How To Get 220V/240V From Two 120V Outlets. No Electrical Panel Work Required...

Although this is not recommended, it can be done when things are needed.
For me this is a light load, and its also used seldom. so I'm totally happy with this...
However if your going to be using this, your doing so at your own risk, and if your using this for a heavy load, or quite often I do not recommend it.
I Hope it was helpful for those who are in a pinch.
God Bless,
~Russ Gries
www.RWGresearch.com
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[@shaghigkejchedjian1596]

Excellent explanation, thanks for your transparency of teaching how to get 220 v from 110 v from two different phase

[@kimaskew4874]

Thank God, for people (like this fine man) still willing to think for themselves 🙏🏽

[@stevepeterson5144]

This video was a real lifesaver for me. My central ac went out and its 100 humid Florida degrees outside and it looked to be weeks to get it replaced so I had a monster 22,000 btu 220 volt wall unit but no 220 plugs and the panel had no spaces left for a new circuit so I tried this fix and wham problem solved my window unit is roaring away with no problems at all not even a gfi blew BTW I followed your instructions right down to using computer cords so I don't know if variations will work as well. I was worried about what would happen if one of the cords was pulled by accident would the ac unit be damaged by only 120 volt current but then I realized if one cord was pulled it simply broke the circuit and you ended up with no power not 120 volts so the ac unit is safe Thank you so much for this well-done post !

[@cryptapocalypse]

Great video- thanks for your clear explanation of why you get get 240V across the two 120V wires due to phasing.

[@timothysukosky8969]

That is one of the coolest things I've seen on youtube and is gonna be perfect for my welding machine that I only use maybe one or two times a year. The machine comes with a step up 230 v pigtail that I can finally use. Thank you and God Bless!

[@jacejb]

This answered every question I had about home wiring, Thanks.

[@poransingh8420]

This actually works great!! As long as your 2 120v outlets are on different poles coming from the panel and they are on the same amps!!

[@adamtwelve8646]

Nice video, great job laying this out in layman's terms. I'm an EE and totally understood everything you're doing. I have been trying to come up with a way to do this and had this exactly in mind so it was super nice to find this video. God bless!

[@alvarobarboza5730]

hello Adam, do you know why the neutrals at 110V are not necessary ?

[@rapidunscheduleddisassembly]

@@alvarobarboza5730 not sure but I think it is because for 240V the voltage comes from the out of phase -120 and the + 120 = 240. Vs for a 120V outlet the voltage comes from a single 120 (+ or -) to neutral

[@hemi4722]

Do electrical engineers not study the NEC/CEC codebook? Edit: not trying to be an ahole

[@hemi4722]

@@alvarobarboza5730 AC current doesn't have polarity. And the neutral wire is bonded to the ground bars at the panel. It all goes back to the same source. The neutral is required at 120. But at 240 it just alternates between the wires.

[@sku32956]

@@hemi4722 Well the ones that work in the power field would .

[@prototypeeight9503]

i get from this that 1. a lot of people think "allot" and "alot" are 1 word meaning "a lot". 2. this is a very risky endeavor. Although I do need 220v for a heater I want to buy, I'll just hire an electrician to do things properly. Thanks for the video. I did learn something.

[@haroldo5889]

You're great bro! this is a wonderful video you made for the world and is gonna help so many people. Blessings to you. Thank you

[@brianrhubbard]

I worked for a company that installed vehicle lifts, air compressors and other heavy duty electrical machines. I have made over 10 drop cords just like that to test equipment after install. When the equipment tested good we'd run the outlets.

[@jroque7891]

Amazing trick thank you so much and the biggest blessing was when you told people read the word of God-made the Lord continue to bless you brother

[@ArtesianDistillers]

Great job on thorough info. Well done

[@CarlosPickens]

Nice video! It's nice to see someone being helpful with life hacks. If you panel is full and it's seldom used; why not! Thanks rwg42985. This is as simple as it gets. If a person doesn't understand this video; they shouldn't try this anyway. rwg42985 said that in the beginning of the video. Thanks again my man. The only person that doesn't like this video is probably an electrician that is worried about their own bottom line!

[@cliffBMRC]

Perfect. Thank you for the lesson and hack on 120 to 240 .

[@jinotepe79]

Thank you brother that is great just what I was looking for. God bless you 🙏

[@KRConnection]

Thank you,good lesson, great wisdom...

[@lesstime1678]

nop!

[@user-dm9km2hg4c]

Thank you very much for slow step by step with patience process.. amazing

[@marc-antoinethebeautiful7714]

Thank this is exactly what I needed for my new Metal Bandsaw

[@JD-og9fv]

Please don’t follow this idiots install. It’s absolutely against code and dangerous. He’s a fucking moron for posting this and encouraging others to do this. He’s going to get someone killed with his incompetence

[@Mike-qo4kp]

Ohhhhhhh I finally understand what you are doing. That's clever sir! Well deserved like.

[@ergounum1]

Thx so much for Cleary video. I live on my boat. My marina has two 30 amp 120v lines out of phase for shore power. I love to cook but my 120v induction cooktop is sadly inadequate for boiling large water pot to make a crawfish boil. Your simple system will allow me to use my 220v induction cooktop when I need boiling water fast without screwing around w breaker. Laissez le bon temps roller!

[@misterdecaro]

Thank you, great explanation!

[@mathewhorney3303]

Great video ! I was looking for how to do this and I found your video. Clean, clear, and precise ! Awsome job ! Thanks. God bless you and yours in Jesus Name ! Amen

[@ronturkey140]

Very inventive. Good job explaining.

[@drkenmorris]

Good job bro. This will come in handy for my brand new plasma cutter that they lied to me when they said it was 110V and 220V.

[@astv7668]

I just changed the plug to convert mine to 110v

[@ftwstreetfabco6867]

Your awesome man, this is gonna help so much for my welder and plasma! Great instructor and your very smart! Thank you god bless

[@andresv8856]

Did it work did the amperage didn't trip your breaker?

[@cantstop9743]

Worked perfectly!

[@joedoe4642]

Very interesting, I learned a lot from this video. Thank you

[@peteryeung111]

Good lesson. You rock man.

[@mechfly8960]

Nice,another great lead,thumbs up for sure

[@jmcg2518]

aaaaahhhaa!!! I think now I know how to power up my solar panels! Great video dude, catchya on the flip side!

[@RB-xv4si]

Power up solar panels? You don’t power your solar panels. The panels power other things.

[@jmcg2518]

@@RB-xv4si it was a joke dude....geez

[@henrycagle7827]

been waiting for years for this D.Y.I. info.... than you 👍

[@Abels-Adventures]

Ikr

[@henryxavier3751]

Henry Cagle 👍

[@davidazinger5639]

this guy is over the top; if nothing else -- great entertainment; he's a genius !!

[@soonerthanlater539]

It seems like common sense now thanks brother man

[@troyng9551]

Thank you sir. You are a kind person.

[@danielvandertorre7505]

thanks brother this is something I needed to know and now I do

[@bushgnome]

No! it is not. Hacking Electrical together is very stupid! but Hey, what do I know? I'm Just a Licensed Electrician

[@bertilu92]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!!

[@crashk6]

The commercially available version of this is called a "quick 220", which uses an arrangement of three relays for safety. Which ensures you never have any live prongs when one end of the adapter is plugged in and the other isn't. A version without relays but which preserves neutral is sold for RV usage.

[@jeffreff2000]

@crashk6 Do you have a link to the RV version?

[@crashk6]

@@jeffreff2000 You can find them on amazon, search "Conntek - 14995"

[@tvm2209]

@@crashk6 Is this something I can use to safely connect a 240v woodworker's power-saw in my garage which only has two 120v power outlets?

[@crashk6]

@@tvm2209 That very much depends on the electrical requirements of your saw, and if your two 120v sockets are on different halfs of the split phase. The quick 220 would be the retail option to do what you want, in a relatively safe way. Within one room, the sockets are usually wired together on the same circuit, which means you'd need to locate a socket that isn't on that same circuit to utilize the quick 220. If your garage has an electrical service panel in it, then installing a proper 240v socket is the way to go, and possibly cost competitive with the quick 220 in that instance.

[@johnkolassa1645]

If you preserve the neutral, and if one of your outlets has hot and neutral reversed (as did a lot of the outlets in a house I recently bought) then you'll have trouble.

[@iraqdream2007]

Great video and rich of information

[@wenzou1952]

Good job,

[@HaydenJames7]

Sweet! Great video! Thank you!

[@fredbissnette3104]

def gonna use this for my ham radio amplifier

[@rogeliocarranza6868]

Thank you, excellent video

[@astv7668]

great video. I need to do this with my powder coating oven. Thanks

[@nickkerby9180]

Very nice job!

[@brynmrsh]

Yes. I figured this out a long time ago when I needed to run a 240v light and didn't want to mess with playing with the panels. I use this method today to run my cnc spindle in my garage which only has two 120v circuits and two outlets. BTW- the electrical inspector hates you! lol

[@kevinroberts781]

Well. Nice work! This is way safer than what I did!

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

Kevin Roberts whoa! I hope I don’t live near you if this is your idea of the safe way. Dear lord please don’t do any more electric work for the safety of those around you.

[@TheNAJEEBREHMAN]

Awesome video man

[@VladOnEarth]

Omg man, saved my day! Thank you so much for shooting this for all of us! I have a Tesla and new house has same problem.

[@jamesedinger4956]

You can afford a Tesla, but not an electrician??

[@ianrobinson8056]

@@jamesedinger4956 He can afford to burn his house down, apparently.

[@fortyinch]

i know this is a very old comments, but I'm hoping to get a rply ... 🙇‍♂️ serious question: did it work for your Tesla ...?

[@robertos.5414]

Do not do this!!!

[@JD-og9fv]

He’s going to blow up his $1,000,000 dollar Tesla and burn down his fucking house all at the same time he plugs that fucking in.

[@v-m-e]

Cool You Know Everything

[@MrDennisbmennis]

Top notch video. What you suggest is sound and human error is the real risk lol 😂

[@tonytony6912]

Great job!

[@ronaldanderson9263]

God bless you too Russ. I was thinking about doing just this earlier in the week. And yes I'm and electronics guy too and have a meter and all that too.

[@RamonHernandez-qk3tq]

God Bless you too my friend S.A. Tx

[@myhobbyguitar4117]

You are genius. Thanks

[@philbrown2270]

Personally I think there is a lot to learn about electricity to become an experienced sparky. Here Australia it's about 4 years and you are in an apprenticeship, so it's on the job training. But I also believe that basic electrical connections are common sense and can be done safely and with modern safety switches, even a wrong connection will trip the mcb no worries. God bless

[@hectoranarosario7221]

that works. i did it and im not electricity guy. dnt like to deal with voltage . but its working. and do it by mu self. lucky i dnt burn all my house👍🏼

[@jessjulian9458]

There is still time for it to burn.

[@CasperRc81]

Just got done reading four pages in exodus then watched your video thx you and god bless nice shirt!😎

[@lesstime1678]

nop,,

[@miltonnegron65]

Great video !!!

[@johnjacobsen1915]

coll.. I like the info! Thanks!

[@jackyh1167]

good idea

[@TheUofastudent]

Nice …. Like it

[@fvrrljr]

usually it's done at the Main box. You simplified it and "Learned You Some People" yes you can make a 240 volt outlet running it from the main, or doing the same thing by connecting wires behind both outlets... But you better be a good DIY at your own risk or PAY BIG BUCKS to an Electrician without complaining. Great Video. OLE!

[@markomus1]

I think he kind of spelled out the fact that his breaker box was already full. 00:57

[@benjaminfisher4998]

Nice tut, bud!

[@IvCastilla]

Thank you, you save my life, my job and $150 USD

[@garysteffan4935]

can you have the next video on what amps are drawn through that cable to the mill machine?

[@tomcat3949]

If you can dream it, u CONDUIT!!

[@Beara-bear]

🤩 I see what you did there 😍

[@JustinLodes]

I’ve known about this for a long time as I’ve been an electrician for over 20 years. It can come in handy but in some applications. Just make sure you don’t over draw from your 20 amp breaker

[@forrestchurchill]

Never really thought of this found it very interesting not sure I would ever do it versus just using a 240 plug but it was good information

[@oneangrycanadian6205]

I don’t have a 220 plug in my garage for my welder so this was very interesting lol

[@timnemeth6555]

@@oneangrycanadian6205 it won't work

[@oneangrycanadian6205]

@@timnemeth6555 that’s ok I got my brain working for my 220v problem to my garage. I mounted and external water tight plug box outside my garage then I mounted a regular one in my garage. Then I mounted another water tight box out the side of my house where my breaker panel is and drilled a hole into the inside of the house and ran wire into a 50 amp breaker I put in my panel. Then I bought two plug ends and made an extension cord that I run from the side of my house to the side of my garage when I need my welder. It beat trying to run wire through the ceiling of my basement to the garage. I would have wrecke the stucco ceiling. This was an easy cheap remedy.

[@fernandocommando9558]

Awesome

[@you5711]

This was great, Russ. Thanks for posting.

[@CavanalK5]

13:48 makes me think of Doc sending Marty back to 1985 with 1.21 jigawatts of Clock Tower lightning….even the hat lol. Thanks for the great video. This will get me by until I decide where I want my belt grinder more permanently.

[@RustyCas999]

OK, I’m not an electrician (actually an M.E.) and when I wire something I put it like I found it, or carefully study a handbook to get it right. But I’ve never seen this before and it could be very handy. Thanks!

[@tiogoala7654]

Fantastic video, great step by step instructions. Thanks man!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Interesting video

[@g.king.]

thank u, I`ll need 220 as well and do this

[@thomasblackwell9507]

Peace be with you!

[@danny6247]

Great vid

[@joshuameldru4004]

Creative solution, well done!

[@pondacres]

Man thanks!!!! I need 220 in the garage for a welder and there's just no easy way to get 220 in there. This is gonna work!

[@ZenithClarity]

So did it work? What amps does your welder draw? In my mind any welder that draws more than 30amps would not work and would be dangerous to run like this.

[@pondacres]

@@ZenithClarity This option ended up not working for me because turns out the 2 separate outlets I was gonna use for this had a shared neutral wire (a separate issue I'm not thrilled with). I ended up running a real 220v line for the welder.

[@lorenzo42p]

shared neutral is fine. very little current flows on that wire, if any at all, when you have a strictly 240 volt load. that being said, don't hack together shit like this, it's a bad idea.do it properly and you'll be happy with the result.

[@pondacres]

It wouldn't be strictly 240 though, that's the thing. One of them is 120 circuit for the whole garage (with all the outlets gfci's, which could be another issue for hacking a welder circuit out of this). The other one is a separate circuit which goes off to a shed (it's a switch). And then these 2 circuits share the neutral. In any case, it's doesn't matter, I wired a proper 240, so I'm good.

[@64kdawg]

Thanks bro!

[@thenet0120002]

I had this same idea the problem can be is feedback. If you join 2 120 vac lines then start you tool it can feedback to that line 220 vac when it is joined and used so if you use something else 220 vac could run threw both your welder and anything else on that line . Using duo 120 vac plugs amperage must be right because you can create a dangerous surge . Your outlets must be standalone and not used as a 120 vac unless you disconnect your 220 vac tool from it every time you use each line for 120 vac to be safe.

[@alejandrovillalba5306]

Thanks bro

[@rocketwrench]

Make sure you don't try this with GFCI outlets or they will trip. One of mine blew out and now I have to replace the outlet.

[@kolbelam]

What would I say? just 👍👍👍 and ❤️❤️❤️ it…

[@billlincoln6087]

Very ingenious solution, though it would not pass code.

[@walterk1221]

So many people talk about "passing code"... reality check: this is a temporary device. The worries about "code" is irrelevant.

[@creepyloner1979]

make sure you don't have anything plugged into the adapter when you go to unplug the two cords, or the hot prong on the first plug you unplug will be connected to 120v from the other outlet through whatever's plugged into the adapter.

[@brianrhubbard]

This is true.

[@LOVE-JC777]

120v gave me a multiple pinches fixing a light fixture woke me up.

[@AlexC80]

That’s the disadvantage I was about to make one of these but that discourages me

[@JohnAnderson4242]

This is completely unholy so, I approve. Thank you.

[@cdevidal]

No it's not, he said, "Read the Bible more" at the end haha

[@scrappydogfinance8434]

I guessed you use a transformer 2 to 1 ratio but that wouldn't likely have enough amperage tob power the load. That's a creative idea.

[@lorenzo42p]

actually that is the proper way, just need a big enough transformer, rated to the task. horrible ides to hack together death cords.

[@michaelszczys8316]

The concept is great and I’m sure to will work fine. The problem comes with the reality of if the wiring was installed with any kind of intelligence the connections of one side of the box will be kept from connections to the other side of the box as much as possible. In other words his garage outlets should all be connected to side A of the fuse panel while most of the house connected to side B to reduce the possibility of anyone getting their self connected to 240 power. I doubt if he would get both sides in his garage.

[@alistentcanada]

Granted your comments to be true 90% of the time, but he had already had 2 20amp 120's installed in the garage, in this case you would want a separate line for each of those 20A lines and not daisy chained.

[@danc2014]

No they send 20 amp service from both phase to help balance the fuse box. Since these look to be dedicated 120 V lines for a washer and possibly other high power machine in the room. Having the house all on one side is unbalanced. and heats up return lines.

[@michaelszczys8316]

I used to live in a trailer home with TOTAL daisy chain wiring. Really bad. True the box was split up, though not really totally evenly. I mean, one side of the box had mostly bedrooms and the other most of the higher load wiring. Like the refrigerator and washer. I rewired some of it and made it have its own separate wire to the outlets used for washer and dryer, but I did not put the washer on one side of the line and the dryer on the other side. That would be too dangerous.

[@stevie0040]

Lot's of EV car gurus who don't want to pay an electrician will like this video. God bless you and may God help us all from starting electrical fires!

[@martinboland7873]

That’s because electricians are rip off AHs. One told me it would be $500 for an 3 to 4 prong adapter. Amazon had one for $15.

[@scavenom2008]

Tap magic #1👍

[@rameeti]

If you do your drawing with each of the 110V legs on the outside of the 3 lines coming in, you'll have a simpler drawing and more visually clear. The central wire will be able to connect outwardly with each of the 2 legs for the 110, and then when needed, you can also draw from each 110V leg and the neutral as well. You can easily draw in the circuit breakers alternately looping over the neutral to catch the opposite phase 110V buss. Also invest in a Blue & Red marker for each phase, and a Black for the Neutral, and a Green for the Ground. Really gets quite simple when the drawing is somplified.

[@BinjKomisar11]

Yeah, that is kewl. Good stuff.

[@mgpvii]

Although I agree with a lot of the comments about not doing it because of the potential of many people screwing it up, I like the video and would do it! Don’t knock the video for showing a viable option for 240. If you do screw it up, then you had no business doing it in the first place and you deserve a Darwin Award.

[@gitrpicker]

I have news for you: if you do it in the first place you have no idea what you're doing.

[@mgpvii]

@@gitrpicker If you had a clue, I would try to describe it to you. Based on your reply, I can tell it would be just a waste of my time.

[@mgpvii]

Hey buddy, I do understand what backfeeding means. Sorry to disappoint you as you try to make yourself feel you are smarter than you most likely are. Come back when you feel better about yourself.

[@tonytony6912]

@@mgpvii agreed

[@tonytony6912]

@@gitrpicker people who work with electrical know this is safe. it is unsafe to the newbie. Not the experienced

[@aljenkins9748]

....elegant & stylish . ....... .......shalom,a.j.

[@victorlee7638]

It is not a 3 phase system but a split phase. It is a 240V system with two line voltage, center tap to give 120V. Your method is Ok if there is no earth leakage protection on the receptacles. Furthermore, need to have a procedure when disconnecting. The appliance side (yellow) must be disconnected first, otherwise there will be risk of back energies a plug when the load is connected.

[@Edgy01]

How lucky you had two 120V AC outlets near each other that are out of phase!

[@creepyloner1979]

if you connect a neon indicator light between the two hot lines you'll be able to tell when you've plugged into two out of phase outlets.

[@lorenzo42p]

and sticking a fork in an outlet is a good way to test if it's live. very bad idea to experiment like that. plug in and find you have hot/neutral swapped on an outlet, those neons wont help you. you'll get warm in a hurry. this whole video and comment section is full of bad ideas. interesting thought though, using neons.

[@joshualorenz4665]

Nice hat and shirt.