This all costed me in the neighborhood of 800.00 to install it myself including the charger. That number would have been lower had I opted to use Romex at a lower current rating. The expense of 6-2 MC was well worth it.
One of my goals was to put in a circuit and charger that would allow for 48 amps. In my case, the main thing that saved me a lot of time and trouble was using 6-2 MC. I bought a 50' roll of it based on a recommendation here. I managed to mount the charger in a place that allows for either charging a car outside the garage, or charging in the garage.
My installation involved simply pulling the MC up from charger into attic over garage, and back down opposite wall to basement electrical panel
I had an air conditioner condensate line over my charger making use of MC very helpful. In additon I piped gas along the wall of my garage, so getting around those pipes using conduit would have been a very time consuming and unattractive option.
Cutting MC really isn't that bad. They make a special too to cut it, but really all you need to do is bend it in half where you want to cut it, and use cutters to finish cutting the metal. This allows the cut without chance of damage to wires.
See 1st pic.
One of my goals was to put in a circuit and charger that would allow for 48 amps. In my case, the main thing that saved me a lot of time and trouble was using 6-2 MC. I bought a 50' roll of it based on a recommendation here. I managed to mount the charger in a place that allows for either charging a car outside the garage, or charging in the garage.
My installation involved simply pulling the MC up from charger into attic over garage, and back down opposite wall to basement electrical panel
I had an air conditioner condensate line over my charger making use of MC very helpful. In additon I piped gas along the wall of my garage, so getting around those pipes using conduit would have been a very time consuming and unattractive option.
Cutting MC really isn't that bad. They make a special too to cut it, but really all you need to do is bend it in half where you want to cut it, and use cutters to finish cutting the metal. This allows the cut without chance of damage to wires.
See 1st pic.
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