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So you're quoting the NEC now. That's fine, but now we're discussing American law and not physics. In your previous post, you had put forth an argument about the constitution of wall insulation materials, suggesting that if the wiring approached 60 degrees Celsius, it could start a fire. My...

I just read about 'backstabbed' outlets, and they sound dangerous. But will there be a fire? Much of these discussions surround the notion of what makes a wise decision, given that opposing decisions have alternate risks. In an earlier post, you gave some figures involving the risk that...

Are you suggesting it's a bad idea for an apartment-dweller with 14 gauge wire to trickle-charge even one car from a room circuit?

Thanks -- I'll keep that in mind. I would feel bad about leaving a vacuum, a table saw, and a dehumidifier on for several hours, but if it's one time only, it should be for a good cause. When you say it's 'dangerous', it makes me wonder how that should be defined. There is, obviously, the...

Where I live, there are security cameras that monitor all outside activity. Anyone who willfully damages my JLong will be caught on tape and potentially arrested. So, until the idiots are all 'educated away' (I do not believe mean-spirited people will always exist), every apartment complex...

Rmay, that sounds excellent. Here's another idea: give other residents assigned days of the week that they can charge. One resident might be on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule and another on a Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday. It might depend on their commutes and their charging needs, but with the...

I have a barricade of five wooden dowels glued together underneath the open window, so it's just a square on the side that the EVSE plug peeks out of. The cord can slide in and out of a hole through a piece of shower curtain, so the room is almost completely sealed off from the outdoors. I've...

I live in a condominium, and before I bought my Leaf I discussed charging options with management. As for on-demand installation of charging stations at apartment complexes, I'm not against it, but I proposed that for one EV driver it might be a bit extreme, and they agreed. I am fortunate to...