Good Morning All,
We live in Ontario, Canada and just recently bought a 2018 Nissan Leaf SV (well its currently on order - not sure when we will get it) and currently thinking of how we are going to charge it. Sales person said that we don't need to install the power station anymore and all we need is a 240 Volt outlet (dryer outlet?) to plug in the cable. He also mentioned that a 30 or 40 amp will suffice.
Couple of things that I was wondering about
1. I looked at the manual and as per diagram it says 240 v and 50 amps - Do we really need a 50 amp on the breaker or a 30 will suffice? I imagine 50 amps will draw much more power but if I am only adding few hours of charging with a 30 amp, I will be ok with that (or is there another disadvantage or danger for the car?)
2. It comes with an adapter so I can just plug it in to a regular outlet (trickle charge). Will this be really bad if I just use this? Or am I just tripling my charging time?
3. Do I really need a NEW outlet in my garage? Our laundry room is just beside the garage that is just separated by a door. Is it possible to just use the existing dryer outlet in the laundry room? It will be about less than 10 feet away from where the car (actual charging port) will be. I can just alternate between the two and just plug in whatever is needed.
4. I am a little bit of a handyman (not electrician though) and I can make a hole on the drywall for the charging cord. However, I am thinking of using a 240 volt extension. Is this ok?
Some other info that might be important
1. We have a newly built house - we just moved in about 8 months ago
2. Our breaker/panel is 100 amp
3. The amp for dryer is 30
4. Theres a dryer that is currently plugged into the outlet and is working perfectly. As per the dryer's actual plug, it is a 30A 250V~
Thanks.
We live in Ontario, Canada and just recently bought a 2018 Nissan Leaf SV (well its currently on order - not sure when we will get it) and currently thinking of how we are going to charge it. Sales person said that we don't need to install the power station anymore and all we need is a 240 Volt outlet (dryer outlet?) to plug in the cable. He also mentioned that a 30 or 40 amp will suffice.
Couple of things that I was wondering about
1. I looked at the manual and as per diagram it says 240 v and 50 amps - Do we really need a 50 amp on the breaker or a 30 will suffice? I imagine 50 amps will draw much more power but if I am only adding few hours of charging with a 30 amp, I will be ok with that (or is there another disadvantage or danger for the car?)
2. It comes with an adapter so I can just plug it in to a regular outlet (trickle charge). Will this be really bad if I just use this? Or am I just tripling my charging time?
3. Do I really need a NEW outlet in my garage? Our laundry room is just beside the garage that is just separated by a door. Is it possible to just use the existing dryer outlet in the laundry room? It will be about less than 10 feet away from where the car (actual charging port) will be. I can just alternate between the two and just plug in whatever is needed.
4. I am a little bit of a handyman (not electrician though) and I can make a hole on the drywall for the charging cord. However, I am thinking of using a 240 volt extension. Is this ok?
Some other info that might be important
1. We have a newly built house - we just moved in about 8 months ago
2. Our breaker/panel is 100 amp
3. The amp for dryer is 30
4. Theres a dryer that is currently plugged into the outlet and is working perfectly. As per the dryer's actual plug, it is a 30A 250V~
Thanks.