fhammond
Active member
Installing an EVSE has turned out to be more complicated than I'd hoped. My house is old and the entire external fusebox would have to be replaced to add another 30 amp circuit. My next option was to replace my electric dryer with a gas dryer and use the circuit for the EVSE. However, I've discovered that gas dryers still need between 10 and 15 amps and it's doubtful if I've got that spare on another circuit. (And gas dryers need external ducting; more expense.)
So I'm coming round to the idea of having a switch on the dryer circuit: one position for the dryer and one for the EVSE, preventing both from being used at once. It's a little inconvenient but not too bad.
My question is this: Is there a way to test what current the dryer circuit can deliver? It's got a 30 amp fuse but I'd like to know if it can deliver a full 30 amps before I pick an EVSE. If it can't, I'll find a model that draws 16 or 20 amps. There's already a few EVSEs I can't use because they required 40 amps.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
So I'm coming round to the idea of having a switch on the dryer circuit: one position for the dryer and one for the EVSE, preventing both from being used at once. It's a little inconvenient but not too bad.
My question is this: Is there a way to test what current the dryer circuit can deliver? It's got a 30 amp fuse but I'd like to know if it can deliver a full 30 amps before I pick an EVSE. If it can't, I'll find a model that draws 16 or 20 amps. There's already a few EVSEs I can't use because they required 40 amps.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!