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So I'm going to be delivering a Model 3 to a family member several states away in the near future, and she's not tech-savvy. I'll only be with her for a day and a half before I have to head back, so I'm trying to determine the likely best charging setup remotely.
She's in an area with no nearby Superchargers convenient for 'normal' daily use, and will be charging primarily overnight in her garage. Typical daily use will be 50 miles or less. She could probably get by with just the base 5-15 speed, but I'd really prefer to improve that for her if I can do it safely and cheaply.
She has 5-15 outlets. Her electrical panel is in the garage. The home is a townhome/duplex built in the last 15 years. Here are pics of the panel and a garage outlet:
My amateur thoughts are that there's room in the panel to run some level of 240V line, but I don't know the service level coming into the home, and therefore whether she can handle a 14-50 or some lower-amperage 240V outlet. Really any 240V would do, but I'm curious what any experts here think is likely to be doable based on this limited information.
I'm also curious whether I could at least swap out the 5-15 receptacle for a 5-20 while I'm there, given that the breaker for the garage is already 20A and the home is relatively recently constructed. If this is a safe swap, is there anything I need to do other than cut the breaker, pull the receptacle, verify the wiring is 12 gauge, and replace it with a 5-20?
This is happening this coming weekend, so in the event we can't get an electrician out by then, I'd like to have the 5-20 option in my pocket if it's doable.
Thanks for any assistance you can collectively give!
She's in an area with no nearby Superchargers convenient for 'normal' daily use, and will be charging primarily overnight in her garage. Typical daily use will be 50 miles or less. She could probably get by with just the base 5-15 speed, but I'd really prefer to improve that for her if I can do it safely and cheaply.
She has 5-15 outlets. Her electrical panel is in the garage. The home is a townhome/duplex built in the last 15 years. Here are pics of the panel and a garage outlet:
My amateur thoughts are that there's room in the panel to run some level of 240V line, but I don't know the service level coming into the home, and therefore whether she can handle a 14-50 or some lower-amperage 240V outlet. Really any 240V would do, but I'm curious what any experts here think is likely to be doable based on this limited information.
I'm also curious whether I could at least swap out the 5-15 receptacle for a 5-20 while I'm there, given that the breaker for the garage is already 20A and the home is relatively recently constructed. If this is a safe swap, is there anything I need to do other than cut the breaker, pull the receptacle, verify the wiring is 12 gauge, and replace it with a 5-20?
This is happening this coming weekend, so in the event we can't get an electrician out by then, I'd like to have the 5-20 option in my pocket if it's doable.
Thanks for any assistance you can collectively give!