Had you described the problem this way in your original post, I would
have made the following recommendation:
Buy a NEW breaker box .. exactly the same as the present one, but with
ALL positions available for breaker installation ... and do what
others have suggested ... installing one, independent 220v line to a
single outlet at the shack.
Don
N8DE
Quoting Gary Smith <Gary@doctorgary.net>:
>
>> As you can't drill any holes (don't know the reason but that's
>> unimportant),
>
> Have relocated back to the parents QTH as they are in their 90's &
> I'm the only progeny so they need an advocate to help them keep
> independent as long as possible. That said, they are not keen for
> change and drilling holes would lets nicely say; disturb their karma.
>
>> how about running a 220 line to one of the existing
>> outlets and replacing the duplex outlet with a 220? That's assuming
>> your house has more outletts than mine did originally.
>
> I thought of that but when I looked at the buss box, some idiot
> removed the pins the breaker slides onto, on the remaining bus slots
> by filing them down. So though the option to add another pair of
> breakers was there at one time, it's not now.
>
> Adding a piggyback breaker box is as problematic with them as
> drilling holes...
>
> I understand it's truly easier to get forgiveness than permission but
> though the place will likely be mine someday, it is their house
> today...
>
> Gary
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