I'm currently scheduled to get my Model Y in the May-June 2022 timeframe and am assessing my at-home charging options. I'm retired and don't do daily long drives, so overnight charging on the NEMA 6-20 receptacle I already have installed in my garage is totally adequate for my needs. However, this receptacle was originally installed to power my table saw which I still use every week or two. I don't want to just add another NEMA 6-20 receptacle to this circuit and forget my car is plugged in and charging aand then turn on the saw. While I can plug the Tesla's charging cable in to this receptacle and leave it plugged in most of the time, and unplug it when I want to use my saw, I would prefer something simpler that didn't involve plugging and unplugging stuff. I'm wondering if I could simply install a 2-position switch in the feed to my receptacle, and then add another NEMA 6-20 receptacle to the other pole of this switch. That way I could leave both the saw and the car plugged in, but the switch would only allow one to be turned on at a time. Has anyone else tried a similar setup and, if so, do you have a link to a suitable switch? Also, can anyone think of any downside to this from the standpoint of running the car's charging through a switch?
P.S.: My 200 amp breaker panel is essentially full, otherwise I'd just add a new, dedicated Tesla charging circuit.
P.S.: My 200 amp breaker panel is essentially full, otherwise I'd just add a new, dedicated Tesla charging circuit.