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Day in the Life of a Resi Electrician⚡️ Installing a Home EV Charger, would you get an EV?

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What happens here

The base plate of the Tesla Wall Connector is carefully positioned on the exterior wall. Using a level, the electrician ensures the unit is mounted perfectly straight before securing it with appropriate screws and a cordless drill/driver. A load calculation was performed, confirming that despite the 100-amp main panel, only a 30-amp breaker could be safely installed due to existing electrical loads on the system. This directly impacts the charging speed of the Tesla Wall Connector.

Goal: Securely attach the Tesla Wall Connector base to the exterior wall.

Tools and materials

Cordless Drill/Driver Milwaukee — Driving screws to secure the charger base
Level Unspecified — Ensuring the charger is mounted perfectly horizontally and vertically
Screws/Fasteners Unspecified — Securing the charger base to the wall
Tesla Wall Connector Base Tesla — The main component of the EV charger that is secured to the wall

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made for the wire. We used a whole hog. The customer has a 100 amp main panel in their basement. So, we ran A2 ROMX wire in the basement and installed a 30 amp breaker for this Tesla charger since the customer had a 100 amp panel. Tesla wall connectors can be installed anywhere between a 15 amp breaker to a 60 amp breaker. But after we did a panel load calculation, we were able to only install a 30 amp breaker due to load and safety. I'm torquing my conductors, two hot wires and one ground wire. I taped the neutral wire black because this is a

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