How to Install the Tesla Wall Charger Connector | Full Detailed Guide
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Materials
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6 AWG Wire - Buy @ Home Depot/Lowe's*
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If anyone is considering installing a Tesla home charger: PLEASE READ THE MANUAL! My comments are to your viewers that believe the 60 amp breaker should be a GFCI. The Tesla manual says: DO NOT install a GFCI breaker. As you know, the Tesla charger already has one built in. Also, the manual says External disconnect switches are neither required nor recommended. You did a great job with this video.
I just commented on another video for this installation that had many electrical code violations. I am an electrical contractor with 36 years of experience and 23 years in business. I want you to know I am very pleased with your tutorial. Good Job!!
Thank you, I really appreciate the feedback! Most of the time it's, "why didn't you do this," or "you did this wrong," so I like hearing these comments from time to time!
If so then u know for a 60amp breaker u need number 4 gauge wire.
@@terpcraigcali6717 shut up
@@terpcraigcali6717 #6 thhn at 75 degrees is good for 65 amps. # 6 romex ( 60 degree table) is good for 55 amps. you can put 6 romex on a 60 as long as your load does not exceed 55 amps. I have never been called for putting 6-2 on a 60.
Nobody cares. Going around criticizing other peoples videos like you’re the judge. Make your own video if you’re so good
Excellent video for anyone planning to install the Tesla level 2 connector/charger. Even for those of us who have done lots of wiring, it addresses the issues specific to the Tesla charger, ie power inlets, connections, assembly of faceplate, etc. Well done!
This video was very helpful and great I love the way that you not only took your time but shoulder step by steps on ways of doing everything properly. I also love the bloopers at the end that was a great touch and shows great characteristics and that were human thank you and have a blessing.
NICE!! Thanks for covering all the bases! I'm also not an electrician, so when I realized I'd need to crack into my breaker box for this install, I got a little nervous. Your video was in-depth and broken down into good, plain english, lehman's terms. You made everything totally easy to understand and gave me the confidence to tackle this project on my own! I like that you've got some good validating comments from experienced electricians in here too! Great job!
IMHO, this is one of the best DIY tech tutorial video in the history of TH-cam (and I watch A LOT). Other DIY TH-camrs talk too much, beat around the bush, too many dad jokes, etc. but yours gets to straight to the point and details quickly with the right amount of humor, organized, and the BOM.
One thing I would add is, if installing a subpanel in the process, one should always double check the wire gauge going into the main panel can handle the new load, main panel’s max current rating, main breaker’s capacity, and correct wire gauge going from main to sub (this can change depending on various factors including distance from main to sub, max current usage, wire material/type)
Your the man. I’m not an electrician but have done many tasks at home. You just allowed me to give my wife a Tesla charger for home. Thanks awesome video.
Thanks, Brian! This video was super helpful! I’m converting a NEMA 1450 outlet - I replaced the recessed 2 gang residential (plastic) box where the outlet was installed with a surface mounted steel box. I’m mounting the Tesla wall charger above the box. Both are secured to a 3/4” piece of ply wood.
A couple of lessons learned:
* the 3/4” conduit coming out of the steel box does NOT line up with the hole at the bottom of the Tesla wall charger. The Tesla wall charger’s hole is slightly further away from the wall than the EMT I had coming out of the steel box.
* I don’t normally work with high voltage, and my wire cutters were not sufficient to cut the wires (I believe it’s 2 gauge). Need to go to Home Depot and pick up bigger wire cutters.
* I was torn about using the steel box vs going directly into the back of the Tesla wall charger. I decided on the steel box because it provides me an easy way to take the Tesla wall charger with me and wire nut the wires in the box if we ever move.
* This was a 4” steel box. If I did it again, I’d use a larger box.
Glad it was helpful! Indeed, cutting the wire is difficult. Try to avoid scoring the copper if you can as another person mentioned. The box is a good idea. I'm in the process of selling my home and being able to easily disconnect it and take it with me is turning out to be a huge advantage now.
You may not be an electrician but you’re doing a great job. Very impressed sir!
I watched about 10 of these and yours was the most informative and helpful. Small things like mentioning the brand of your panel to match with the breaker you're buying. Most people don't realize these things when reading the Tesla manual and trying to do it themselves.
Some inspectors will fail you if you don't match the breaker brand to the brand of your box. Good info indeed.
@@taylorlightfoot or some time the madafookrs.wont fit lol lil fyi
Good info. I appreciate you leaving in the part where you had to remove the charger base, run the conduit, then reinstall the base. Many people would have edited that out.
Thank you so much for this video!!! Helped give me the confidence to finish taking out my old Gen 1 and put in a Gen 3. Took all the mystery out.
Great video! I just ordered my Tesla and I will for sure be referencing back to this to install my charger!
Nice work Brian!! Great info, very clear and informative!
Thank you for sharing.
love the bloopers dude. great work coming from a journeyman electrician.
You did a good video. I learned some from you and learned some from others. I liked yours because of your DIY comments. I DIY'd my M3P with XPEL PPF stealth satin. It's not a pro job but have had many compliments. Took me a month lol. I totally get your DIY comments. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for your help! Your video helped me safely install the wall charger after ages of planning. So happy to have it done.
Great video, I feel a lot better about installing the charger myself now!
Excellent video covering almost everything
This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
Excelent instructions video. Thanks Brian.
Awesome job man. Love your attention to detail. Installing this monday and feel way better about it
Glad I could help! That's the goal!
Tks! You made it very easy for me to connect mine. Very CLEAR and understandable.
Ow by the way the Best installation video anyone has done on the Internet for The gen 3
As a future Tesla owner, thanks for making this video. I'm planning to tackle this project in the next few weeks and I'm kind of nervous as I've never done electrical work at high current/voltage.
Nice job Brian. I might add that you leave the texted overlay comments on a bit longer. I did see about using the torque wrench (it flashed by) but more on this would be good. You torque both the breaker wires and the outlet wires
Fantastic explanation! Wow! Truly. great job.
clear instruction, clear pictures. I understand more clearly how to do on my own. I would do it my self
Nice video, to save people money, you don't need to use 6awg Cooper ground wire. You can use 10awg copper
Excellent video; thanks for putting it up! Thumbs up!!
Wow! You are a genius!!! Thank you for such an informative video!!!
Another Blooper could be when you finished as you was flipping the breakers on you were standing back hoping you wouldn’t see sparks! Job well done, Thanks
I've seen so many of these install videos, I feel I could do it myself.... but I'm still having an electrician do it. lol. Good vid.
Nice video. When working with stranded wire, tighten, loosen, tighten.
Great video. Keep making more. It’ll be worth it. If not for the $$$ do it to have your kid be able to go see them. And they are helpful to the community.
A well done video, very informative.
You should actually use a multimeter to check for voltage in the panel instead of a tester. The tester has a minimum for it to actually detect anything and sometimes circuits can be backfed.
27 years of industrial 480v III phase experience here. You did a phenomenal home wiring demonstration for this install.
For all those who want to wire in a home air compressor outlet and or a home use welder outlet. This is the same process. This demonstrates the safe and correct way to wire in an 240v outlet.
Thank you for the feedback!!
Landing the breaker wires first is really not safe especially if the line side is further down from the load side , it is a good practice to land the load side first then the line side last just in case someone accidentally turns the breaker or switch on , it’s always a good practice. ✌🏽
Very Nice Sir! Now I know I only need 6/2 and not 6/3 cable for wall charger.
Very useful video …you did cover covered everything imo.
Thank you for an incredible job!
I watched this again as I'm moving and reinstalling the charger at my new location. I wish I could give you another 'like'
Great video. Thanks for posting!
I have watched other videos about this. And the white wire is very confusing. Your videos about the ground wire are simple and to the point no fuss. Just make sure it does not go to the white bus bar but the ground bus bar.
Clean install. Good work
Good video, you're a natural. Good for you for using what looks like the THHN wiring which is required by code for the 60 amp circuit.
Thank you Tim! I appreciate the feedback. What Tesla are you deciding on getting or have bought?
@@BrianFischer I have a Model Y coming in 2 weeks but they keep pushing it back a day so if I use an integer function it may be 2 months 😆. It says 16-19th . LR white, black wheels, and hitch.
🤔 just found out they are deleting the passenger lumbar support. BMW and others are too because of part shortages.
THHN does not mean 60amp, it means it is not approved for wet locations and 90c ampacity rating can be used
@@carlosmesa5077 find another trade. painting maybe? or drywall?
Finally someone said what I need to get to install the charger….. petter than paying $650 for a technician
Best video I’ve seen on this
Thank you for all your information
Thanks for the awesome video! How many wires required total 3 or 4? I plan to put on conduit can I use the ground wire smaller one and the rest 6 gauge?
awesome video dude - looked at some real dross b4 I found this one - gr8 job - demonstrating that Tesla owners can actually be real hands on useful practical people.... although I think we might be in the minority based on the videos I have watched......I've subscribed - cheers
Well done.
Thanks!
Big help...Thank you!
I like your work. Thanks
Great video! Why find studs? Cant you just use drywall anchors for this weight?
Good job, well done.
can you make a video on how to safely disconnect one (for people moving homes). thx!
Electrician here
One thing, please use a level when bending conduit. Klein has a really good level for conduit bending. When you were remounting the charger, putting a level on the longer part of that 90 would have been a good way to make sure your conduit is dead on. It also needs a means of support too. Might want to slap a 3/4" one hole strap in the middle of that pipe.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER STRIP WIRES WITH HAND TOOLS, ESPECIALLY STRANDED (THHN)! Using side cutters or lineman's pliers could kink, or fray the wire. Use a utility knife when stripping larger gauge wires. Use strippers for any gauge smaller than 10AWG.
Another thing safety wise, NEVER use a non contact voltage tester when testing to see if a circuit is off, especially a sub panel. We call those widow makers. You need to use a multimeter to check to see if the circuit is indeed off. There's a lot of videos on how to properly use a multimeter, and don't cheap out on them. Get a good one. I personally use a Fluke T5 600. That model is easy to use, and perfect for home projects as the settings read both AC and DC. Fluke is a highly trusted brand among electricians. You don't want to cheap out on a multimeter. It's a life saving device.
Other than those little things, you do great work! The bend looked great with it being eyeballed. You knew and eliminated the risks. For fucks sake, I saw a guy on here put a metal fish tape in a live panel doing the exact same job you did. KEEP IT UP!!!
Richard that's great feedback that will be very helpful on my next project. THANK YOU for keeping it clear and constructive.
Anytime! I'm always down to help, and add a few tips to save someone's life haha. Keep up the good work.
And please do the wiring termination in the breaker last , terminate wires in the wall charger first then the breaker , for safety. ✌🏽
Dumb question but if your box is "sunk" into the drywall can you come out of the knockout and through the drywall to conduit? Or does it have to be Romex? Tyia can't wait to get my model 3
Excellent job 👏
i have 150 amp panel. will i need to upgrade or can i still use same panel? if not for wall installer can i go with standard nema 14-50 instead?
What size wire did you use to power you sub panel from your main box? What size amp is your sub panel? Thanks for any info.
Wow !!! What a good tutorial video!! I mean bro 👏👏👏👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🙌👏
Good clean work good job
I built a brand new house and had an electrician put this in before drywall was in. But I still watched this entire video lol
I bet he watched my video 😆
Thank you. Subbed.
Great video
Thanks
Do I really need to do the loop that Tesla has in it's instruction when connecting the wires to the charger connector? My installation is going to be indoors in the garage. Wiring is not long enough to loop around, but it's more than sufficient to do a direct connection. Thanks.
thank you so much
Thanks for the instruction and the bloopers well known to any DIYs
It happens! I'm not going to pretend this install was completed without any errors!
If I get a 50a gfci for the house, do I install another one in the detached garage sub panel?
Great video !!
You need to torque the connectors on the wall unit to 50 inlbs. Very important. Requires a torque screw driver. Never use two wires of the same color.
Why not use wires of the same color? Where in the code says you can’t? Unless if it’s a neutral
Great job
great video thank.
my panel has a 150 amp service ist enough to run a 60 amp with the tesla wall connector? and my house has central ac washer & dryer & electric stove
Hello, thanks for the video very informative. Can you let me know what reference you used to get the requirement of 200amp service? I cant find it in the documentation. Thanks.
That's my rough estimate. Most newer-ish homes have 200 amp service. If this is pulling even 30-40 amps to charge the car on house's 100 amp breaker, that doesn't leave a lot of room for everything else. Especially if you consider it's the middle of summer, the AC is blasting, the clothes dryer is running, etc. etc. it'd be easy to trip the whole house's breaker.
Good JOb, and good video.
Hello Brian we had an electrician Connect our Gen 3 charger up to the garage and when we switch it on it comes up with a solid Red light saying the Wi-Fi is not connected do you know the fix for this problem I can’t seem to get Tesla to help me thanks man if you have heard of this before and could get back to me with some idea of what The electrician has done wrong our box where the wires go is for three-phase as well but you can wire it as one phase I am wondering if he put the wires in the wrong spot which makes the Wi-Fi not work we definitely have Wi-Fi from the house to that point full bars
Torque driver is really important, especially for DIYers who do not have experience. 50 in-lb is really really really tight. Not secured connections could cause fire.
Considering diameter of your screw driver and face expression while you were tightening, you only applied 27.5 in-lb.
@CookiePepper - I would agree looking back on it now. Any brand of torque driver you'd recommend?
Well done
Hi Brian, I just bought a Tesla Charger to install. How do I get you the credit for the referral so you can get the bonus points? I may also buy a Model Y next week. Cheers, Paul
I liked your video, my question is, I need to run the wire length of 120 feet to reach my car garage from the main panel. what type of wire and circuit breaker and you recommend for this tesla wall charger project thank you
I recommend asking an electrician for that one.
In the UK we have to use a PEN device between consumer unit and charger... Is that not necessary for you guys??
Great video. Did you have to pull a permit for this in your area?
I did not get any permit.
The way you did the wiring you risk burning down the house. You can avoid such a risk by torquing down the wire connections on the wall charger and breaker. Both units provide their torquing requirements. Since you are using stranded wire you need to torque the wire , back off and torque again. Do this three times to get the wires to spread for the best connection.
Thanks for the commentary. I added an addition back in June in the pinned comment to advise people to use a torque screwdriver.
You shouldn't stand directly in front of the panel when turning on breakers you just installed, incase of anything you just installed goes wrong, the breaker(s) could cause an arc flash and in result burn you or even kill you. Its always taught to use your non dominant hand and stand beside the panel and not in front of it incase it does blow up. Just a tip from an electrician.
Julian I appreciate the tips! That'll be helpful for future projects.
Thank you. Both of y’all lol.
Besides standing to one side you should ALWAYS take in a deep breath & hold it whole turning all circuit breakers and safety switches on & off. In the event if an Arc flash you would not inhale up to the 10,000 degrees into & severely burning your lungs. Common sense but took me over 30 as an industrial electrician to learn this.
If my home panel don’t have 200amp main kill switch then I can’t do that exact install?
Only have 100 amp but told.max.load shouldn't be issue? Can we still install
Hi, do you know if it's possible to replace a short cable with a long cable on the wall connector? I'm referring to the thick main cable that goes from the body of the unit and plugs into the car.
Possible? Likely. Safe? Probably Not. Do I know how? No.
your video are very helpful, my tesla charger install by previous owner are wired exact the way in your video, but my ev is not a Tesla so i need to convert it into 14-50 plug, can it be done?
Yes, the wiring will likely be the same coming out of the box. Instead of going to a charger, they'll go to the plug. Search around for a 220v Nema 14-50 diagram and it'll show you.
14-50 requires a neutral wire; Tesla chargers do not require this.
Your situation depends on whether your new charger requires a neutral and if there's a neutral wire available in your current install.
One thing is definite - if you don't have a neutral wire, you should **not** install a 14-50 socket.
14-50 outlets require a neutral to be code compliant. Most likely the old Tesla wiring lacks a neutral because it's not needed for car charging. A code compliant method if you do not have a neutral wire would be to install a 6-50 outlet instead and replace the plug on your non Tesla charger with a 6-50 plug.
i would of put one of those plastic nut on the end of the EMT after the locknut that goes into the load center so the wire does not chafe on the metal on both ends
Don't they sell the 90 degree corners at home depot, so no bender needed ?
Hi, thank you for your video. I am looking into installing the Tesla Charger. I cut through a section of drywall in my garage near the main load center. The wall is filled with fiberglass insulation between the studs. I planned on using ROMEX 6/3 as you did. The insulation for the ROMEX is NM-B. Should I use another cable insulation type for Code/safety concerns?
Romex/NM-B is fine so long as it's inside the wall and you cover it back up with drywall and you use the rear cable entry method. The wire needs to be protected from physical damage end to end. If you are running long distances or your walls are exposed to extreme temperatures, you might need to upsize the wire to the next biggest size. Consult a voltage drop calculator online to figure out gauge size required for the length you plan to run the wire.
@@taylorlightfoot People, people, please, what is the amps of 6/3 romex? If you are trying to get 48 amps out of your wall charger, it will not work. TH-cam after youtube shows so called electricans with years of experience running 6/3 romex and in 90% never mention that this circuit is continuous, meaning that it will be running for more than 3 hours. If continous, the wire size has to sized 125% larger that the highest amp draw of the charger. 6/3 romex: 55 amps, 48 amps draw of charger, 48 amps times 125% is 60 amps. The reason for the 55 amps on the 6/3 romex is, the temperature rating is in the 60 degree column. You would have to use 6/3 with ground SER copper, which is durn hard to find, to be legal, and that is not taking into account for voltage drop of a long run. Telsa says you can run #6 copper 150 feet, they don't say what type, just #6, and they don't offer caution about voltage drop. Also, in passing, while looking at these youtube shows, I saw a open telsa charger and it had pigtailed, what, # 4 copper, now that will put the worry in everyones head about correct wire size.
@@ervincrafford3048 You’re correct. I fixated on whether or not nm-b is allowable and neglected to mention that he’ll need to upsize since we can only use the 60° column for that wire type.
Always calculate voltage drop, use the correct temperature column for the wiring type, and always torque your connections to spec. Heavy continuous duty loads are no joke.
With that said, this charger will monitor wire connection temperatures and drop the charge rate as a fail safe should someone make this mistake in an install. One can also go into the settings web page for the charger and tell it to use a lower charge rate to be within code for continuous duty loads.
Hey buddy. It's a great video. I installed a 40 amps breaker for my tesla. Everything connect correctly. But why when I plug to change work well but for a few minute the breaker jump shut. I have only 100 amps panel. Is that why. Please help
My Tesla can pull, at max, 48 amps. When you plug in, try adjusting the amps the car is pulling. You can see it on the screen in the car, likely labeled 48A, adjust it down to around 30 amps.
My guess is your car is pulling 40+ amps, easily tripping the 40A breaker.
Everywhere I look it says you need a 4 guage wire for a 60 amp breaker not a 6 guage. Any explanation on that?
If you are using a 60 amp breaker or circuit, are you not required to use 4 guage wiring even if that is a short run? 6 guage wires are only rated to handle a max of 55 amps.
#6 line and #10 ground, but it’s wrong how he installed.
Good video, but one important step was skipped. It's highly recommended to use an actual torque screwdriver to verify you reached the 50lb ft setting required on the Tesla terminal and also the torque setting required as indicated on your circuit breaker. It may not seem that important, but when running 48Amps through those connections, an improperly torqued connection will lead to excessive heat. After using a torque screwdriver, you'll also be surprised how much tighter you really needed to make the connections from what you might think was sufficient doing it solely by feel. The Wall charger also has a temperature monitor that sits/mounts right over the Tesla wire terminals and if it senses heat from improperly torqued wires, you will see overheating errors and/or the charger decreasing the maximum charge rate to a value lower than 48A.
Correct, "German Torque" does not cut it. Torque it to specs. 50 in/lb. I have seen the problem of under torqued connections and had to go back behind an electrician and correct the problem and run the wire into another lug since the first one was fried because it was too loose.
It dont matter if its a tesla charger or a electric kitchen oven.
ALWAYS WIGGLE THE WIRE AT THE TERMINATION POINT AS YOU TIGHTEN THE LUG SCREW!.Then you torque to specifications.
Aight!
Do you know if there is an adapter to make the wall charger we already have for our Leaf work with the Tesla? I don't want to pay for another EV charger if don't have to.
The Leaf uses the universal J1772 connector. I believe this adapter comes with a Tesla but they have made some changes recently with what's included. If not you can buy it separately in the Tesla online store.
Hey Brian,
I would like to know if I need the 6 gauge ground wire or if it can be any gauge ground? I know the other 2 got wires need to be 6 gauge. Thanks!
I used 6 GA. You may be able to use something thinner, but I don't know that for sure, nor know what would be acceptable.
Due to continuous load, don't use anything smaller. The smaller wires will heat up and degrade the insulation, which might cause a fire.
@@carlomiranda3799 For anyone coming along later to read this...the ground can be #10 per code.