Timeline for Wiring NEMA 14-50 plugs for loads that do not use Neutral
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| Apr 17 at 22:24 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | A few things I've learned in the interceding years. #1 cheap under-$30 range outlets have a strong tendency to melt/catch fire under extreme all-night EV loads. Use the Hubbell/Bryant. #2 you are not allowed to put a plug on a Tesla Wall Connector, it's a code violation per 110.3. Non-Tesla cars can be handled with a TeslaTap. The electrical signals are identical, the adapter is just brass and plastic. | |
| Jan 3 at 14:56 | comment | added | enorl76 | For the sake of others, you can also use a NEMA 6-50P plug (only has 2 prongs for load) to indicate lack of neutral. With EV sevice equipment (charger), manufacturers typically supply NEMA 14-50 plug because generally people have a dryer receptacle that is NEMA 14-50R but tends to only allow max amps of 40 amps. | |
| Jun 16, 2022 at 18:50 | vote | accept | Sergey Kalinichenko | ||
| Jun 16, 2022 at 18:03 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jun 16, 2022 at 17:34 | answer | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 16, 2022 at 16:52 | comment | added | crip659 | It is allowed, but from what I have read on here, if using current code, an outlet requires it to be GFCI protected. If the charger is hard wired it does not need GFCI. Most EV chargers have better GFCI protection, but new code says the outlet must have GFCI. If the outlet has been there for years, it might be grandfathered in. | |
| S Jun 16, 2022 at 16:40 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Jun 16, 2022 at 16:40 | history | asked | Sergey Kalinichenko | CC BY-SA 4.0 |