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Plan Route and Fish Wire Through Basement

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What happens here

Upon arriving at the customer's residence, the primary task is to assess the electrical service panel, typically located in the basement. This step involves planning the most efficient route for the new electrical circuit from the main panel to the desired charger location in the garage. Since the basement has a finished drywall ceiling, access holes must be carefully cut to allow for wire fishing. Utilize a flashlight to inspect the ceiling cavity for obstructions like pipes or HVAC ducts. A fish tape is then used to pull the heavy-gauge electrical wire through the ceiling joists, navigating around any obstacles and eventually routing it towards the garage wall where the charger will be mounted. In this specific scenario, a crawl space was found, which facilitated the wire routing process, reducing the number of necessary access holes.

Goal: Route electrical wire from the main panel to the garage

Tools and materials

  • Drywall Saw — Cutting access holes in drywall for wire routing
  • Fish Tape Milwaukee — Pulling electrical wires through enclosed spaces like walls and ceilings
  • Flashlight — Illuminating dark spaces like ceiling cavities and crawl spaces
  • 6-Gauge Electrical Wire — Providing power to the EV charger, rated for a 50-amp circuit

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today we are installing a level two electric vehicle charger Tesla wall connector for a customer who has a brand new Tesla Model 3 when we got here we immediately went to the basement to check where their main panel was and gosh it was a nightmare cuz the customer had a finished ceing and we had to cut holes in order to run the wire thankfully we only had to make two holes as we found a crawl space in their basement crawling in there I felt like Spider-Man once we got the wire ran in the basement I went to the garage all right I'm drilling I then drilled my hole and then prepared for the Tesla

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