Re: Newbie oven questions (electrical)
kcdonahue,
I would very definitely change the wire. It sounds like you have used 120V wire! The 220V wire should have 3 wires and a ground. Check your main breaker box and see if there is a ground buss bar and a neutral buss bar. Some of the old breaker boxes only have one buss bar that the common and the ground are connected to.
I would buy a 220V switch box. Wire your 220V to it and then run pigtails to your compressor and oven. Check the amperage draw on your compressor and spec the wire to run your compressor and your oven together. Also include in your figuring the extra heating element if your oven doesn't heat up like you want. You may need to change your breaker also. 220V is nothing to mess with it will fry you real good. A good hardware or an electrical equipment supplier will be able to help you with your selections.
Let us know how you make out.
John
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