One indication the electrician is good is knowledge of the local code/requirements are. Specifically, whether a GFCI breaker is required on not. Have them come out to survey and show/tell you how they will do the job.
I ended up getting 14-50 and hardwired. So I can charge 2 cars at the same time. It was a bit extra to have this done but it's worth it to me.
im in NJ going through the process now. did you get a bill credit from PSEG or a cash rebate ? please share details
They're coming to inspect the work on the 18th of Feb. Then they will cut a check.
Thanks. I just put in the app. I got a charge point and I’m upgrading my service to 200 amps. I’ll let you guys know my experience
Did you get it done? DO you have a water heater? Because the inspector came and didn't pass the inspection because it wasn't grounded to the water heater and a few other things. They did come back and fix the other issues but did not ground the gas water heater. They said they had to come back to do it. I will see if they come back today.
I think you are mixing this up, because that doesn't make sense. That is not a requirement. You have another thread titled "Did electrician for charger ground to your water heater?"
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"OK, yes, now that makes sense. You said there were a few things flagged in the inspection, and this would be one of them. But it is a standalone thing that has nothing to do with electric car charging equipment, and there definitely is no requirement for the car charging device to be grounded TO the water heater. The water heater just needs to have a ground."I think you are mixing this up, because that doesn't make sense. That is not a requirement. You have another thread titled "Did electrician for charger ground to your water heater?"
Did electrician for charger ground to your water heater?
I just had an inspection done and it did not pass for a few minor things. It also did not pass because he said the water heater should be grounded. The electrician came back two days ago and fixed everything but did not complete the ground for the water heater. He said he didn't have what he...
I think you got confused about what was said and what was required. You had this sentence in there:
"It also did not pass because he said the water heater should be grounded."
OK, yes, now that makes sense. You said there were a few things flagged in the inspection, and this would be one of them. But it is a standalone thing that has nothing to do with electric car charging equipment, and there definitely is no requirement for the car charging device to be grounded TO the water heater. The water heater just needs to have a ground.
It's definitely not. There is no requirement that a car charger has to be grounded TO a hot water heater. That's just not a thing at all. There is no relation in code for water heaters to car chargers.
Then you had a project of larger scope, and the inspection will be very broad. When someone does an inspection, they usually aren't just going to look at only one thing and only mention one thing. If they are looking at various things, they will tell about every thing they noticed as flagged for needing to be corrected. And if they noticed that the water heater or air conditioner or something else has some violation that needs to be corrected, then they will say that, as well as any other violations they noticed.
They actually came this morning and grounded the water heater. This seems to be required since they upgraded my service. The Ev charger just happened to be installed as well.
The install initially failed inspection; the inspector cited the need to strap the hot and cold water pipes going into and out of the water heater.
