adric22
Well-known member
Just a curiosity. I've been reading through the posts here about different EVSEs. I already have a Leaf and an AV unit that we installed ourselves, but my wife drives this. Installation of that AV unit was a 3-day chore, because it was on the opposite side of the garage from the breaker panel and we put the wire up the walls and through the attic. Well, I'm working trying to get a second Leaf so I'll have one for myself.
My charging requirements are much less than my wife since I only drive about 10 miles per day. I'll be fine just using the level-1 EVSE and if I'm in a pinch, I can use my wife's level2. However, I'd like to be able to keep the level-1 EVSE in the car as it was intended so I'll have it in an emergency. So that would mean I'd need to buy a second one.
So since I'd be looking to buy a second one anyway, I began to wonder about the plug on the wall. It is a 110V / 20 amp outlet that I installed a few years back. It is on its on 20-amp breaker. I could actually easily rewire this plug to output 220V instead. But it still couldn't support an AV unit because it is on 20-amp cable (12 gauge I believe) and not the required 8 gauge of the AV unit.
Now, I'm aware of the upgrade option for the included EVSE with the Leaf. That sounds like it would run perfectly in this situation. But as I'd want a second unit, it appears my cost would be very high, costing around $729 or so? So I figure if I have to pay that much, I might as well get a unit designed to mount to the wall. So that brings me back to the original question. Can any of the wall-mounted EVSE units be configured to run off of 20 amps?
My charging requirements are much less than my wife since I only drive about 10 miles per day. I'll be fine just using the level-1 EVSE and if I'm in a pinch, I can use my wife's level2. However, I'd like to be able to keep the level-1 EVSE in the car as it was intended so I'll have it in an emergency. So that would mean I'd need to buy a second one.
So since I'd be looking to buy a second one anyway, I began to wonder about the plug on the wall. It is a 110V / 20 amp outlet that I installed a few years back. It is on its on 20-amp breaker. I could actually easily rewire this plug to output 220V instead. But it still couldn't support an AV unit because it is on 20-amp cable (12 gauge I believe) and not the required 8 gauge of the AV unit.
Now, I'm aware of the upgrade option for the included EVSE with the Leaf. That sounds like it would run perfectly in this situation. But as I'd want a second unit, it appears my cost would be very high, costing around $729 or so? So I figure if I have to pay that much, I might as well get a unit designed to mount to the wall. So that brings me back to the original question. Can any of the wall-mounted EVSE units be configured to run off of 20 amps?