How can you convert a 220 into a 110 volt power outlet?

Answer 1

The 220 volt outlet get remove and a 100 outlet gets installed. The wire hook up is the same. The breaker that feeds the outlet need to be change aswell from a double pole to a single pole breaker.

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How does that work? If you convert a supply from 220V to 110V you would draw twice the current for the same watts, risking the wires overheating and causing a fire assuming the circuit-breaker didn't trip first. You'd need to change a lot more than the breaker too. My advice? DON'T!

Answer 2

Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.

Do this electrical work only if you feel confident that you can do it safely. If not then this is the procedure that an electrician would use and you would be able to follow what he is doing. Again an electrician should be your first choice. If you consider doing this the first thing is SHUT THE MAIN BREAKER OFF. Use an auxiliary light source to see when working in a dead panel. Always keep in mind an ARC FLASH ACROSS HOT MAINS HAS ENOUGH HEAT TO PEAL THE SKIN OFF OF YOU. Before an explanation of how to do this you should keep in mind that this is for a single receptacle only. If any other receptacles are on the same circuit they will also be changed to 120 volts. That said OK, any 240 volt outlet can be changed to 120 volt by removing the white wire from the 2 pole breaker and inserting it into the neutral bus bar. Remove the other wire (probably black) from the breaker. Remove the 2 pole breaker from the breaker panel. Install two single pole 15 amp breakers into the hole left by the 2 pole breaker. Leave both of these breakers turned off. Connect the black wire that came off of the 2 pole breaker on to one of the new single pole 15 amp breaker. Re install the cover to the electrical panel, this end is finished. Materials can be purchased at local building supply store. Remember to take the electrical panel data with you so you have the information for the 2 new breakers. Once you have the new 110 volt power receptacle installed, identify on the electrical panel door what the breaker is used for. Leave the unused breaker in the off position. Turn the main breaker back on. Test the new receptacle with a lamp to make sure every thing is OK.

Before you do any work yourself, on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances, always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized

IF YOU ARE NOT REALLY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.

Answer 3

To convert an outlet in a residental application, find the breaker associated with the 220 volt outlet. Probably there will be a white wire with black tape on one side of the breaker, remove this wire and remove the tape. Take this wire and put it in the neutral bar. The neutral bar is that silver bar in the panel with all the other white wires connected to it. Now replace the outlet with a 120 volt unit. Remove the black tape from the white wire at the outlet. Now it is possible that you have a 4 wire 220 volt outlet, if that is the case the conversion procedure is a little different. Turn off the breaker and remove the oulet, there will be a black,red and white and green or bare copper wire connected to the outlet. Disconnect all the wires, reconnect the 120 volt outlet, using the black, white and green or bare copper wire. The black wire will go to the gold colored screw, the white to the silver and the green or bare copper to the green screw.Insulate the red wire and push into the back of the box. The breaker for a standard 120 volt outlet should be a 20 amp, so you will need to change it if it is larger than a 20. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

step up transformer is used to up the voltage.