Correct. The Home Flex has terminals for two hots and a ground (no neutral).I was looking at the install instructions for the Home Flex this morning, it only has three terminals for power in? So 6/3 Romex is not needed?
Go ahead and buy the EVSE. Get quotes from three electricians and just say "here's where I want the charger" and let them make the recommendations on wire, conduit (or not), circuit breaker size, etc. Request a permit and inspection. Everyone's home and panels are different, so it's really what works best for you.Awesome. My main concern is that while I am capable of doing this myself, I am not an electrician. When I pull the trigger on solar this summer, I don’t want issues when “the man” comes from the utility company to inspect.
Thank you. No, I'm not an electrician. Hadn't done any bending before so it took forever but it was good to learn something new. I got quotes from four electricians and hired one because where I live homeowners are unable to pull a permit and get an inspection. The electrician installed a new circuit breaker, connected it to the wire, and got the permit and inspection (we passed).Nice bends! Are you an electrician?
My only concern is mounting the charger on a combustible material (pegboard). Perhaps you could add a metal backing plate?
That's really great bending for a beginner, better than a lot of second year apprentices. If things don't work out, with the labor shortage someone would probably take you as an electrician apprentice if you show them your bending skills. ?Thank you. No, I'm not an electrician. Hadn't done any bending before so it took forever but it was good to learn something new. I got quotes from four electricians and hired one because where I live homeowners are unable to pull a permit and get an inspection. The electrician installed a new circuit breaker, connected it to the wire, and got the permit and inspection (we passed).
I installed the Home Flex directly into the cinder block using Tapcons. The unit is encased in thick plastic that separates the circuitry and wiring from whatever's behind it. I could be wrong, but I don't think that plastic would get hot enough to start a fire with the pegboard. The location is directly across from the MME charge port. I thought about removing the pegboard but it is useful for hanging tools. When my MME arrives and I charge it for the first time I will check the temperature of the back of the Home Flex during the entire duration of the charge. If it's warm at all I'll take it down and remove the pegboard. Thanks for the observation.
My Home Flex is the NEMA 14-50, I just removed the plug and hardwired it.Chargepoint also has a plug in version (mine is NEMA 14-50) so if you have the 220V outlet (or have it installed) you definitely don't have to be an electrician to install the EVSE. My electric Co. gave me a rebate for about half the price of the charger plus I get a *small* Amazon gift card every quarter based on how much I charge during non-peak hours (after 11pm). Now all I need is something to charge! ? ?
Nice! I did almost exactly the same thing, but just went with 6 gauge everywhere. I bought all the equipment, 60 amp breaker, wire and conduit. I did all the work except wiring the breaker and snapping it into the panel. I contacted a local electrician and sent him all the pics and asked for him to look it over, do the final connection for me and give me a signed receipt and initial the panel where the breaker is. He only charged me $75 for 5 minutes of 'work' LoL. I wanted it to be evident an electrician was involved. Here are in progress and final pics. I know, I sux at drywall...Installed my ChargePoint Home Flex with 3/4" EMT and six gauge copper THHN (two hots and an eight gauge ground).
Electrician here. You get an A+ for your pipe bending skills. You went above and beyond with an offset. A simple one bend kick would have worked.Installed my ChargePoint Home Flex with 3/4" EMT and six gauge copper THHN (two hots and an eight gauge ground).