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paul100 · 07-27-2006, 07:46 PM

I would check the compressor and what ever other tools you plan to hook up to this line first to see if it needs four wires or three wires. Most 220 tools that do not have a 110v control in them only require two hots and a ground. Witht he price of wire now it is worth checking into what wire you really need. What i just said is only if you are going to hook up a recepticle in the garage. If you are going to do a subpanel then there is a lot more involved. I dont think that picture you have is the best. They are saying to use 8/3 and 10/3 when actually it could be 8/2 and 10/2 wire. 8/2 and 10/2 actually have three wires where 8/3 and 10/3 have four wires.

07-27-2006, 07:46 PM	#5
paul100 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA/ Tuckahoe, NJ Posts: 20 iTrader: (0)	I would check the compressor and what ever other tools you plan to hook up to this line first to see if it needs four wires or three wires. Most 220 tools that do not have a 110v control in them only require two hots and a ground. Witht he price of wire now it is worth checking into what wire you really need. What i just said is only if you are going to hook up a recepticle in the garage. If you are going to do a subpanel then there is a lot more involved. I dont think that picture you have is the best. They are saying to use 8/3 and 10/3 when actually it could be 8/2 and 10/2 wire. 8/2 and 10/2 actually have three wires where 8/3 and 10/3 have four wires.