Currently wall charging my model 3 on 120V 12A and looking to add a Nema 14-50 plug.
We are in Milwaukee, WI - 1950's house, detached garage ~40 feet away from main panel.
Main Panel: 100A Service
Garage: Load Center with (2) 15A circuits for receptacles & garage door opener.
Now, the previous home owners did us a favor and used 1.5" Schedule 40 conduit with the existing wire in it to the garage. There seems to be plenty of room to run a larger run for the EV Charger (14-50).
My Thoughts Are:
I'm hoping to run 6/3 in the existing conduit and put a 'Wye' 'Y' out of the conduit to the Nema 14-50 outlet and skip the garage load center all together while keeping the existing run in the other end of the 'y' to the load center.
32A Max charging would be fine, no plans on a wall charger in the future.
Concern:
Garage load center only has space for 2 breakers and I don't know if I
Questions:
6/3 or 8/3?
Can I run Romex, NM-B, or THHN in the existing conduit?
Is that 'Wye' allowed?
Do I need to use a 50A or 60A Breaker in the main panel?
Is a GFCI Breaker required?
We are in Milwaukee, WI - 1950's house, detached garage ~40 feet away from main panel.
Main Panel: 100A Service
Garage: Load Center with (2) 15A circuits for receptacles & garage door opener.
Now, the previous home owners did us a favor and used 1.5" Schedule 40 conduit with the existing wire in it to the garage. There seems to be plenty of room to run a larger run for the EV Charger (14-50).
My Thoughts Are:
I'm hoping to run 6/3 in the existing conduit and put a 'Wye' 'Y' out of the conduit to the Nema 14-50 outlet and skip the garage load center all together while keeping the existing run in the other end of the 'y' to the load center.
32A Max charging would be fine, no plans on a wall charger in the future.
Concern:
Garage load center only has space for 2 breakers and I don't know if I
Questions:
6/3 or 8/3?
Can I run Romex, NM-B, or THHN in the existing conduit?
Is that 'Wye' allowed?
Do I need to use a 50A or 60A Breaker in the main panel?
Is a GFCI Breaker required?
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