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>I will say that one might be capable of installing a 240V outlet oneself and save $2000. It took us fifteen minutes (excluding the run to home depot for the s
by alasdair_ 7y ago
>I will say that one might be capable of installing a 240V outlet oneself and save $2000.
It took us fifteen minutes (excluding the run to home depot for the socket, breaker, wire and a steel pipe) to run a new 240v socket from our electrical panel in the garage to a few feet away from it. I can't imagine ever spending $2000 on the installation of a single 240V socket right next to the panel.
- erikpukinskis 7y agoWe don’t know it was next to the panel.
- hodr 7y agoIn my case the panel is in the basement and about 50 feet away. More importantly, I would need to be upgraded to 200 amp service which my older house doesn't have. So well over 2k.
- mikestew 7y agoI can't imagine ever spending $2000 on the installation of a single 240V socket right next to the panel You can’t? Here, I’ll throw you a softball: service panel upgrade because your 6Kw charger is way more than your 1960s house can handle. Most common case, of course, is run a piece of conduit from panel, some wiring and a plug, sorted in 30 minutes. But not everyone.