Moving a JuiceBox between homes?

[Blackpony]

Hi, as I have said before on this forum, I am new to all of this. I bought a 22 GT and love it but I didn’t look at charging in central New Hampshire. After buying it I did and realized that my distance from outside of Boston to Meredith is about 125 miles so round trip it is close to the listed range of 270 leaving little or no room for doing any driving up north. So I put in a JuiceBox 40 meeting the electrician who did the wiring and the fellow who is helping us finish our basement to set up the outdoor stand to mount the JuiceBox on. They met me and went to work and it was up and running in a few hours. I have had a problem setting up wifi however and I will work on that next time I am up there. Because it outside I am glad it has lock that will help deter it being stolen but I decided to trip the circuit breaker so no one can come and get a charge on me.

Now my question, is there any reason not to move the Juicebox between my NH house and my home in Mass? It plugs in and I have installed the 240 volt line to a receptacle in the garage where the GT is parked. I had planned on using the Ford charger here where the car will be most of the time. But realizing that the JuiceBox is also a plug in, I could do one of two things: use the Ford charger in NH and bring the JuiceBox to Mass and use that one here or move the JuiceBox between the two houses. The latter would likely require that I get a second mounting structure for the JuiceBox here which I assume should not be a big deal. I would keep the Ford unit in the car as backup or unexpected need.

So please let me know if this makes sense or if there are a reason or reasons for not doing this. Thank you if anyone can give me direction on this.

Best

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[Maquis]

Hopefully you have heavy duty, industrial receptacles. Plugging and unplugging will degrade the receptacle over time. How much time depends on the quality of the equipment. I’d keep an eye on how warm the plug & receptacle get while charging. You can get a cheap IR thermometer and occasionally check the temperature. If you see the temperature rise (value over ambient) start to increase, it probably means it’s time to replace the receptacle.

 

[Kalaua_Farms]

Hi, as I have said before on this forum, I am new to all of this. I bought a 22 GT and love it but I didn’t look at charging in central New Hampshire. After buying it I did and realized that my distance from outside of Boston to Meredith is about 125 miles so round trip it is close to the listed range of 270 leaving little or no room for doing any driving up north. So I put in a JuiceBox 40 meeting the electrician who did the wiring and the fellow who is helping us finish our basement to set up the outdoor stand to mount the JuiceBox on. They met me and went to work and it was up and running in a few hours. I have had a problem setting up wifi however and I will work on that next time I am up there. Because it outside I am glad it has lock that will help deter it being stolen but I decided to trip the circuit breaker so no one can come and get a charge on me.

Now my question, is there any reason not to move the Juicebox between my NH house and my home in Mass? It plugs in and I have installed the 240 volt line to a receptacle in the garage where the GT is parked. I had planned on using the Ford charger here where the car will be most of the time. But realizing that the JuiceBox is also a plug in, I could do one of two things: use the Ford charger in NH and bring the JuiceBox to Mass and use that one here or move the JuiceBox between the two houses. The latter would likely require that I get a second mounting structure for the JuiceBox here which I assume should not be a big deal. I would keep the Ford unit in the car as backup or unexpected need.

So please let me know if this makes sense or if there are a reason or reasons for not doing this. Thank you if anyone can give me direction on this.

Best

Aloha,
It seems to me that with solid electrical work and a high grade 14-50 receptacle in place, you can use either the Juice Box in both places or use the Ford one in NH. The advantage of the juice box is indeed, its Wifi control.

With regards to the Wifi connectivity: I have a dual band wifi router in my home (ASUS RT-AX82U) which has both 5GHz and 2.4GHz. After struggling to connect, and many fails, I called tech support. On a Saturday! And the young lady was incredibly helpful.

Here is the kicker: JuiceBox DOES NOT CONNECT TO 5GHz. We discovered that once I told it to forget the network, and then specifically connected to my 2.4GHz band, it worked perfectly. Now we use it to charge my wife's 2017 Leaf, and wait for our MME to arrive.

Good luck with your project. We have family in the Dover / Rochester area and always love our time in NH.

 

[Nemy]

Personally, I wouldn't want to go through the hassle each time. Unplugging, wrapping up the wire, and loading. Then unloading, plugging in, and plugging in. It defeats one of the main benefits of driving EV - the convenience of a full "tank" by taking 3 seconds to plug in. Then you have the extra strain on the outlet and JB. I'd just spend the extra couple of hundred to get another JB and you'll probably be a lot happier.

If funds are tight, just leave the mobile connector in your second spot. I keep it in the car but, honestly, now that I think about it I don't know why. Before the MME, I was driving EV for four years and never even thought about needing a mobile charger. But check with your local utilities and one of your spots might have rebates. That plus the return of federal credits might make it alot cheaper/free.

 

[ChuckA]

The only reason not to use the same JuiceBox 40 at both locations is that it is f…’n heavy. IMO it’s a hassle.

I’d use the mobile charger in your MA location. Also, if there are rebates available you may want to consider a 2nd EVSE. 30% Fed tax credit also.

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