An easier way to charge vehicles at home
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Can you provide a link?
I'm guessing from the pic that it's just a plug under the meter. I wonder if there is a way to lock it?
I'm guessing from the pic that it's just a plug under the meter. I wonder if there is a way to lock it?
I don't get it? What electrical panel upgrades do you need? Don't you just plug it in to a household outlet? When I had a Leaf I just had an extension cord from the outlet on the front porch to the car.
Every house built in the last 50 years or more has 220V service. Any electrician can run a line to an outside wall and add a 220V outlet for charging for a coupe hundred dollars.
Charing an EV on 120vac takes forever. This device attaches to the box that currently holds the meter. It's providing 220vac without having to run a new line or install a new panel. The company is Connectder and is located in Philly.
No, it takes twice as long. Overnight is quite reasonable to be able to use an existing outlet. And how often is the meter anywhere near where the car is parked?
My meter is on the opposite side of the house from the garage. I'd need at least 80' of cord or reach from the meter to a car in my driveway or garage. For the cost of installing this thing on my meter, I'd rather run a 220 line to my garage. There is room in my panel for a new 220 circuit.
Not here. 200a didn't start showing up till the 90's. When we redid our house a few years ago we replaced the 40a box with a 200 though.
It's not 2x. It's closer to 4x to 8x.
My understanding is that if you have two columns in your breaker panel, then you have 220 capability.
Looks like my setup for hooking up an external generator in case of grid power failure.
The cable for house to generator is coded for the hookup. Won't work unless you use that cable.
Newest electrical code for my new build.
This setup cost me $1500.
Just looks like a reverse power flow version.
The cable for house to generator is coded for the hookup. Won't work unless you use that cable.
Newest electrical code for my new build.
This setup cost me $1500.
Just looks like a reverse power flow version.
Why? 110 is half of 220 so all things being equal, shouldn't it take just twice as long?
Don't you live in one of the hottest places in CA? And your 90's house didn't come with central air?
A couple hundred dollars labor excluding materials if a you have an empty two slots in your breaker panel that also is big amperage wise enough to supply a 30-50AMP circuit AND the run is dead simple.
If you have an older home with meter near driveway side and 100AMP service or even heavily loaded 200AMP service this is a great offering. You avoid a $1000+ panel upgrade beyond the costs of installing electrical to your choice spot for charging.
Well, when I installed my air compressor in the basement, I just taped into my central A/C unit for 220V, ran a line 20' along the ceiling and put an outlet on a ceiling joist near the compressor. $30 in parts. While that might not work for EV charging in the summer unless you shut off the A/C while charging, it might be a possibility.
120v at 12 amps is about the max. 1400 watts, approx
240v at 40-50A is the norm for EV charging. 9500-11,000 watts.
Typical 120V outlet is 10A. A pretty simple Watts Law calculation says this circuit can deliver 1200 watts.
Options vary when wiring up a 240V outlet, but 30A and 40A are pretty common. A 240V/30A circuit can deliver 7200 watts. Six times more power than a typical 120V household outlet.
Ok that makes sense, but I think I have some 20 amp 120v outlets in the kitchen so that's 2400 watts right there, no?