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Originally Posted by rwest View Post
Like Hugh said, 220 is just two 110 legs, BUT you might not have a neutral at the outlet. Is it a 4 "slot" outlet or 3?

Also as Hugh said, if you're not comfortable doing it, hire an electrician, probably won't be too costly.
Correct on the neutral. When I had this house built, I had the electrical put in a 220 outlet near my workbench for my compressor. I wanted to add something a few years later and found no neutral on that one.
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