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For anyone on here that has home charger already installed, what does your setup look like and which charger(s) do you use?
Share a photo and lets see what people are using.
What Does You Home Charging Setup Look Like?
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For anyone on here that has home charger already installed, what does your setup look like and which charger(s) do you use?
Share a photo and lets see what people are using.
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The same here CHARGEPOINTBottom row, center... chargepoint Home Flex. Highly recommend.
I'll sell it soon. (Soon, I hope)
will keep it for the Ioniq and add the Frod one
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Nice! That's the sharpest looking home EVSE installation I've seen.
Bottom row left two, clipper creek 20amp max installed summer 2013 for Chevy Volt, the evse with our 2016 Volvo XC90 could be plugged into a 20amp 240V outlet and will charge at up to 16 amps (though that is not pictured and we only use it on the road). We also have two Flo X5 home chargers (30 amp max) that charge the xc90 phev and xc40 EV.
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That was a great idea to put it on a post like that! Have you had a chance to test it out at least?I put in a Chargepoint flex on a custom stainless post next to the driveway last summer. Didn't think I would be waiting till 2023 to try it out
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Bottom row, center... chargepoint Home Flex. Highly recommend.
I'll sell it soon. (Soon, I hope
Do guys have your chargers installed in a garage or outside like @180abl's?
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my garage is too embarrassing for me to show, but it's an OpenEVSE on a NEMA 14-60 on the wall on one side, and a first generation, pre-wifi JuiceBox on a NEMA 14-50 on the other side. Both are wall-mounted.
the JuiceBox was an early purchase when I bought a Fusion Energi, and the OpenEVSE was bought in anticipation of the Mach-E I purchased. For a time I had both vehicles, so dual EVSEs, each on a unique circuit, made sense.
it's likely that if I keep the Mach-E if/when I buy my Lightning, that the JuiceBox will be replaced with the new charger and the OpenEVSE will remain on the other side.
the JuiceBox was an early purchase when I bought a Fusion Energi, and the OpenEVSE was bought in anticipation of the Mach-E I purchased. For a time I had both vehicles, so dual EVSEs, each on a unique circuit, made sense.
it's likely that if I keep the Mach-E if/when I buy my Lightning, that the JuiceBox will be replaced with the new charger and the OpenEVSE will remain on the other side.
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Do you know what size/type of conductors were used to run to that 14-60 receptacle?
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Have not tried it as I don't have anything to plug into it. It will be a bummer if I end up with a two year old defective charger.
It didn't blow up when I powered it so fingers crossed.Inside the garage primarily. Charging cable can go under the door if charging outside. I might add a nema 14-50 plug outside at some point.
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#4 wire is required for a 70 or 60 amp circuit breaker. There would be less voltage drop with #4 wire, even if your electrical box is over 50 feet from the receptacle. You will need 2 "Hot" wires and the undersided #8 ground wire.
50 amps is fine with #6 wire, while #8 wire is limited to only 40 amps.
My receptacle is 20 amps, connected with #10 wire to my air conditioner, fused at 30 amps, to a 16 amp max charger. My car is C-Max PHV, with only a 7.5 KW battery. It only takes about 3 hours to fully charge.
If your home only has a 100 amp main breaker, you might want to consult a electrician before getting a very high amp charger. Ford recommends a 300 amp service for their 80 amp chargers. I would say that 200 amp should work fine, but you could not have other very large loads, such as the 20 KW electric heater that my home used to have before I installed the heat pump.
Currently a 14-50 plug with a Tesla Mobile Connector for one 3 (50 amp breaker) and a Tesla WC (60 amp breaker) for the other 3.
For the first few weeks I'll simply swap mobile connectors to Ford so I'll have home charging night 1. After a few weeks I'll replace the Tesla WC with the Ford Charge Station pro so I'll have more amps for the truck.
Rarely does any car go more than 40 miles in a day.
For the first few weeks I'll simply swap mobile connectors to Ford so I'll have home charging night 1. After a few weeks I'll replace the Tesla WC with the Ford Charge Station pro so I'll have more amps for the truck.
Rarely does any car go more than 40 miles in a day.
2021 Mustang Mach E First Edition, 2016 Nissan Leaf, 2003 Toyota Tacoma, F-150 Lightning Lariat ER
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All receptacles in the US are "NEMA". Which one do you use with your EVSE, a 14-50?
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