![]() Since it's going to be an exposed extension cord, you never know what might happen could you be held liable for a worst case scenario? That's what I'd be most concerned about. The extension cord you listed should be OK for the Leaf high power EVSE you have now, because (looking at the website) it maxes out at 20 amps. This would be the "safe" extension cord to use for the current involved with charging a Bolt. a 14-50 plug for the main garage receptacle and then the appropriate receptacle for your EVSE. ![]() I'd then make my own extension cord with 8 gauge SOOW or SEOOW wire (it will look a lot like the cable used on an EVSE) terminated with the appropriate plug and receptacle, e.g. I'm assuming if you get an electrician to install an outdoors receptacle, it would be the ones with the outdoor use box (like RV electrical hookups). Not an electrician, so don't take my opinion as best practice, but I'll share what I've learned from my research into setting up an outdoors installation with a plug (at home) and extra long extension cords (for use at a destination when travelling). If it's not safe, why not - what specifically would/might make it "unsafe", dangerous, etc.? My question: Is it safe to charge my Bolt regularly via a 100-foot heavy duty 240v extension cord, like the one to which the Amazon Link above goes, and into which I would plug my EVSE Upgrade Unit (which I am already using to charge my Bolt, albeit with excruciatingly slow 120v)? (The extension cord would run through a bushy area behind my garage block that no one walks in, and no one would ever see the extension cord, much less trip on it.) Which Amazon says can handle 7500 watts -Īpparently I can't post the full link because the forum software thinks I am a potential spammer - frustrating!!!Ĭonntek 20603 L14-30 4-Prong 30 Amp Generator Cord (100 Feet)ģ) Plugging in the extension cord into the 240v outlet now nestled next to the single meter and single electric box that (stupidly) runs all 8 4-6-car garage blocks and running it 100-feet from the 240 volt outlet around the back of my garage unit and into my garage.Ĥ) Plugging the extension cord into a Portable EVSE Upgrade for 2013-2014 Nissan LEAF (high-power) unit that I have. To keep costs down - with most of these costs the labor costs for digging and burying a 20-100 foot long trench (length depends on where they would run new 240 wiring into my garage block), I am considering doing the following:ġ) Paying an electrician $350-$700 to install a 240-volt outlet right next to the SINGLE electric box that runs all 8 garage blocks' electricity and next to the single utility meter on which all electricity usage for the 8 garage blocks and about 40 garage parking spots is measured.Ģ) Buying a 100 foot 30 amp, 240v extension cord, for example, this one, So, I have had a third guy come - no estimate back yet, and have a 4th electrician coming this Friday. Still too much, way too much to put in a 240v outlet. The second guy, from SmartChargeAmerica said $2,100. com/2017/-to-install-a-240-volt-electric-car-outlet-in-an-hoa-garage/, apparently I can't put links in, because the forum is worried I might be a spambot. I wrote about this in a blog entry ->solar chargeddriving. The first guy said it would be - ahem, $4,000. I've had several electricians come and give me estimates for putting in a 240-volt outlet in my garage. ![]() This is because I live in an HOA Cohousing community and none of the 8 garage blocks here are wired for 240v - and neither is the SINGLE electric box that runs all 8 garage blocks (about 40 cars fit in these). I am currently charging my 2017 Bolt via 120v in my garage.
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