NYLEAF
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Hello everyone, I'm looking for some advice.
Last week, my L2 charging station stopped working. It is the Legrand 16 amp station with 24' cord, model L2EVSE16. I followed all the troubleshooting tips in the manual and ultimately had to write to the company to get help. Based on the sequence of error lights on the display, they confirmed it is permanently broken, and agreed to send me a replacement. However, they no longer make the 16 amp station; it has been replaced with a 30 amp model with 18' cord. They were nice enough to send me this 30 amp unit as a replacement.
The issue, however, is that the wiring needs to be upgraded (I believe from 12 gauge to 8 gauge?), and the breaker needs to be switched from 20 amp to 40 amp. I had an electrician come to quote the job and it's going to be about $400 for labor plus at least $150 for parts. We have a 75' run of conduit from where the charging station is to the panel, and the conduit would have to be replaced with a thicker conduit to fit the thicker gauge wires. To top it all off, the conduit runs behind a brick staircase that would need to be partially dismantled and rebuilt. Not worth it, IMO.
So, the dilemma: I have a broken 16 amp station, a brand new (in the box) 30 amp station, and I'm stuck charging on 120v. I only have 9 weeks left on my lease, so it does seem somewhat silly to even bother with it, but I'm going to eventually (after the summer) get a new EV and I'll want 240v charging again. Plus I miss pre-heating my car on these cold winter days.
I've been considering ordering an inexpensive 16 amp station and swapping it out with the broken one myself, and then selling the new 30 amp unit they sent me on eBay to recoup some of my cost. The cheapest I've found is by Bosch, but it only has a 12' cord. I just measured and I need at least 19' to reach from the station to my car. Does anyone think that I could disassemble the Bosch and connect the 24' cord from my broken Legrand station? I could then probably sell the 12' Bosch cord on eBay, too.
Any help is greatly appreciated...
Last week, my L2 charging station stopped working. It is the Legrand 16 amp station with 24' cord, model L2EVSE16. I followed all the troubleshooting tips in the manual and ultimately had to write to the company to get help. Based on the sequence of error lights on the display, they confirmed it is permanently broken, and agreed to send me a replacement. However, they no longer make the 16 amp station; it has been replaced with a 30 amp model with 18' cord. They were nice enough to send me this 30 amp unit as a replacement.
The issue, however, is that the wiring needs to be upgraded (I believe from 12 gauge to 8 gauge?), and the breaker needs to be switched from 20 amp to 40 amp. I had an electrician come to quote the job and it's going to be about $400 for labor plus at least $150 for parts. We have a 75' run of conduit from where the charging station is to the panel, and the conduit would have to be replaced with a thicker conduit to fit the thicker gauge wires. To top it all off, the conduit runs behind a brick staircase that would need to be partially dismantled and rebuilt. Not worth it, IMO.
So, the dilemma: I have a broken 16 amp station, a brand new (in the box) 30 amp station, and I'm stuck charging on 120v. I only have 9 weeks left on my lease, so it does seem somewhat silly to even bother with it, but I'm going to eventually (after the summer) get a new EV and I'll want 240v charging again. Plus I miss pre-heating my car on these cold winter days.
I've been considering ordering an inexpensive 16 amp station and swapping it out with the broken one myself, and then selling the new 30 amp unit they sent me on eBay to recoup some of my cost. The cheapest I've found is by Bosch, but it only has a 12' cord. I just measured and I need at least 19' to reach from the station to my car. Does anyone think that I could disassemble the Bosch and connect the 24' cord from my broken Legrand station? I could then probably sell the 12' Bosch cord on eBay, too.
Any help is greatly appreciated...