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This is a recent and very dumb change to the code when it comes to EV charging. All EVSE has built-in GFCI and GFCI at the panel will make it much more likely to trip the breaker for no reason.Code in your area probably requires a GFCI outlet for EV charging. This adds cost if it is even possible in your current electrical panel. Not every panel will offer a GFCI breaker for 240V
I'm just curious what those of you out there prefer?
is the wall connector something you can take with you if you move?
what is the advantage of doing the wall connector vs. NEMA?
thanks i am mostly through the thread but don't see an answer to my question which is can you take the wall connector with you when you move. obviously you cannot take the NEMA so that may be a big advantageHere is a 9 page thread on this topic in the model Y subforum you can read through for a lot of responses on this topic:
Installing Wall Connector is better than NEMA 14-50
I bought a new Model Y recently and was planning to install NEMA 14-50 Receptacle for the Mobile charger. I saw many posts and youtube videos regarding this. Now, it looks like a wall connector is the best option to install. For Installing NEMA Outlet for Mobile Charger - I have to buy NEMA...teslamotorsclub.com
Sure you can take the wall connector with you. You turn off the breaker, then open up the wall connector, disconnect the wires, and dismount it from the wall. Cap off the exposed wires with wire nuts. Ideally, you would then tuck the wires inside a junction box, but if that isn't possible, you can also use some electrical tape to seal up and secure the capped off wires.thanks i am mostly through the thread but don't see an answer to my question which is can you take the wall connector with you when you move. obviously you cannot take the NEMA so that may be a big advantage
I don't know why people so frequently overestimate the importance or value of that. 90% or more of the value is simply having the breaker and the wire run in place. That is there REGARDLESS of whether there is an outlet or nothing attached to the end of it. So if people were using a wall connector on there, and then they unhooked it and took it with them and just capped off the wires, that value is STILL THERE for the new owner of the house by having the wire run already done. If they want to hook an outlet onto the ends of those wires, that is very quick and easy to do.2) the 14-50 outlet will like to have continued value (a perk) for any new owner of the house, who may or may not be a Tesla owner, but not unlikely would be an EV owner at some point.
A pedestal can also be used when there is no space on the wall!Wall connector over an outlet every single day of the week for new installs.
The only caveat is lack of space in current panel box or already having a suitable outlet wired in your garage.
Personally I just find the plugs more aesthetically pleasing in the garage. Guess that is just as good a reason as any.
Actually the advantage to the NEMA solution is you can unplug the mobile connector at any time and take it with you if you are going on longer trips where you might be a guest at another home that might not have a EVSE available. Buying the Tesla adapter for dryer outlets like 10-30 or 14-30 would allow you to charge relatively quickly in many houses in the US in a pinch (or even just using the included 5-15 albeit at slower speeds).thanks i am mostly through the thread but don't see an answer to my question which is can you take the wall connector with you when you move. obviously you cannot take the NEMA so that may be a big advantage
Probably more precisely, after around April 2022, when the prices changed:In 2022 the cost is essentially identical to install an outlet and buy the UMC as it is to install the wall connector.