jake14mw
Well-known member
Hi all,
I am planning my install of a new 240 circuit for my Siemens level 2 charger. I have thought about the fact that I might get another electric car in the future, and am trying to plan for maybe charging two cars at once. I'm not trying to go crazy and install 2 240 circuits, but I am wondering if it would be smart to run another new 110 line into the garage while I am doing the new 240. Currently, I am charging my 2014 SL by plugging into an outlet in the ceiling in my garage used by a garage door opener. It is the only outlet that can reach out into the driveway. This circuit is shared by the garage door openers and three other outlets. So, I was thinking to run another 20 amp 110 circuit, so that the outlet would be more convenient to the driveway, and dedicated.
The wire run is just short of 100 feet from my breaker box. It will get run from the box in my basement about 45 feet in the open basement, then 25 feet behind a finished basement wall, and then out into the garage, and another 35 feet in the garage. The garage run would be on the wall surface protected by PVC. Does this cause any code issues? Does 20 amp with 12-2 wire make sense? The existing plan for the 240v circuit is to run 6-3 wire for that. Will my Leaf charge faster at Level 1 on a 20 amp circuit than 15? Thanks.
I am planning my install of a new 240 circuit for my Siemens level 2 charger. I have thought about the fact that I might get another electric car in the future, and am trying to plan for maybe charging two cars at once. I'm not trying to go crazy and install 2 240 circuits, but I am wondering if it would be smart to run another new 110 line into the garage while I am doing the new 240. Currently, I am charging my 2014 SL by plugging into an outlet in the ceiling in my garage used by a garage door opener. It is the only outlet that can reach out into the driveway. This circuit is shared by the garage door openers and three other outlets. So, I was thinking to run another 20 amp 110 circuit, so that the outlet would be more convenient to the driveway, and dedicated.
The wire run is just short of 100 feet from my breaker box. It will get run from the box in my basement about 45 feet in the open basement, then 25 feet behind a finished basement wall, and then out into the garage, and another 35 feet in the garage. The garage run would be on the wall surface protected by PVC. Does this cause any code issues? Does 20 amp with 12-2 wire make sense? The existing plan for the 240v circuit is to run 6-3 wire for that. Will my Leaf charge faster at Level 1 on a 20 amp circuit than 15? Thanks.