Had to get a little creative with my home charging solution. I’m one of those people who’s garage isn’t a garage. It’s a family storage unit. Coupled with the fact that it’s one of those 90’s shorty garages with the HVAC at the end, my new (to me) MX wasn’t going to fit without me needing to almost kiss the HVAC with the front bumper.
So....That means she charges (and lives) outside. One drawback to the Gen1 mobile chargers is that the way the adapters and plugs work, they don’t allow you to use an in service outlet cover to keep weather away while charging (welcome to WA). I also didn’t want to shell out the $$ for a HPWC. So, I had to get creative.
I put a 14-50 outlet in the garage, then used a 2.5” conduit through the exterior wall (luckily the Tesla parks on the other side of the wall), and terminated the conduit into a 12x12x6 j-box.
The charging handle and cord feeds through the wall and right into where the car parks. When I’m done charging, I push some of the cable back into the garage and the handle lives in the j-box until next charge. Super easy to remove the cable when i go on road trips too.
So....That means she charges (and lives) outside. One drawback to the Gen1 mobile chargers is that the way the adapters and plugs work, they don’t allow you to use an in service outlet cover to keep weather away while charging (welcome to WA). I also didn’t want to shell out the $$ for a HPWC. So, I had to get creative.
I put a 14-50 outlet in the garage, then used a 2.5” conduit through the exterior wall (luckily the Tesla parks on the other side of the wall), and terminated the conduit into a 12x12x6 j-box.
The charging handle and cord feeds through the wall and right into where the car parks. When I’m done charging, I push some of the cable back into the garage and the handle lives in the j-box until next charge. Super easy to remove the cable when i go on road trips too.
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