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Thank you @specialgreen Just out of curiousity why did you have to open up EVSE to change to 240v? I thought NEMA14-50 already provides 240v and standard EVSE can work with 2-pole 240 volts.. Good point on OpenEVSE or JuiceBoxPro

Very interesting. Btw, I don't see low voltage wires on the photo. Did you have to open up EVSE to get access to the insides and then run wires directly from there to the timer? Thank you for sharing @specialgreen Didn't know it's possible to control charging this way.

@powersurge, '18's heat pump is the same on '17 and older models, no?

Is this possible to add a heat pump into 2018 Leaf SV ? I have a Technology Package. No All-weather package which has the heat pump. With winter weather in Colorado, we noticed significantly reduced Leaf range. Surprised with LeafSpy showing that the heater can use up to 2.5kW ! That's a lot...

Got it - thanks guys! Good to know my battery hasn't lost 5% of capacity already :D

Very nice. I agree, it needs a strain relief Do I see a timer there? Which model / type is that? Thank you @specialgreen

LeafSpy showed SoC 95.1% when Leaf's dashboard was showing 100% charge. This is a new Leaf (2 months old, 2018 model). Has the battery already degraded by about 5%? :? Sorry if this was already discussed somewhere.. I'm very new to this forum. What other insights you can see from the below...

Here's my EV charger project photos - https://photos.app.goo.gl/GZgZ3eSi6bWPx6iU8 (the drywall now needs some spackling and painting ) ps. With feedback from this forum, I haven't installed the switch so NEMA 14-50 and charger will always be energized

Good point. Didn't know about 625.23 Thanks Wayne

Lightning is a threat without directly hitting your house. If it was somewhat close, electric lines can have induced a good amount of voltage there too.

Why do you unlpug it when you're traveling out of town? It's designed to be plugged everyday :lol: I totally get your examples on electric range and electric dryer. Those made me think, and I almost agree with you. Better examples though - hot tub that has similar to EV voltage/ amperage...

I understand it stops drawing most of the power when it's disconnect from a Leaf. Although it continues to draw some standby power. Also the line that goes from receptacle to the charger continues to be energized with 240 Volts, on a 50 amps breaker.. that freaks me out a little bit.

Just being extra cautious On a more minor side - charger, even when not connected to EV (not charging), still draws some current. On a more concerning side, I feel more comfortable if any electronics including an EV charger sitting on a 50amps two-phase breaker is disconnected when not used

I will be installing a NEMA 14-50 outlet/socket for my Level 2 EV charger. On average, it'll be about one connect-disconnect cycle a day. To avoid wear, I'd like to install a two-phase switch that will disconnect this NEMA 14-50 outlet. (also it'll be much more convenient to use a switch as...