Will not be approved for Aerovironment install.daveowenville wrote:I have an existing, relatively recent 220V electric dryer connection in my garage, perfectly located (installed before I bought the house.) It's two 20amp breakers ganged together, and the wires are in great shape. Is this (in theory) suitable, or does it sound like I need to replace it (with a single dual-pole 40amp breaker, for instance)?
(UPDATE)mwalsh wrote:Wait a minute, that's a 180 degree swing from what many of us have been told by AV in preceding weeks. Those who inquired until now have been told in no uncertain terms that AV will not sell an EVSE to anyone but their authorized contractor. So if that is true, then things are starting to turn for the better!JPC2822 wrote: I called AV and they agreed that the price of their contracted electrician seems high. I asked about purchasing just the charging system. AV stated that I could do this although it would not have the warranty on installation or something.
hill wrote:(UPDATE)mwalsh wrote:Wait a minute, that's a 180 degree swing from what many of us have been told by AV in preceding weeks. Those who inquired until now have been told in no uncertain terms that AV will not sell an EVSE to anyone but their authorized contractor. So if that is true, then things are starting to turn for the better!JPC2822 wrote: I called AV and they agreed that the price of their contracted electrician seems high. I asked about purchasing just the charging system. AV stated that I could do this although it would not have the warranty on installation or something.
... turn for the better? Maybe. Just today (Monday the 27th), if you inquire by phone, for the first time AV's people are responding, "in two months" (plus all the necessary waivers) if you wish to buy their EVSE w/out one of their installers putting it in. IOW, no 2010 tax credit for you. Now the Feds may ultimately bring the credit back for subsequent tax years ... but who knows.
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