Supplies for charger install

[theblunden]

Started looking into what supplies I need for my install on my home charger only to find that 60 amp GFI breakers and 6 gauge 3 wire Romex are about impossible to find. All of my local Lowe's and Home Depot are sold out within 100 miles. Found a breaker and 6/3 wire on Amazon about a week out from being delivered. Times are different right now for sure.....

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[merek]

This is sold out for you? It's avail in stores here, and avail by the foot...weird...

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwi...x-SIMpull-CU-NM-B-W-G-Wire-63950021/204839834

 

[merek]

You might have better luck looking at a local electrical supply house, some of the bigger gauges, etc, are just not common enough for Home Depot.

 

[PA Lightning]

Started looking into what supplies I need for my install on my home charger only to find that 60 amp GFI breakers and 6 gauge 3 wire Romex are about impossible to find. All of my local Lowe's and Home Depot are sold out within 100 miles. Found a breaker and 6/3 wire on Amazon about a week out from being delivered. Times are different right now for sure.....

What charger are you installing?
It seems like the Ford Mobil Charger would take a 50A GFCI breaker (recommended), and the Ford Connected Charger would take a 60A non GFCI

 

[Dirtyrider89]

I bought 6 awg wire from menards

 

[theblunden]

I bought 6 awg wire from menards

Apparently the Charlotte area is EV crazy I guess. I'm wiring up a 60 amp breaker to future proof any charging setup in my garage I'll run the provided charger from the Lightning before I upgrade to see if it works for my needs

 

[FlasherZ]

Started looking into what supplies I need for my install on my home charger only to find that 60 amp GFI breakers and 6 gauge 3 wire Romex are about impossible to find. All of my local Lowe's and Home Depot are sold out within 100 miles. Found a breaker and 6/3 wire on Amazon about a week out from being delivered. Times are different right now for sure.....

6/3 NM cable (Romex) cannot be used with a 60A breaker for a 48A EV charging load. 6/3 NM cable is only good to 55A (60A required for 48A EV charging) and so it can only be used with 44A charging load or less. You must use wire-in-conduit for #6 to feed 48A charging current or turn the charging station down to 40A charging current.

 

[theblunden]

6/3 NM cable (Romex) cannot be used with a 60A breaker for a 48A EV charging load. 6/3 NM cable is only good to 55A (60A required for 48A EV charging) and so it can only be used with 44A charging load or less. You must use wire-in-conduit for #6 to feed 48A charging current or turn the charging station down to 40A charging current.

Thanks for the heads up works out they were sold out lol

 

[jefro]

How much do you expect to consume in energy now and in the future?

I bought my evse because it had adjustable power output. I installed my evse and set it to lower power because I knew I'd never need to run it at full power. Unless someone is a contractor or drives a heck of a lot I don't see the need to over provision. The future ought to be more efficient rather than less I'd think.

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