prices ...$660 and $900?? Felt I was being taken to the cleaners...So, had a handyman run the wire from the box through the attic into my garage ($60) The
conduit and receptacles and the new quad double pole breaker I installed..My total cost is around $150.

[Jeff Wittrock]

LOL. Nice picture. Maybe he's got the thing plugged into a GFI?

-Jeff

[Rob Russell]

Rob:
Egads, you guys are complaining about the price that electricians get ...Here in Southern
California I got two bids to put in a 220V circuit into my attached garage ..How about these prices ...$660 and $900?? Felt I was being taken to the cleaners...So, had a handyman run the wire from the box through the attic into my garage ($60) The
conduit and receptacles and the new quad double pole breaker I installed..My total cost is around $150.

Actually - that was a truly an estimate on my part based on $150/hour and adding 100% to the parts cost.