Home Charger

[Scottjturner]

Hey.

New to forum - getting Tesla Model 3 next month

Tesla wall chargers seem to be out of stock and they seem to have no idea when they are available?

Is there any real difference between Tesla and aftermarket ones like EVSE ones?

Would like to arrange to have installed prior to car delivery

Any suggestions??

Scott

 

[Rolond]

At $780 they are considerably cheaper
First of all I would work out what your charging requirements are, how many km do you do on average per day and week, you may be able to get by with the UMC (universal mobile charger) that is supplied with the car

 

[Icey]

Post on Facebook in the Tesla groups, or Tesla Parts Buy Sell Swap Australia group.
I picked up one the other week for $500.
2 on there at the moment for sale.
There is no real difference between charges, If you have Solar Panels take a look at the Zappi, you can charge from the sun and it will dynamically adjust.

 

[BCTS]

I've got a Tesla Wall Charger with 7m of Cable for Sale .. $600

 

[Rolond]

Do you have 3 phase power, if not the HPWC is limited to 7Kw, and with one of these :- Tesla Gen 2 Mobile Connector Adaptor | 32 Amp | 7 kW | 5-Pin Tail for the UMC you achieve the same result for $155

 

[Nickdp]

Welcome Scott and congrat's on the Model3.
As Rolond said - your UMC might be enough to charge overnight but you'd really want to power it up to fully utilize its 7kW maximum charging capacity.
If you know #phases and max current have a look at Mobile Connector Home Charging Kit and ask your sparky to install.

 

[Scottjturner]

I've got a Tesla Wall Charger with 7m of Cable for Sale .. $600

Would be happy to purchase - what would cost to ship to Sydney?

 

[Shallowal]

OpenEVSE and Zappi are able to follow the sun and use your own solar power to charge your car. The OpenEVSE can also be programmed and controlled online.

 

[BCTS]

Scott:
Sent you a message.

 

[Hungry Mile]

If you have Solar Panels take a look at the Zappi, you can charge from the sun and it will dynamically adjust.

Just to add to that, I installed a 3 phase Zappi 9 months after charging with the UMC (doable but realistically not all that convenient since I wanted to use my excess solar). That was 8 months ago. While the Zappi and installation was expensive, it has enabled me to charge 100% off solar since the car is home during the day. And, I also saw it as a value add to the house for when I'm ready to sell it.
So, Zappi is double the price of the HPWC but way more flexible, and should not take too long to pay for itself.
(For my usage case I estimate about 1 year, Zappi only, excluding installation )

 

[paulp]

Just to add to that, I installed a 3 phase Zappi 9 months after charging with the UMC (doable but realistically not all that convenient since I wanted to use my excess solar). That was 8 months ago. While the Zappi and installation was expensive, it has enabled me to charge 100% off solar since the car is home during the day. And, I also saw it as a value add to the house for when I'm ready to sell it.
So, Zappi is double the price of the HPWC but way more flexible, and should not take too long to pay for itself.
(For my usage case I estimate about 1 year, Zappi only, excluding installation )

Thanks for the tip. Thats exactly what I’d like to achieve. Its so annoying trying to use the tesla app to capture export power to the car, and I dont have the skill or knowledge to do the raspberry pi solution.

 

[Rolond]

Would be happy to purchase - what would cost to ship to Sydney?

It would seem that you are looking to go with the HPWC, I guess that is up to you, but unless you have 3 phase power, it is far cheaper to go with the 32 amp tail for the UMC, and the only difference in cost for the installation to supply power to it would be the cost of the 5 pin 32 amp outlet which can be had for as little as $35
If you have single phase power, you may be limited in the rating of the power circuit to supply power to the charger
The current rating of the main switch in your switch board will let you know how much power you have at you disposal, if you have high current drawing items like an electric stove/ hotplates- wall oven, electric hot water, air conditioners, you may have little left over for the charger

 

[Flatbat]

Just to add to that, I installed a 3 phase Zappi ......, it has enabled me to charge 100% off solar since the car is home during the day. ...
So, Zappi is double the price of the HPWC but way more flexible, and should not take too long to pay for itself.
(For my usage case I estimate about 1 year, Zappi only, excluding installation )

Car being home during the day is the key point. For me the Zappi did not stack up, as my car is rarely home during the day to charge from solar. On the odd occasion that it is, I just set the car screen to charge at 18 amps, which is is a little less than what my solar usually produces. Confirm the load by checking on the meter that the house in not importing power. This enables me to charge solar only, using the HPWC.

 

[BigSmithy]

I've got a Tesla Wall Charger with 7m of Cable for Sale .. $600

Have you sold it?