Welding woes...frustrating!!
So I need a 20 amp circuit all by itself?
Yes, especially with no other electrical equipment running on that circuit.
Dedicated 20 Amp Circuit. 12 gauge wire running to your welder to carry the load.
You can quick test your current wiring by feeling your welder plug where it plugs into the cord after welding for 5 minutes. The plug should not be warm to the touch.
Now go back to your breaker box and feel the breaker that is for the circuit that your welder is on, that should not be warm.
Any breakers, wiring, plugs and outlets that are getting warm, tells you that the breaker and wiring to your welder are not heavy enough to carry the proper load. Overloading the circuit.
Betting dollars to doughnuts you have a 15 amp breaker and 14 gauge wire rated for 15 amps. You probably have a few lights and a furnace fan running on that circuit as well.
Need good clean power for that welder so the connections run cool, then you know you got it right.
Your Power source at the breaker box???
60 amp service ?? Doable
100 amp service ?? BETTER
200 amp service ?? BEST !!
60 amp service: you may have to shut down some other items while you are running the welder.
