I put in an outdoor NEMA 14-50 and Tesla HPWC at my in-law’s. Initially it was
for my 3, but then they up and bought a model Y ;-)
All we did was buy a 14-50 exterior plug kit, and then for the HPWC we put an
oven tail on the unit. To be clear - the oven tail isn’t exterior rated, but
it’s able to be inspected for damage daily and the only other option was to
roll my own with the appropriate cable, which would have been less water tight
on the plug head.
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Robert Cole
On Mar 13, 2021, 10:31 -0500, STEPHEN MOUNGER <sjmounger@xxxxxxxxxxx>, wrote:
Thought I would pick the brains of the experts here. Right to the question
does anyone on the list here have an outdoor charger? If so is it hard wired
in or is it hooked up to a NEMA 14-50 outlet?
Background- I am looking to do some updates at my house in the very near
future and wanted to plan ahead for outdoor charging. The idea is to take
away the Garage door (heating/mice/bugs) and frame it in and replace with
French doors or an oversize door that I could still get my motorcycle in the
the garage space. We do not park in the garage and have never used it for the
cars due to my wife being sensitive to the exhaust and gas smell. I want to
get a NEMA 14-50 installed for an outdoor charger for an electric vehicle in
the next 1 to 3 years and thought while I had the door replaced and fixed I
should have the NEMA 14-50 ran and installed at the same time. I thought a
NEMA 14-50 plug would allow me the most freedom to choose a EVSE or replace
with a different charger down the road in case tech changes or breaks. Also I
could take that charger if I wanted to to hopefully a detached garage in the
future. Has anyone done an outdoor charger this way at their house? I would
like to come see what you did.
The other option would be to install the outlet and/or charger inside the
garage which would be great for my motorcycle but not needed. If it was
indoors how would I get the cable out to the EV to charge it in the driveway
without leaving the door open for hours. Here is where I really want to see
some creative solutions. Right now the best I can come up with is a pet door
that has a lockable door flap on it and when I need to charge to run it
through the door. However this would still allow small creatures to get
inside the house and heat/cold to escape. Lets hear those ideas. Thanks!
Stephen Mounger
EV- Zero SR/S Electric motorcycle and CyberTruck preorder :)
