I finally got it done nine months after getting the Model S. I installed 100 amp service to the garage and a 50 amp, Nema 1450 outlet to charge the car.
I'm sure I'm not the first to do it, but I haven't seen it elsewhere. I installed the outlet/mobile adapter on the ceiling. This way, it's never hanging across my garage opening, where we walk.
I had a long run from the electrical box to the garage, and my basement is finished. That's why I decided to run 100-amp service - as future proofing more than anything else. To be honest, I'm not sure I'd bother if I was doing it again. The #3 wire was quite a bit more expensive, and it was pretty hard to fish through the wall and manipulate it to wire it into each box.
I did this with the help of my dad. Pretty much two to three days of work. It cost me about $500-600 in materials. I was quote $2300 by an electrician to do the work. I'm pretty happy with the result.
![A1E215EC-E954-44B1-9233-557B3DCE5E28.jpeg A1E215EC-E954-44B1-9233-557B3DCE5E28.jpeg](https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/data/attachments/441/441820-34e29e614c90a842b2e2c2892ab7c9a4.jpg)
I'm sure I'm not the first to do it, but I haven't seen it elsewhere. I installed the outlet/mobile adapter on the ceiling. This way, it's never hanging across my garage opening, where we walk.
![01D71071-6B8F-406A-90B7-F0847B71E7A4.jpeg 01D71071-6B8F-406A-90B7-F0847B71E7A4.jpeg](https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/data/attachments/441/441816-e29ef068302851c025102d6b1b296f82.jpg)
![A3F7E897-EBB4-4FE3-8750-AE8AFB628A26.jpeg A3F7E897-EBB4-4FE3-8750-AE8AFB628A26.jpeg](https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/data/attachments/441/441817-e869363feaa9513ed261c6ac08de8db5.jpg)
I had a long run from the electrical box to the garage, and my basement is finished. That's why I decided to run 100-amp service - as future proofing more than anything else. To be honest, I'm not sure I'd bother if I was doing it again. The #3 wire was quite a bit more expensive, and it was pretty hard to fish through the wall and manipulate it to wire it into each box.
I did this with the help of my dad. Pretty much two to three days of work. It cost me about $500-600 in materials. I was quote $2300 by an electrician to do the work. I'm pretty happy with the result.