A 110 volt compressor on a normal 15 amp 14awg wire gauge will only tolerate about one electrical older rated horsepower. It would take a 110 circuit Much stronger to handle the claimed horsepower of the newer compressor. The news is not the only fake thing out there.


There is also a chance that that 220v motor can be converted to a 110 by switching a couple of wires. That information should be on the motor plate. But you should feed it with a ten gauge wire then and a 30 amp breaker if it is. The original intent of using 220v was to keep the wire gauge size needed down.