Pond Boss Forums AERATION Systems questions 110 volt vs. 220 volt aerator

Man!!! Run that thang on 110 and be safe!! shoooot... and be done with it..

you read , but you just don't get it.

Just a note: The ground wire can be of a smaller size than the voltage/current bearing wires saving a little more $$!

Ken,
You just convinced me to have 220v ran from my garage to my shed. A distance of 420'. From the shed it is only 75' to the pond. Some fella was quoting me a buck a ft for wire which based on your post seems a little high. $200 for wire versus 400 plus sounds pretty good to me. Now I just have to save up the money to get it done.

Just FYI, for you that are running wire.

Amperage capacity for various wire sizes.
Assuming buried, or in a raceway.

14 gauge - 20 amps
12 gauge - 25 amps
10 gauge - 35 amps
8 gauge - 50 amps
6 gauge - 65 amps
4 gauge - 85 amps
3 gauge - 100 amps
2 gauge - 115 amps
1 gauge - 130 amps

Add in a safety factor. In other words, if you are running a wire to the shed, and plan to run a welder that pulls 25 amps, go with 10 gauge at least. If you are gonna have lights on at the same time, use even bigger wire!

i have the power for the compresser on a timer , a 220v plug for waterfall pump and 110v for water fall lighting or whatever , when campimg out. of course you can't run the compresser and pump at same time. running the air 75' under ground could cause some problems in the winter in not flowing all down hill to the diffusers.

2004 seems so long ago... I was looking on the net and this thread popped up..

I guess since bluegill kicked it up in Jan, and now it's March I might as well ask another question.If you already have 220 and 110 run to the shed you are going to house the pump in, which is more efficient? Seems like(from this thread) the efficiency is about the same but maybe using a 220 the pump would last longer.
Yes, no, ...maybe?

PS Post # 1

Welcome to the forum marauder!!!

220 is more efficient than 110 in apple to apple comparisons...BTW in the USA if you have 220v, it is only acheived by running two 110v leads.

Me and Bill Cody had a nice long conversation on this very subject. coming to the exact answer everyone always wants to know.. Basically it boils down to about the same cost to run both (within cents) Good thing about 220v it last a little longer, and doesnt suck as much juice causing dimming on start up..

Basically 220v is running on 2-110 lines half power on each line.. 110 runs the same just on one line.. So i would say use whatever is more convenient..