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Thank you for the detail reply. My electrician is capable and will do whatever is recommended. Is getting a Tesla Adapter worth it. I might get it anyways. Will it charge well enough overnight. I do not drive more than 150 miles a day.
Any recommendations on Tesla Adapter?
Get a tesla tap 80 amp adapter (assuming you are an ER battery). This will also allow you to charge on tesla destination level 2 chargers, even those that are 80 amps. Here is the one I bought:

 

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So if you have an ER and drive 135 miles a day, and can plug in for at least 10 hours each night, the 40 amp would do just fine.

Tesla Tap:

Note they also have a "Lightning Specific" one. I'd get the 80 amp/20 kW in any event, as you can also then use it on Tesla destination chargers (not superchargers).
This is 100% true, but there are Tesla destination chargers out there that are 80 amps. I think it makes sense to spend a little more, and get the 80 amp mini you pointed out, or the one I linked.

(For folks who don't know, you can't have a 80 amp charger, then use a 40 amp adapter......could melt it; cause a fire since an ER lightning will call for 80 amps.)
 
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