What I learned From Charging A Tesla At Home Using 110/120v. Is It Worth It? How Long Does It Take?

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Tesla is one of the most popular electric cars on the planet. One of the biggest questions and concerns is how long will it take to charge your Tesla at home using a standard 110/120v outlet in your garage. Is it even worth it if you don't have access to a supercharger or a 220/240v outlet? It took me about two weeks of trial and error to figure out how to do it effectively without constantly tripping the circuit breakers. Watch this video to save yourself a ton of time and frustration.
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[ricric]

I've been doin it without issue. Most people drive round trip to work 30-40miles. 1. Plug in every night to top off. It takes a long time to charge. You don't want to be caught with a low charge. 2. Choose the right electrical utility plan for your city provider. The peak times can be more than double the price per kw. 3. Charge off-peak. Take advantage of the off-peak settings in the car software.

[owenp.]

120v setup works great for low mileage driving, I drive around 90 miles a day so I had to drop around $700 into a 240v outlet install. Great video thanks sir

[alexmighty]

THanks for the tip. I just ordered my cable from Amazon.

[MH.]

Wow! Now this was what I was looking for. You made my day. You have the exact same garage ceiling outlet setup as I do and I was looking on how to connect my Tesla mobile connector. Excellent video.

[Dr_Flankensteinn]

I held out until my Level 2 is installed - surprisingly its working just fine since I only have a 16 mile commute! But charging is slow about 5mph - still way cheaper then using the Tesla Superchargers since at home rate is $0.14 - vs $0.25-48kW

[amazingjlandscaping]

I installed my nema 14-50 for $120. Its super simple installation.

[mars]

This is why I’m getting an electrician to assess my situation before I get an EV. I’ll need a dedicated circuit but I don’t know if the circuit box can handle it. And then I have to run a line from the house to the alley. The line would have to be in a conduit and the distance makes just that part a $500 job. I’m pretty sure the entire job is going to be more than $1000 but I’m going to see what incentives are available to help with installation.

[socalrefrigeration]

There is a possible long-term danger to plugging into a 110V outlet. Most residential builds have all the outlets in a section of the house in series. The wires are also generally the cheapest possible with 15A rating. If your charging 12A and happen to have anything else on that circuit that could generate 3A or more you're going to have issues. EIther the breaker will continue to trip or the wires will run hot. Over time these romex wires will overheat to the point of melting the insulation. This is now a fire or a break in the line. That is why its code to have any major appliance (AC, dishwasher, laundry, electric stove) have its own circuit. If you plan to live where you're at for many years it's worth the investment to have an electrician install a dedicated circuit for your electric charging. Just make sure you shop around with all the local licensed electricians. Assuming your panel can handle it and it doesn't require tearing down all the drywall I'd expect a bid of less than $1000. I had mine done for $600.

[drzoidberg]

My experiences are similar to yours so thanks for posting the vid! But just stating you have a 15amp cord is not vey helpful. What matters is the gauge and the length.

[DebtFreeDad]

You might want to have a circuit breaker for that. A power outage can send an unexpected surge to that outlet where you have your car plugged in.

[Superzro]

We have a Nema 10-30 outlet, and bought an adapter that accepts a Nema 14-50 which came with the Telsa Mobile Charger. I am fairly certain we are getting over two hundred miles of charge, maybe two hundred and a forty, after eight to ten hours of charging. Which means we are generating twenty to twenty-four Amps per hour for a M3 |Dual-Motor |AWD |LR. This means we have around three hundred miles of range every morning…

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[aneeshkm]

Thanks for the video. I live in a condo. Not sure if the wall power socket is connected to anything else. Wanted to check if it will be possible to connect the mobile connect via a surge protector to avoid any electric trips for the whole building. Any suggestions will be helpful. Thanks.

[Detroitboi]

Man i tried ever outlet in the house . Thanks this help me a lot. I ended up using the dryer outlet

[KTPurdy]

If you can with with 4 miles/hour per day, it works.

[monkeyrun]

you could turn it down to 10amp from the tesla app. but life is much easier if you have a 220v outlet.

[DonaldMains]

I would guess 80% of people have no issues with 120V 15A charging. Try it for a month and if it works stick with the cheap solution. One can always top it off at a supercharger for the first month until you figure out if 120V 15A charging is right for you. After a month's use one will know if upgrading to 240V 40A/50A service is the way to go.

[jimholloway]

I am watching your video and like the idea of being able to charge on the 110 outlet in the garage. Do you have a link to the yellow power cord that you use for this that supports 15amp?

[MachB]

Good video. However, you don’t want to have the circuit breakers kick in to indicate an issue. It’s best to have an electrical review your solution to avoid any insurance issues. Safety first!

[benjaminortiz]

I've been doing fine with the regular 110v outlet

[JoalHarding]

Thank you! My local company wanted $3000 to install a 220v with a tax rebate of $800. 🤢