Electrician for wall charger in Bend, Oregon?

[SteveGardner]

Can anyone suggest an electrician to install my wall charger, so my new 3 doesn't have to trickle charge off 110?

Thanks!

Steve

 

[Ron97062]

Steve, did you find an electrician? I need to install one in Sunriver

 

[kinito]

Any competent electrician will know how to wire from your closet to the location of the charger and if needed upgrade your service; then it's a matter of connecting 3 wires inside the charger. Get quotes and don't tell them it's for a car; as a market test I quoted mine to 2 electricians telling them it was for a car, and 2 others telling them it was for woodworking machines - the wiring for woodworking machine came under 50% of that of a car for some reason, in all cases.

 

[Rocky_H]

Get quotes and don't tell them it's for a car;

It says wall connector, not outlet, so it's going to be immediately apparent it is for a car.

 

[jeadams]

Did you look on the Tesla web site? Find an Electrician

I contacted an electrician from the site for my wall connector. He said Tesla provided him with training on how to install. He's done 25-30 already in my area, Bakersfield CA. Price is reasonable at $550.

 

[kinito]

It says wall connector, not outlet, so it's going to be immediately apparent it is for a car.

I guess it wasn't to the 4 electricians I got quotes from; the gauge 6 wiring is the same regardless of what the connection type is going to be...and the expensive part is not installing and wiring in the wall charger...it's the workmanhip to run the wires from the breaker box to the final location and the cost of raw materials.

 

[Rocky_H]

I guess it wasn't to the 4 electricians I got quotes from; the gauge 6 wiring is the same regardless of what the connection type is going to be...and the expensive part is not installing and wiring in the wall charger...it's the workmanhip to run the wires from the breaker box to the final location and the cost of raw materials.

That would be true if you're only describing it over the phone to get a bid and just refer to a "240V appliance". I was thinking the electrician is there on site to see where the wire run needs to go, what it's going to have to go through and what device is going to be installed. Kind of hard to keep it hidden in that case.

 

[SteveGardner]

Steve, did you find an electrician? I need to install one in Sunriver

I decided not to spend the bucks on a wall charger, but instead went with a 240 outlet, wired direct from my box. The electrician I used is Joe Twomey, ‭(541) 820-0428‬. He charged $250, and showed up on time, so I consider him excellent! He likely could handle the wall charger as well.

 

[Ron97062]

I decided not to spend the bucks on a wall charger, but instead went with a 240 outlet, wired direct from my box. The electrician I used is Joe Twomey, ‭(541) 820-0428‬. He charged $250, and showed up on time, so I consider him excellent! He likely could handle the wall charger as well.

Thanks Steve. That number for Joe is disconnected. Is there a typo?

 

[Ron97062]

The correct number for Twomey Electric is 541-480-0428

 

[Kevy Baby]

You could also trying posting in the Northwest regional section of TMC

 

[Teedub21]

You could also trying posting in the Northwest regional section of TMC

Pretty quiet over there.

 

[hezza8]

Steve, if you already have a dryer in the garage, you may want to consider this. EV - PowerShare
Can be a cheaper solution especially if a panel upgrade is needed.

 

[Kevy Baby]

Pretty quiet over there.

I hadn't even realized those regional sections were over there until just recently and I suspect many aren't aware of them as well.