leslieragan
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This home charging fiasco is indeed the weakest link in my Tesla purchase experience.
My "salesman" also said installation of a home charging system was a few hundred dollars and nothing to bother about.
One Tesla site "recommended" electrician quoted $4,000. I needed a 50 amp run around/through 75 linear feet of my house from breaker box on opposite side of house. HOA would not allow parking the Tesla back end next to box. Conduit-housed 50 amp wiring runs $10-$15 per linear foot in SoCal. The math pushes the cost well over $1K.
One week and several grey hairs later, I got a licensed electrician to install a 14-50 outlet at the box for $350, and I purchased 30 LF of UL approved RV charging "extension chord" for $110 from Amazon. A temporary fix until I figure out a permanent alternative.
No verbal support from Tesla; no recognition that installation of home charging is a very significant part of Tesla ownership.
Anyway, enough about me, this recommended electrician is best ignored. Seek out quotes from licensed electricians. Know that the sales counsel given that home charging is a no-brainer was misleading at best.
My "salesman" also said installation of a home charging system was a few hundred dollars and nothing to bother about.
One Tesla site "recommended" electrician quoted $4,000. I needed a 50 amp run around/through 75 linear feet of my house from breaker box on opposite side of house. HOA would not allow parking the Tesla back end next to box. Conduit-housed 50 amp wiring runs $10-$15 per linear foot in SoCal. The math pushes the cost well over $1K.
One week and several grey hairs later, I got a licensed electrician to install a 14-50 outlet at the box for $350, and I purchased 30 LF of UL approved RV charging "extension chord" for $110 from Amazon. A temporary fix until I figure out a permanent alternative.
No verbal support from Tesla; no recognition that installation of home charging is a very significant part of Tesla ownership.
Anyway, enough about me, this recommended electrician is best ignored. Seek out quotes from licensed electricians. Know that the sales counsel given that home charging is a no-brainer was misleading at best.