Has anyone sourced a reasonably price already made extension cord for a standard dryer plug. Will be visiting my parents in miami and we have an outlet in a utility closet but it is not super close to the where the car parks, so i would need like a 25ft extension.
Looking to get one without having to make it.
Here is the 30 foot version of the EVSE Adapters cord that has the neutral omitted. This is nice because you can use it on a 14-50 or a 14-30. (just be sure to set your charge rate down to 24a if you use on a 30a circuit)
Heavy-duty NEMA 14-50R extension cord for EV, 30 ft.
I have the 20 foot version but I wish I had the 30 foot one.
I also actually wish this cord was one wire gauge lower. Clearly the UMC cable that can do 32 amps is MUCH smaller than this cord. I realize that this is probably the right size if you were using a UMC Gen 1 that can draw 40 amps, but I want a version optimized for the UMC Gen 2 that is smaller and lighter.
Oh, and get this adapter in order to have that cord also support the "old" dryer plugs that are very very common still (10-30):
NEMA 10-30P to 14-50R Adapter
And this adapter will let you use that extension cord on 5-15 and 5-20 receptacles as well:
NEMA 5-15P/5-20P to 14-50R 120V Adapter for EV, 3 ft.
So with that cord and those two adapters plus the factory UMC with the 14-50 adapter, you can then handle: 14-50, 14-30, 10-30, 5-15, and 5-20 receptacles all at like 50' away from your car. You just have to be religiously careful about setting charge currents and you don't have the safety features of the temp sensors in the adapters that come with the UMC.
Extension cords and adapters like this are in general a bad idea, but they are the reality of being able to charge in weird locations where you are a guest.
I have been working through retrofitting my families homes and vacation houses with 14-50's so I don't have to worry when visiting.
