Can you install a wall connector horizontally?

[EVer Hopeful]

Weird question I know, but no stranger than all the other ones asking about the best position in a garage ... what about horizontally on the ceiling?

It'd be a good way to provide service to two parking slots and it would be difficult to have it up there with it mounted vertically (ouch!)

Not that I'm really planning on doing it, but it did cross my mind as a possibility (and yes, two of them with dynamic sharing would be better)

 

[Mike728]

No, that will confuse the electrons.

 

[804son]

Are you setting up a Vehicle to Home?

 

[Darmie]

Here ya go.

HPWC ceiling mount with boom for cabling

I am considering mounting the HPWC on the ceiling between two of my (4) garage spaces (professional electrician, conduit, etc) and trying to use a boom mount. so I can rotate the charging plug between the two spaces. Has anyone done something like this? I was thinking of trying to use a car wash...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[Rocky_H]

No, that will confuse the electrons.

Electron pooling if they're not allowed to drain downward through the cable.

 

[ATPMSD]

I suggest you pose your question directly to Tesla:

[email protected]

 

[fiehlsport]

I don't see why not, it's just electronics inside. From a code perspective, there may be an issue buried in there depending on your area, but technologically speaking there shouldn't be an issue mounting it on the ceiling.

 

[EVer Hopeful]

I don't see why not, it's just electronics inside. From a code perspective, there may be an issue buried in there depending on your area, but technologically speaking there shouldn't be an issue mounting it on the ceiling.

That's funny, I read your post a little too quickly and thought "code perspective" was something to do with software ... then I thought you said "theologically speaking"

 

[Cosmacelf]

It would work fine.

 

[fholbert]

It would charge the car faster because electricity would be going downhill.

 

[L_Mont]

The install direction (sideway, upside down) should not matter but if installed outside, and exposed to rain, it may matter. I do not know if the top part of the wall connector is more waterproof than the other sides or not.

 

[Johnny Vector]

I'm seeing an awful lot of "seems fine" in this thread, with no references to the installation manual. If it relies on natural convection for cooling, it may need to be installed vertically or risk overheating and shortening its life. If that's true I'm sure the manual will specify.

 

[EVer Hopeful]

Just dropping by to say thanks for the replies