rpiotro
Active Member
My electrician is not only a certified electrician but also a certified inspector. He usually does only commercial work but as a long time aquaintance he agreed to wire my garage. He installed a 14-50 receptacle behind a 40 amp breaker. Perfectly acceptable by code as long as it is marked as such.
My EV at that time was a 2020 Nissan Leaf. I used the supplied 30 amp travel charger. When I got my Tesla I wanted to use the wall charger and keep the travel charger in the car. I called him to see if he would be willing to come over and remove the 14-50 receptacle and hard wire the Tesla charger.
He had a better idea. Leave the receptacle in place. What if things change again? Just attach an appliance cord to the Tesla charger. He was aware of my capabilities and had no qualms about me doing it. I sent a picture of the finished product and got his approval. It took a little Dremel surgery to make the strain relief work. It would probably be OK for outdoor use but would no longer be certified as such. No problem as it is in the garage.
Here is the finished product.
My EV at that time was a 2020 Nissan Leaf. I used the supplied 30 amp travel charger. When I got my Tesla I wanted to use the wall charger and keep the travel charger in the car. I called him to see if he would be willing to come over and remove the 14-50 receptacle and hard wire the Tesla charger.
He had a better idea. Leave the receptacle in place. What if things change again? Just attach an appliance cord to the Tesla charger. He was aware of my capabilities and had no qualms about me doing it. I sent a picture of the finished product and got his approval. It took a little Dremel surgery to make the strain relief work. It would probably be OK for outdoor use but would no longer be certified as such. No problem as it is in the garage.
Here is the finished product.