electricity questions?

I have a couple of questions for you and then I can give you a better answer.

First, Do you have a sub panel in the garage and if so, what size wire and breaker feeds the sub panel from the main panel?

Second, Check your welder to see if it will run on 220. Sometimes you can rewire them internally. It will run more efficiently on the higher voltage requiring less amperage.

Third, what is the input amperage on the welder, it should have a nameplate on it that will list it.

Last and perhaps the simplest, check all of your connections to make sure that the screws are all tight and none of the wires are loose anywhere.


I am a licensed electrician so I can hopefully help you solve your problems.

Jason