CHARGING IN THE WINTER

[dpwmc93]

I live in Michigan and recently bought an F-150 Lightning Flash. I typically charge overnight and, unfortunately, I have to park outside. After a recent snowfall, I went to leave for an appointment and couldn’t get the charger unplugged. The release button wouldn’t budge, so I assumed it had frozen. Even the manual release in the frunk didn’t help. I eventually got it disconnected, but I’m not sure how to prevent this from happening again.


Do you have any suggestions? I’ve seen some of those charging-port covers online, but I’m not sure how effective they really are. Any advice for dealing with freezing chargers when you have to park outside?

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[hturnerfamily]

simply lay a towel over the chargeport / door to keep snow/ice off the plug

you could also cut a piece of block foam in a somewhat curved shape to fit over the plug and against the top of the inlet to minimize water intrusion

 

[hturnerfamily]

also, if you set the truck to charge a little bit before you depart, the incoming Amperage, creating heat within the plug, will likely help solve any freezing issues...

 

[RLXXI]

The Ford accessories section of Ford parts has a rubber shield made for the charge port for foul weather.

 

[dpwmc93]

Thanks for the tip. Yea, thats what I thought. I always set my departure time but it was not helpful today. Its was around 13 degrees this morning when I went to leave. The truck was nice and toasty but I couldn't unplug. I have the Emporia home charger. When I first got the truck, I would charge at Tesla Super Chargers and remember how hot the adapter would get, but I haven't noticed that on my home charger

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