yo im a licensed electrician, and in my opinion i would either 1.hire a certified Journeyman electrician or higher rank 2. do what was said above and use the existing outlets and plug an anti surge powerstrip in. deffinetely dont mess with your panel and try to run your own wires if you are not sure what you are doing. if you are using 240V you have to get a small transformer to reduce the current to 120V. Thats what i would do if it was my situation...