I'm installing a NEMA 14-50 outlet exactly like the guy in this video. It looks pretty kosher and code friendly and I plan to follow it step-by-step.
Hubbell NEMA 14-50 Install
My outlet will be directly under the breaker box just like the video. The only thing I'm not sure about is load capacity and if it's something I need to worry about. Our townhome is about 7 years old and there appears to be plenty of space left on our 200A panel. We don't have anything on it outside of your typical household appliances. From what I understand, the main repercussion of overloading would be tripping it. I plan to charge at night, starting at 9-10pm and we rarely have anything going at that time except maybe the dishwasher.
This panel is in the garage. You might be able to see - it's an Eaton panel but the actual breakers are a mixture of Eaton and Cutler-Hammer. I didn't do that. I will use an Eaton 50A two pole breaker.
Hubbell NEMA 14-50 Install
My outlet will be directly under the breaker box just like the video. The only thing I'm not sure about is load capacity and if it's something I need to worry about. Our townhome is about 7 years old and there appears to be plenty of space left on our 200A panel. We don't have anything on it outside of your typical household appliances. From what I understand, the main repercussion of overloading would be tripping it. I plan to charge at night, starting at 9-10pm and we rarely have anything going at that time except maybe the dishwasher.
This panel is in the garage. You might be able to see - it's an Eaton panel but the actual breakers are a mixture of Eaton and Cutler-Hammer. I didn't do that. I will use an Eaton 50A two pole breaker.