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I already had a 50 amp supply in my workshop for a heater and I that’s the closest building to where I will park my M3. I only have sufficient amperage to the workshop for one 50 amp supply but wanted to be able to heat the workshop, charge the M3, and occasionally run a kiln. What to do?
I only need to do any one of these things at a time so I looked at transfer switches but that gets very expensive and complex with three circuits sharing one 50 amp breaker.
So, I went low tech instead. The kiln has a NEMA 6-50 so I dropped a receptacle in for that and then ran a 6-gauge wire out to the parking spot where I’ll have a Wall Connector direct wired. I then ran a new wire up to the heater and put a 6-50 tail on this and the wire to the Tesla Wall Connector.
My plan is to have the plug to the Wall Connector plugged in 99% of the time but on those chilly NJ days I will be able to turn off the breaker, swap plugs, flick the breaker back on to power the heater.
Anyone see any problems with this? See picture below. Thanks!
(Note: the 12-gauge yellow wire isn’t in the box, it goes through the stud...if you were concerned.)
I only need to do any one of these things at a time so I looked at transfer switches but that gets very expensive and complex with three circuits sharing one 50 amp breaker.
So, I went low tech instead. The kiln has a NEMA 6-50 so I dropped a receptacle in for that and then ran a 6-gauge wire out to the parking spot where I’ll have a Wall Connector direct wired. I then ran a new wire up to the heater and put a 6-50 tail on this and the wire to the Tesla Wall Connector.
My plan is to have the plug to the Wall Connector plugged in 99% of the time but on those chilly NJ days I will be able to turn off the breaker, swap plugs, flick the breaker back on to power the heater.
Anyone see any problems with this? See picture below. Thanks!
(Note: the 12-gauge yellow wire isn’t in the box, it goes through the stud...if you were concerned.)