ElectricCanuck
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It ships from California.If you order the charger through Tesla does it ship from the US or Canada? Does that matter for the rebate?
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It ships from California.If you order the charger through Tesla does it ship from the US or Canada? Does that matter for the rebate?
Not so. Mine was shipped from Montreal PQ.It ships from California.
I had my Tesla Wall Connector installed by Signature Electric and based on my experience, I'd highly recommend them! Clyde was super patient in answering all my questions while doing my estimate and he was extremely knowledgeable. The actual installer, Stan, did a great clean job and was also very patient in answering my questions and providing information. Out of the few other places who provided me quotes, theirs came in the lowest (not by much but still lowest). Here are the specifics:
Location: Richmond Hill, ON
Electrian/Company: Signature Electric; Clyde is the Engineer doing the estimate and Stan was the electrician who installed
Work Done: Added a 40 amp breaker to existing 100 amp box; ran wiring through basement ceiling into the garage (see photo)
Results: 10/10
Price Paid: Just under $1,000 + tax.
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Good info, thanks. Any issues for you with panel capacity on the 100 amp? Do you have electric stove (or stove hookup), A/C etc already on the panel? Was the inspection easy?
That's good to know, but in the eyes of the load calculation that doesn't matter.Nope, I will be charging from midnight to 8am. I have a gas stove and fireplace but everything else is electric and yes, everything is on that panel.
That's good to know, but in the eyes of the load calculation that doesn't matter.
I have 100A service and can also fit 40A breaker, but that has nothing to do with time of use.
The ESA inspector will be coming Friday so he/she will have the final say on whether or not the config I have is acceptable. I hope it is lol.
Yeah please report back because this is my specific area of concern - one Tesla-recommended installer proposes this way for $750 while the other says I need either extra (load shedding) equipment (related to time of charging, per the 2018 electrical code) or a $5500 service upgrade to 200 amps. My third quote says service-upgrade is the only option, again at $5k+.
I have a feeling that inspector opinions, knowledge and application of the rules may vary a bit around chargers?
I'm sure you're fineThe ESA inspector will be coming Friday so he/she will have the final say on whether or not the config I have is acceptable. I hope it is lol.
From what I learned when my estimate was being prepared, it was a simple as calculating what electricity I would be using at any given time and ensuring that the usage wouldn’t exceed 100 amps, which it didn’t. Having the gas stove helped but I think I would have been good either way due to the time of day I plan on charging the car. My washer/dryer sucks the most power but that’s about it. If I did want to upgrade to 200 amps, it would have only cost me about $500-750 more from what I remembered. $5k sounds pretty steep! Give Signature a call to get another quote.
Either way, I’ll report back after ESA inspection is done.
Any recommended electricians on the east side of the city? I'm out in Northumberland county and would appreciate any advice from the forum as I just ordered by M3.
Not much help on the Tesla site as far as going the hour outside of the city:
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Were you given a window for ESA? I was told to be there from 8-2. I work just down the street and asked my electrician if the ESA agent could give a heads up call before comiing. I also left a note on my door with my cell number and said I'm just a few minutes away.Just an update. ESA Inspector came by this morning and everything checked out fine.
Were you given a window for ESA? I was told to be there from 8-2. I work just down the street and asked my electrician if the ESA agent could give a heads up call before comiing. I also left a note on my door with my cell number and said I'm just a few minutes away.
Never got a call, and my electrician said they got a fine for "no access". The ESA agent saw the note and said he didn't want to wait around.