hill said:Easy peasy?
Not only. Actually easy peasy lemon squeezy!
hill said:Easy peasy?
Just saw this outrageously irresponsible post, EVDRIVER.EVDRIVER said:Don't forget the EV Charge America EVSE! Great product, fast shipping, reliable and easy to use. They take credit cards so you can charge back when your unit never arrives. Hurry there is a wait list!
I've added a "joke" note.rclams said:Please delete or edit with a link with a description of the true state of affairs for EV Charge America, which to me sounds like someone might be headed to jail for fraud.
smkettner said:New brand now available at Home Depot, check it out.
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Absolutely no problem what so ever.LTLFTcomposite said:Any idea on the Schneider since it is "indoor only" if there would be a problem having the plug outside on occasion (possibly in the rain) as long as the unit itself was mounted inside the garage?
Vlad said:First, thanks to everyone who contributed to this forum, it's being a fantastic resource for me.
I was kinda sorta considering Leaf, and then suddenly found myself adopting an orphan from Criswell Nissan in Germantown, Maryland. L1 charger is doing ok so far, except breaker flips if I plug in Christmas lights while Leaf is charging. So question for me is Schneider or Legrand, who to hire, and what charge from electrician is reasonable. I never went through Nissan's home evaluation.
My main circuit breaker says 200 - it means I have 200A service, right? I have an unused 30A "double" breaker. Is it safe to assume that Schneider will just connect there, or are there any calculations beyond that to decide if service can take additional load?
What's the unused 30a circuit? Is there an outlet somewhere that you can access, or was it wired to an appliance or something?Vlad said:My main circuit breaker says 200 - it means I have 200A service, right? I have an unused 30A "double" breaker. Is it safe to assume that Schneider will just connect there, or are there any calculations beyond that to decide if service can take additional load?
You can't just change the breaker - it's the wire size that matters. For 40a you need #8 wire while 30a only requires #10. Any legit electrician would just ignore your unused 30a breaker and run #8 wire to a new 40a breaker, unless that 30a breaker had to be removed to make room, but I really doubt that.LTLFTcomposite said:The Leaf will only draw 16 amps on 240 volt so the 30 amp breaker will be enough and there is nothing unsafe about it but technically the breaker should be changed to 40 amp for when some future car comes along with the higher powered charger.
There is no outlet. Nothing is connected to the breaker, it's always off.fooljoe said:What's the unused 30a circuit? Is there an outlet somewhere that you can access, or was it wired to an appliance or something?
There is no room in the panel. So breaker would have to be replaced for Schneider...LTLFTcomposite said:You can't just change the breaker - it's the wire size that matters. For 40a you need #8 wire while 30a only requires #10. Any legit electrician would just ignore your unused 30a breaker and run #8 wire to a new 40a breaker, unless that 30a breaker had to be removed to make room, but I really doubt that.
Now if that old 30a circuit is wired to your garage already then you might make use of it, but you really should get a 20a rated EVSE like the Legrand or an SPX or upgrade your Nissan unit. Of course you could wire a 40a rated EVSE to the outlet, but you'd probably have to do it yourself; good luck getting an electrician to do it.
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