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Old 05-10-2017, 08:55 PM   #7
nail pounder
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Re: anyone using a clothes dryer plug to run their air compressor?

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X2. Keep in mind you have unlimited power coming to your house. It's not too difficult to run conduit and wire and set up a sub panel in your shop or garage. I'm pretty sure you can YouTube that kind of thing. I'm just a dumb ol carpenter and I did it, cost me like 150$ in materials, and I left room to add stuff down the road.
I re-read what I wrote & I want to be clear, I'm not talking about stealing power, I meant after your meter, just tap into your main panel to run a sub.
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