I'm getting ready to wire my new garage with two 240 volt lifts. Where does the power cord usually go, up to the ceiling or along the floor and typically to the inside or outside front or back post? thx.
barry
barry
Garage lift power
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Beach-GT
GT Owner
Mine goes to the outside of the front left post. I ran it on the floor with a big plug on it along with the airline. Would be cleaner overhead I guess but my shop's a mess anyway. Air compressor, CMC Mill, Lathe and lots of crap.
TO AWSUM
Ford GT Owner
My electrical and air goes up the post to the ceiling so there is nothing on the floor to trip over or to roll a floor jack, oil catch can, transmission jack, etc. over. This was the best way to get the power cord and air line out of the way in my case. I've never seen a commercial business' hoist 240v power cord laid across the floor probably due to safety regulations.
It doesn't matter which post, front or back, you place the controls. Put it wherever it's the most convenient for you to use.
It doesn't matter which post, front or back, you place the controls. Put it wherever it's the most convenient for you to use.
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AJB
GT
Both of my lifts have power at front left corner post. Power From wall or overhead...not on ground.
My lifts are only 7000 lb capacity so I only have normal 110 volt service to each.
Andy (ajb)
My lifts are only 7000 lb capacity so I only have normal 110 volt service to each.
Andy (ajb)
Sinovac
GT Owner
Barry,
Power on most lifts goes to the left front post and it’s much safer to have it come down from the ceiling for multiple reasons. In addition to tripping over a ground cord or damaging it you’ll probably want to hose off your garage floor sometime and won’t want electric down there. Everybody has power in their garage ceiling anyway to run the garage door openers. Mine is 110V which works OK but it’s slow. If I was wireing my garage today I’d put in 240V too.
Chip
Power on most lifts goes to the left front post and it’s much safer to have it come down from the ceiling for multiple reasons. In addition to tripping over a ground cord or damaging it you’ll probably want to hose off your garage floor sometime and won’t want electric down there. Everybody has power in their garage ceiling anyway to run the garage door openers. Mine is 110V which works OK but it’s slow. If I was wireing my garage today I’d put in 240V too.
Chip
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FGT899
GT Owner
I wired 240 to the ceiling but I didn't like the look of a hanging wire in a clean garage. So I opt to patiently wait 30 seconds longer for my Bendpak to go up by using the power from the wall. The way it's setup in the back center of my double deep 6 car garage poses no issue for tripping, etc.
viva gt
GT Owner
mine were designed to go to the wall for 20a power. the two lifts were designed to be against walls. no air needed to operate lifts.
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MTV8
GT Owner
While I like the idea of using a ceiling outlet to get the cord out of the way, I also like to leave my lift unplugged when not in use. Wall outlet it is.
PeteK
GT Owner
Ditto. I installed my 240V outlet in the ceiling, then ran the cord up to the outlet. Neat, and no tripping (well, there's still the air hose and 120V extension cord laying around...). Just do it. You'll be happy you put it there.
BtwoG
GT Owner
I'd also recommend the ceiling.
I'm not sure all lifts are like mine, but the pump is on the front, right side of the lift. If the lift were turned 180 degrees, then it would be on the back, left. So just keep that in mind when you decide where in the ceiling you want it.
I'm not sure all lifts are like mine, but the pump is on the front, right side of the lift. If the lift were turned 180 degrees, then it would be on the back, left. So just keep that in mind when you decide where in the ceiling you want it.
PeteK
GT Owner
That photo only shows part of the right hand side of my main garage. The left hand side is bigger and I have a separate 4 car garage for the boat BUT.....you are correct. It's not big enough. It's a lost cause though because no matter how much garage space a guy has he will quickly overwhelm it (your wife does the same thing with her bedroom closet) and need to leave his daily driver(s) outside in the elements.
Chip
TO AWSUM
Ford GT Owner
I did both. My power runs down from the ceiling into an outlet box attached to one of the 4 posts. I then plug the lift motor into the outlet on the post. You could unplug it here if you desired. I did it this way so I could plug a 240v arc welder or another tool into the outlet box if required.
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
I did almost the same thing for the exact same reason.
My double wide hoist sits darned close to a wall. So, I ran the power from the ceiling, down that wall, and into an outlet box mounted on that wall. Rather than let the hoist's factory power cord simply lie on the floor, however, I chose to run it from the top of the 'control/motor/fluid tank' post, thru a hook on the wall, and then down to the outlet box from there. It's completely out of the way.
The power for my 115 v single car hoist is supplied via a dedicated outlet mounted on the ceiling directly above the post that holds the control/motor/fluid tank. The power cord from that hoist is also looped thru a hook (near the outlet box on the ceiling)...but, that was done just to keep the weight of the cord from 'unplugging' the hoist. There'll never be a need to access that outlet to power anything else since there are 4-plug 115 v outlets located e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e along the walls of the shop.
MJSFRX
GT Owner
And that the arms are long enough to reach the lift points. My father in laws lift would not extend long enough on my GT. He never had a problem with any other car.
33Bravo
GT Owner
What are the current recommendations on a 4 post lift? I had one years ago - long since gone....
Sinovac
GT Owner
I have 2 Rotary lifts (12,000 and 14,000) and they are great. Whatever you get, I hope you make an effort to buy a USA made lift.