Ford Pro charger rear entry how?

[Gato Meoow]

I am installing the Ford Pro Charger, this is my 3rd charger install and doing the rear entry makes no sense.

I have 1” conduit coming directly out of the house where it comes out into the cutout of the base.

The charger has that 1” opening which has a rubber grommet. So I can

A) how to I terminate the PVC conduit with just the wires coming out and then to the grommet. I guess I could use some kind of foam watertight collapsing fitting? This is a pain to find.

B) why can’t you do the obvious which is have a fitting that goes straight in when you slide back the charger on to the base. But the fitting is set at a 45’ angle so tha can’t happen.

anyone else do there rear install? How did you do it.

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[irunalot]

I did an indoor installation with rear entry. Because it was in an unfinished garage, I could run the 2ga wire up from the bottom, it made a u-turn behind the charger and then down into the charger at the 45-degree angle. I didn't need anything waterproof so I used a standard 1" electrical connector (pictured) and it secured the installation quite well. The local inspector was happy with the install. I'm guessing the odd rear entry facilitates easier indoor application. I would also have struggled doing an outdoor install.

 

[chl]

I am installing the Ford Pro Charger, this is my 3rd charger install and doing the rear entry makes no sense.

I have 1” conduit coming directly out of the house where it comes out into the cutout of the base.

The charger has that 1” opening which has a rubber grommet. So I can

A) how to I terminate the PVC conduit with just the wires coming out and then to the grommet. I guess I could use some kind of foam watertight collapsing fitting? This is a pain to find.

B) why can’t you do the obvious which is have a fitting that goes straight in when you slide back the charger on to the base. But the fitting is set at a 45’ angle so tha can’t happen.

anyone else do there rear install? How did you do it.

The rear entry is supposed to be for a wall box mounting on an interior wall according to the manual *see pages 17-19 of the attached manual).

Outdoors mounting on things like brick walls with conduit, you are supposed to use the cut-outs on one of the sides and use liquid-tight sealed conduit.

Note: There have been problems with water leaking in with some of the Ford Charge Station Pros - could be the cover gasket was not aligned properly when the cover was put back on and/or the cover was not tightened enough. Or could be the conduit was not installed properly with liquid-tight seals.

Here is the SunRun install manual - look on page 8 and 20:

(page 8)

Exterior mounting to non-standard wall (Concrete, brick,non-wood surfaces):
Non-standard mounting hardware not supplied - Alternate hardware must support 100 Lbs.
● In order to maintain Type 4 UL50E environmental rating, mounting requires liquid-tight conduit glands (Conduit mounting hardware not supplied).

NOTE: Rigid conduit is the preferred installation method.

(page 20)

CONDUIT INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT: The EV Charger has specific locations for conduit entry,
conduit installation shall be completed in accordance with this step.
● Conduit(s) shall enter on the lower left or lower right slanted edge of the equipment at shown
○ DO NOT drill outside of the permitted locations
● Using the provided template (pictured here not to scale) to mark and drill the conduit locations as needed.

Re the gasket and cover (page 30+):

IMPORTANT:
● Ensure that all wires are all secured within the the wiring enclosure
● Verify Gasket has not dislodged from cover groove. Run your finger around the entire gasket to make sure there is no damage that would allow future weather to enter the enclosure.
● Replace the structural cover on the unit and attach using (9) M4 x 0.7 x 6 mm screws retained when removed earlier. Tighten to 25 lb-in (2.9 N*m) using Torx Head (T20) Bit
● Carefully Align the decorative cover with the Structural Cover and firmly press the decorative cover in place ensuring that all snaps are fully seated...

TEST/VERIFY THE INSTALLATION
❏ Verify conduit fittings are tight
❏ Verify the maximum current switch is set in accordance with the SOP
❏ Verify the system is grounded in accordance with the SOP
❏ Verify all wires and terminations are tight
❏ Verify all wires are labeled
❏ Verify the decorative cover is installed securely

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