Every house or business supplied with “split phase” or three phase 208 volt power is a candidate for QUICK 220 (that’s virtually all houses and business in North America built in the last half decade). Any outlet that has GFCI will not work with Quick 220. Those outlets are located outdoors, or at locations with water present, like bathrooms and kitchens. It’s REALLY EASY to identify those GFCI outlets, since they usually have a TEST and RESET button, and maybe even a small green or red light. The easiest way to identify two of the 120 volt outlets for QUICK 220 is by looking at the circuit breaker box feeding the home or business. Pick one 120 volt outlet powered by the left side of the box, and one 120 volt outlet powered by the right side. Those will be on opposite phases, and be able to provide 208 or 240 volts when combined together with QUICK 220.

@robertweekley5926

5 жыл бұрын

Tony, I have Wondered if TWO Quick 220 Units Could be used, If Properly Connected, to Opposing Distribution Box Breaker Side Circuits, and Their outlets could be paired, to bump up the Net Amps?

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

Robert, well, sure... except, I can think of many reasons why it might not work, or might be unsafe.

@mikeferris8033

5 жыл бұрын

Sensible but..... I am in Condo in Montreal, exterior parking with several plugs for winter block heater charging (heats the oil pan of the vehicle in winter). The plugs cannot be on the circuit, but how the heck do I tell, as a layman?????

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Ferris, perhaps a local electrician can help?

@jordanhazen7761

5 жыл бұрын

Most panels actually alternate successive rows between the hot legs, so that 220/240V circuits can be connected with a double-height breaker that makes contact with both L1 and L2 buses. So, looking down either column, from top to bottom the pattern will be L1,L2,L1,L2 etc. Three-phase goes L1,L2,L3,L1,L2,L3... A pure left/right split would require 240V breakers to be double-wide rather than double-height, which would make them difficult to mount and wire up (second hot from that circuit having to be fished around to the other side). I've actually never seen one like that. Certain panels may have opposite legs on the two side of any given row, though this also seems to be uncommon.

Alternative title: "How to charge your electric car like in Europe" :)

@salemazzam6502

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@ma6netho

5 жыл бұрын

not exactly, i got only 8 amp from my 230v, from 1 phase

@TorIvanBoine

5 жыл бұрын

@@ma6netho was meant more as a joke than anything :)

@Nuclearnadalah

4 жыл бұрын

@@ma6netho i have 16 Amps at 240 volt

@markp8295

4 жыл бұрын

15 Amp 230V here. Officially 240v but we totally changed to match the EU 230V cough cough..... Plus after voltage drop drawing 15 Amp through a MIG welder, it's more like 220v

Use the extension cords from the outlets to the Quick220, not from the Q220 to the Tesla adapter. Extension cords are designed to run 110V, not 220V.

@arbivark

5 жыл бұрын

is there a fire risk to doing it ben's way? my other concern is, what does this gadget cost?

@matt_waddy

5 жыл бұрын

@@arbivark $199 per the link in the description and that yellow adapter isn't pictured.

@Roscopicotrane

5 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that the extension cord is only supplying one side of the 110. The extension cord only has a hundred and 110 volts flowing through it.

@tomrobertson3236

5 жыл бұрын

Power equals amps X volts Double volts you half the amps for same power . Wires don't care about volts Only amps You need to use 2 different circuits as in circuit breakers

@Microfrost

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomrobertson3236 the whole point of this device is to double the power. You double the volts and pull the same 12 amps. Also, extension cords *are* only rated for a particular voltage. It's probably at least 300V for most, but it would still be wise to use them on the input side rather than the output side.

I bought one. I've been using it for two months at my place of work. It works perfectly, and for me, it has eliminated my need for charging at home except in rare moments. So the unit will pay for itself in another couple months and thereafter will be saving me money daily. So thanks!

Ben, as an electrician I can assure you there is no magic. Wish you would not stand barefoot on concrete when messing with electrical devises. Also would advise people to use outlets in kitchens and garages as they are generally on 20 Amp 120 Volt branch circuits which are wired with #12 gauge wire and will be better able to handle the continuous load of vehicle charging. Better yet, install a range outlet NEMA 14-50 receptacle in the garage on #6 conductors and get around 30 miles of charge per hour!

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

Outlets on a 20 amp circuit would properly have a combination NEMA 5-15 and 5-20 outlet. One of the receptacle holes would look a bit like an X.

@virgilwhetsel5289

5 жыл бұрын

@@TonyWilliams123 actually only a circuit with a single outlet would require a 20 amp receptacle. Multiple receptacles such as a duplex only need to be rated at 75% of circuit rating. Therefore 15 amp duplex receptacles are commonly used on 20 amp branch circuit.

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

Virgil Whetsel, virtually nobody using QUICK 220 will know if a 15 amp receptacle like the one founds in millions of home and businesses in North America is on a 15 amp or a 20 amp circuit. My experience is most are on a 15 amp circuit.

I think you should try and keep your extension cords between the wall outlets and the box and not between the box and the car.

@captainswjr

4 жыл бұрын

The higher the voltage, the easier it is to transmit power. That's why 12v battery cables are huge and why long distance power lines operate at thousands of volts. The 240 cord is twice the voltage, but the same amps as the 120 cords. There's some slight risk in that the extension cord is designed for 120 though. You'd want to use a cord that is heavy duty and in good shape either way.

@JxH

4 жыл бұрын

@@captainswjr The issue is that the cord's socket is standard for 120VAC, but now offering 240VAC, because of that idiotic adapter. Illegal and potentially deadly. John's point is nothing to do with voltage drop, but about 'dropping' family members by electrocution.

@BarryObaminable

4 жыл бұрын

Its nothing wierd. Its how 220 works on your house. It splits the 120. The only issue is that usually a 220v dryer outlet is usually 20 or 30 amp. so you get double the volts AND more amps. but.. its better than 110v.

A shorter cable helps, a 10-gauge extension cord helps too. Remember watts = amps * volts.. looking at just the voltage is a bit of a misnomer. You got doble the wattage because both outlets still have 15 amps (12 with loss and the legal 20% buffer), you only double the speed. With a 240 outlet, you would receive 30-50 amps and that's why you get 2-3x watts from amps on top of the 2x you got for voltage. I wonder if they could build a system to preserve the amps from both sources to get 30amps

@Fla.3

5 жыл бұрын

Sanjeev Dhanda you could just have still 120V 24 A but it’s still 2.8 kW, same as 240 V 12 A

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

Just because an outlet is 208 up to 240 volts does not mean that it automatically has "30-50 amps" instantly available. 208-240 volt outlets are readily available from 15 amps up to 60 amps.

@mrlithium69

5 жыл бұрын

This is wrong. The regular 120v showed Charging at 12 out of 12 amps. The 240v system showed also 12 out of 12 amps. So its limited in the car to 12 amps max, no matter the voltage you chose. This also means its directly dependent on how many exact volts you put in, so if you were to have a system with precisely 240.00V it would charge slightly faster than his ~231V combined system. Same would go for 120.00V vs the ~113V that he showed on the scren.

@dennisschlieckau8723

5 жыл бұрын

mrlithium the UMC has can take a variety multi-Voltage/amp adapters. They are “Smart” adapters. Meaning there is a digital device within the the adapter that communicates with the UMC. This is what determines the amps available. Ben was using the Nema 5-15 adapter which limits amps to 12. I highly recommend a person purchase the Nema 5-20 UMC adapter which has a 16 Amp limit. My Model 3 charges at 6 mph. All of my outlets are on 20 amp breakers but the wall receptacles are Nema 5-15. I use a Nema 5-15 Male to 5-20 female adapter. I could have swapped the receptacle with nema 5-15/20 but just opted for the adapter instead. Theoretically, using the split circuit device above, I could get 12 mph with 240 @ 16 amps. I have really good line voltage 122V typically.

@jordanhazen7761

5 жыл бұрын

Amperage is limited by the thickness of the wires feeding those outlets from the panel, and by the breakers protecting those wires from overheating/fire risk. 120V circuits with supply wires thick enough for more than 20A (12 AWG) or more often just 15A (14 AWG) are very rare. It's recommended not to draw more than 80% of the limit for a near-constant load, which is why the car wants to limit you to 12A on a 15A circuit. You could use a transformer to convert 12A @ 240V to 24A @ 120V (minus a few % losses), but there'd be no point - that doesn't increase available power, but merely changes how it's delivered, and the car's charger, by accepting a wide voltage range effectively already does that conversion for you. A complex transformer setup would only help if you wanted to try combining 3 or more circuits together, not just 2, but this would bring new safety issues (risk of backfeeding power, etc.) that would need to be addressed, and would rarely be practical anyway.

Ben, I would have found it most interesting to have seen the meter dial readout when they were plugged in.

So, did you fix the outlet with the fault?

I too have a California home built in the late 1950s. It is a duplex apartment I own and live in one half. What my apartment does not have in most of the outlets is the grounded type of outlet. The kitchen and bathrooms were required to have them back then, but not rooms without water faucets. Outside or garage outlets needed the grounded outlets too. What one of my tenants did, without my permission was to install grounded outlets throughout, despite there being no way to connect to ground at the wall boxes. Probably a previous owner did that with your home. I am glad you showed us how this unit works with the three pin NEMA Tesla adapter. I worried that the Tesla might only accept Most interior outlets have a maximum of 15A circuit breakers, but the garage might allow for 20A this will have the two blades at right angles to each other along with the U shaped ground pin.. If you have two phases on 20A breakers, as I do for my garage, That can enable 18 miles per hour charging. I wired one of my garage double outlets to have both phases present, by cutting the link between outlets and wiring each separately. another of my tenants was a licensed electrician, and he pulled two phases to my garage for me long ago when I knew that someday I would get an EV. I have been a member of the EVAOSC club for several decades now.

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Gracey, QUICK 220 is UL safety certified for 15 amps. All the wiring is also rated for 15 amps. Finally, very few home wall outlets / receptacles are rated for more than 15 amps, as you noted. I don’t recommend using QUICK 220 for more than 15 amps, even if you have the physical 20 amp / 120 volt outlets available.

if you plug in the extender to the wall plug, it is maybe more safe. i think that output power is double the input power.

Do they make this for a chevy bolt please? Or will it work for a chevy bolt i should say.

This is exactly what I use to charge my Model 3 at home. Didn't want to spend $1500 upgrading the electric service since I'm moving within the year. It's still slow, but it beats a single plug. I can charge 30%-80% in 14 hours. I get 3kw which on the Long Range Model 3 RWD gets me about 10-11 mph charge.

What if you put it on two separate 30 Amp breaker circuits. If your hook-ups (cords) could take it, can you up the amps used for recharging on the Tesla menu to say 20 Amps and thus get more miles/hr of charge?

In many new homes, electric code requires every garage and outdoor outlet to be GFCI and pulling power from two different plugs on two phases will trip the GFCI out. Another solution if it's at your house is to simply install a Nema 6-20 plug (assuming your circuit breaker is 20amp). Another thing you could do which I won't recommend is to designate a 120v outlet as 240v.... really don't do this, but if you do label it well and maybe put a red cover on it... it'll be a 120v outlet fed with 240v. But if you go to all this trouble, may as well do it right way.

Just picked up my Model 3 SR Plus. I'm in SD also. Great videos Ben.

Actually adjacent breakers connect to opposite phases and if you want to get into the breaker panel they should be labeled where they are in the house but flipping them off one at a time with a lamp or radio plugged into the desired outlet can find which breaker goes to what outlets and lights. Checking the breaker will also tell you if it is a 15 or possibly 20 amp circuit.

Hey quick question, does anyone know where he got that spacex shirt?

I've used the carpet cleaner that has an internal one of these to run the hot water heater for the steam

any change they could make one for the good chargin one? like the one you plug into a washer/dryer plug, could you double that? like I think 1 overnight it gets 30/50 miles of range so could it double it?

@BenSullinsOfficial

5 жыл бұрын

Possible

Ben, thanks for this. Really interested, but what I need to know is how to find out if the plugs are on different circuits. I am in cold, cold Montreal. I am in a small Condo complex, exterior parking, with a row of block heaters for winter heating of the oil pan. I cannot imagine these are all on the circuit, but I need to test before purchasing your great gismo! Unfortunately the Condo committee needs 6 months to make a decision on letting me install a charger. Thanks for your advice.

Do they have three or more plugs for multiple outlet not just two

can you put two off the quick 220 together?

Shouldn't you have a heavier gauge extension cord to the Tesla charger?

I get 4 mi/hr on 110v in my condo garage. Considering getting one of these to up that to 7 or 8 mi/hr. Is there an easy way to determine if the outlets in the condo garage are on a single breaker/circuit? Dont want to buy it and then find out it wont work for me.

I have a 2013 nissan leaf will it work with my leaf umc

They are sold out at this link. Do you expect there to be more in stock or is there somewhere else I can purchase?

When staying an Airbnb with washer/dryer in the garage can one just disconnect the dryer and plug charging cable into that with proper adapter?

@JohnS416

3 жыл бұрын

That’s how I charge at home.

It would be cool if you would get at least 21-23 mi/he just like with the 14-50. This is just doubling which it's still cool but you're still feeding it approx. 240 volts right?

Thanks for sharing this video, man! Good stuff. May consider using at my parent's house (when visiting).

Tesla sells a NEMA 6-15 pigtail for the mobile charger that will plug directly into that thing. No need for that adapter. Also according to the chart on Tesla's site this thing would be a lot faster for a Model 3. They list just 5mph for an X, 7mph for an S and 11mph for a 3 using this plug style. That's almost 3x the standard outlet speed for the Model 3.

@minyou62

5 жыл бұрын

I would strongly recommend people buy the NEMA 6-15 adapter from Tesla rather than use the adapter Ben used. The adapter Ben used allows any 120V equipment to be plugged in and get 240V. That's fine if it is something like a Tesla that is fine with 240. OTOH, plug a lamp in and watch the bulb explode.

Would you get 8 miles per hour in the model 3?

Isn’t that a Gen 1 charger, if that’s the case isn’t it rated at 110V? How is working and not tripped running higher voltage?

I wonder if it would improve my charging. I currently get 5mph at 120v 12a.

if I use 2 nema 14-50 outlet ad use this doubler will I get double the charging speed? @Ben Sullins

I get 5 mi p/hr with model 3 plug charging. Would I get 10 mies p/hr charging rate than? Does it vary based on the vehicle?

Ben, how much faster could you charge on a Nema 14-60 (60 amp circuit) as opposed to a 14-50?

@FJT1978

5 жыл бұрын

pac7025 not at all since the Tesla itself doesn’t allow over 50 anyway.

How much more electricity would you be paying? I really would like to know. Thanks!

Here in EU we get 230 from one phase, so we can charge doubel the speed of US house owners? How many amps you get from one phase?

That outlet on the the Quick220 is a NEMA 6-15 and, at least if you have the gen 2 charger, Tesla still sells it. So you don't need to additional adapter but either one will work the same.

Nice to see the light brought up to this product this is what made my Volt be able to be mainly electric as my parents wouldn’t want to instal a 240v and my daily needs were a bit above the ev range

Why does your car only show or allow 12 amps? I bought the same unit but for 20 amp outlets. One @ the dishwasher and the other @ microwave... I am getting 12 miles/hour...... thoughts?

Can you quadruple your charging if you bring in 220V from your neighbor or some other phase and get it to 440V?

I wonder if it can do the same in Australia, we have 240v at every point but most plus’s are 10amp, the car draws 8 amps... could it double the Amps to say 16-20 amps and still 240volts?

Did the orange extension cord from the adapter get hot?

At 05:38, the black outlet in Ben's garage is labeled "20 A." Assuming that receptacle is on a 20 amp circuit breaker and has the proper gauge of wire, that receptacle can be replaced with the NEMA 5-20R type that can accept a 20 amp plug such as the NEMA 5-20 adapter available from the Tesla store which would then support pulling 16 amps instead of only 12 amps.

Split phase really seems to mean that your house is connected on 2 phases at 110/120V, 180 degrees apart. In Europe, houses are typically connected at 3 phases at 230/240V, 120 degrees apart. The European Type2 connector (which is on all European Teslas as well) is also 3-phase. The normal Tesla wall box can be connected to three-phase 16A, which gets you ~11 kW. The mobile charger that comes with the European Model 3 only has one phase connected, which then limits you to a third of that on a proper 16A-continuous connection. Is three-phase a thing in the US?

hi Ben, nice video! when watching it crossed my mind that maybe it would be possible to triple the charging speed with three phases device?

Off topic question: At what point in the EV ramp up will gas stations start including EV chargers? They often have extra parking room, seems it would be a way to avoid the inevitable drop off of ICE business.

@jjsjohnson1

5 жыл бұрын

We’re starting to see exactly that happen now. As the EV driver base continues to grow, the market will drive more and more paid charger installations. They won’t be limited to the gas stations/convenience stores model though. You’ll see them more and more at retail and restaurant locations. Arguably it makes even MORE sense to have them in retail/restaurant locations. It’s happening and it’ exciting.

hmm i have 3 phase AC power so can this be used to multiply my power output ????

I would use CAUTION with the extension cords used to reach the two 115V outlets. 12A is a heavy load for a household extension cord and could lead to a fire. I would recommend using a pair of 12 gauge extension cords, preferably no longer than 25 feet.

Been waiting for someone to figure this out. Will need extensions long enough and hope that all the outlets are not of the same phase. Check for breakers next to each other like the 220 breakers

Could you repeat your test where you used 110v to charge your Tesla full time but instead of 110v use the 220v system you showed here?

Please pardon my ignorance here, but not being an electrical guy what I am suggesting could be total crap. But, could sections of the car’s batteries be isolated from each other and enable, for example, 4 super chargers to operate at once?

What happens if you plug in one side into a 220 (like a a dryer outlet) and the other into a 110? Would the box handle that?

@SudhirBaujee

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm!!

What electra doing there its sold right?

I have build it myself and I get 7,2 kw (Europe) from 2 plugs which is perfect to charge a 100D. Glad to see that someone made a product out of it. Let the device use the washing machine and dryer outlet, which are perfect, as they are on different phases.

I have used one before my friend has one he took his apart and put the USA out let in it it is ok to use if u have to buy it can be a pain if u use a lot off extension cords or cheap ones it will ages it also makes it easy to blow fuse box

Does this setup comply with NFPA 70?

10:10 A practical rule of thumb is to connect one of the two lines to where the AC units is normally plug (obviously, you can not use the AC & charge the car at the same time); since it SHOULD be on an independent phase by default [if it was installed correctly].

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

There are a LOT of rules and guidelines out there for wiring. Every city has their own little nuances. Not every air conditioner is even on 120 volts, or on 240 volts.

With the recent prices for super charging during peak hours, it's starting to feel more economical to destination charge when traveling. Will be looking into one of these to get 220V into my UMC

Great Video, thanks. What is the improvement on your 3 I get about 4.5mph charge from a normal 110v on my 3 with just the Tesla connector. Is it also double on the 3 if so that would be great to get 9-10pmh. Thanks

@Fla.3

5 жыл бұрын

Yes because the 3 is more efficient

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

It would double whatever speed you get, because the voltage would double.

That outlet not wired correctly is dangerous! It could be hot to ground. If you have some thing metal grounded internally and you touch ground you could be electrocuted! You have to turn off the power and reverse the wires on the back of the outlet and then power back and test with tester. You should test every outlet in your house. If you have one, you probably have another.

@jordanhazen7761

5 жыл бұрын

With common outlet testers, the center light coming on, but not the rightmost one indicates an open ground. Possibly an old ungrounded circuit where someone swapped in a 3-prong outlet without ever connecting its ground. This is actually allowed by code *if* you have a GFCI (breaker or outlet) upstream to protect the ungrounded outlet, but car chargers won't like it, nor will certain electronics.

Since you’re going into the house how about a longer 220 extension cord that hooks straight into your charger plug? Then plug it into either the range plug in the kitchen or the dryer plug in the laundry room depending on the plug you have. RV suppliers have these cords available

I imagine you have a 220 outlet in your garage for the Tesla. What amps and how many miles / hr. do you get from that ?

@bartlybaert9592

5 жыл бұрын

13A.........12 km / h .

@troygoynes74

5 жыл бұрын

terry Sullivan I installed a 220 in my garage. I get about 33 mph and I’m very satisfied with that when the Tesla wall charger maxes out at about 40 mph

For emergencies I carry a 220v 6 gauge ext. cord and a small number of adapters. Many houses have 220 dryer and/or electric range outlets. With that I can use the 220 mobile charge adapter, which is even faster for charging.

@daviddrake7003

5 жыл бұрын

Bruce Mallett I think I get what you are saying. Now for my Bolt EV the portable charger 120 volt plug also takes 240 volt on the same plug. One blade 120volt to ground and the other blade 120 volt to ground. All you do is get a dryer or range plug adapter to the normal 120 volt plug on the charger. I make the adapters for the Bolt. They may work for the Tesla.

Would a dryer outlet work in lieu of this contraption?

@terryrodbourn2793

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

But what about other countries such as Australia, will it still work? Do you even need it in Australia?

One does not need the expensive box. Only an extension cord with plugs adapted to route the power line (hot, away from ground) of each side of the 110 VAC outlets to opposite sides of a 220 VAC outlet. The key issue is that the power conductors are of sufficient gauge (16 Ga adequate if not very long; 14 Ga or 12 Ga ever better for long connection runs) to handle the amperage being carried without too much resistance (cord and plugs get warm to hot over time when in use).

@domenicdefrancesco

5 жыл бұрын

There is a significant safety issue with your idea. Yes, if you connect the two "hots" of the two 120V plugs to the two hots of the 240V plug, you will get 240V and it will work. But if you unplug one of the 120V plugs and touch the "hot" blade, you will get a shock. Current will flow from one hot, thru the load and to the exposed blade of the other input. I hope the device that Ben is promoting has a sensing circuit that looks for 240V across the two inputs before engaging a relay that connects the output to the input leads. Otherwise this is a dangerous device!

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

This is EXTREMELY unsafe, as the power from the first 120 volt outlet would be present on the OTHER 120 volt plug. Again, not smart of safe. The Quick 220 is safety certified by UL.

Awesome product. This would be perfect for staying at and Airbnb or even a friends house.

Try your 230v clothes dryer outlet and an extension cord, do all homes have two phases? Electrician?

@terrysharp6294

4 жыл бұрын

yes

I too wondering if this unit can work with 5-20 plug instead of 5-15 and increase amps from 12a to 16a. has anyone attempt this? Assuming it would need to be designed for nema 6-20 instead?

Can you do 380 supercharger & can be 380 solar super charger in home ??? If u have 3 phase u can do it !!!

Is that a 16 gauge extension cord you're using?

Hello there i just installed a gen 2 wall charger i have a question i see my model s it has a setting it can go 80 amp and u can change the amp setting my question is if i’m using my wall charger gen 2 with 60 amp do i have to change the setting in my put 60 amp or my car will automatically detect the current amp just plug and play?

@BenSullinsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

The car should automatically detect it

The Quick 220 may be okay to use in certain limited situations when it's not possible to have a proper 220-volt outlet wired. However, as others have stated, this device could be dangerous if extension cords of an improper gauge or rating are used. Note that the Quick 220 does not work with GFCI outlets. Also, for all newer Teslas that come with the new style Mobile Connector which is all Model 3's and Models S and X since January 2018, you should purchase the Tesla NEMA 6-15 Mobile Connector Adapter from the Tesla store to plug into the Quick 220 (assumes 15-amp version) instead of the yellow pigtail plug shown in this video.

Love this video! We are getting our first Tesla and don’t have our wall connector installed yet.

Would it work in Australia where one wall plug is 240 volts so 2 on top of each other would be 480

@BeauJohnson247

3 жыл бұрын

Or could it keep the voltage and double the amps?

Yo Dave Rubin, do you think the model 3 will ever get a 25k option?

I dont see how this can be an approved electrical component just by this video. The adapter cord leaves it open to miss use and potential safety issues. Is this UL rated or any other type of underwriter?

If it can work for 220V what about 440v? coming from 4 different power outlet?

@taylorlightfoot

5 жыл бұрын

Houses in USA and Canada only have Split Phase 120/240V power. You cannot get more than 240V out of a normal North American home. We have center tapped 240V transformers feeding our homes. Hot to neutral is 120V. Hot to Hot is 240V.

location in home does not set the side of the 110 supply has to do with the circuit breaker location. and a home is a single phaze just has power coming in the home in parallel

Tesla also makes an adapter to plug into the charger with the different plug so that you could eliminate one adapter.. Plus you don't really want 220v on a regular plug what happens if someone plugs something else into it

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

The NEMA 6-15 adaptor is only available with the GEN2 UMC. The GEN1 version that Ben Sullins has is the GEN1.

@jordanamoth6724

5 жыл бұрын

@@TonyWilliams123 ah OK... Well if you use it with the gen 2 you can do that

What about using it on the Model 3? Could you possibly get more mi/hr?

@BenSullinsOfficial

5 жыл бұрын

Probably

Ben: an important point to make is for optimal garage charging it always shud be done on a dedicated outlet, meaning no other loads on the line, for maximum chargi g speed. No chest freezers, no lights, garage door openers etc.

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

Ron Freund, wise choices indeed.

Hey, guy! You don't pull plugs up by the cord; you grasp the PLUG. Otherwise, you run the risk of pulling the wires out of the plug and having them short in the process. This would not be a good thing. It could be a very shocking experience!

So what happen when you four the outlet? Double the thing

Could you take 2 of these units and combine them for 4x the normal charging?

@BenSullinsOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

No, they have a 15a breaker

What’s the difference if you use 110 to 220 inverter ?

Hi Ben. Here in the UK we use 240 volts mains power, does this mean a Tesla will charge faster here? Cheers

@andywright3107

5 жыл бұрын

In the UK we get single-phase 240v. Charging rate depends on what style connector is installed - a standard domestic 13Amp socket outlet will charge at around 2.3KW (approx 6 to 8 mph), whereas professionally installed EV chargers on their own circuit back to the distribution panel can provide 3.7KW or 7.4KW (approx 14 or 27mph on a Model 3).

Thanks for doing that ..... and that did put my mind at ease a bit because I rent and have no intention of buying a house but i do plan on buying a Tesla approximately a year from now and this does answer some questions that I have been having. :)

What will happen if while charging one of the breakers trips. Lets say your charging your car over night and decide to cook something in the microwave and one of the breakers trips, now your only getting one of the two phases. Will this damage your car? Is there something inside that would stop this?

@BenSullinsOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

This device is pretty tempermental, my guess is it would trip also and stop charging

It's disappointing that such a big, fancy box doesn't test the 15AMP outlets for ground faults, reverse neutral/hot (common issue), etc. Essentially, one could simply build a cable loom without the fancy box and get the same results, assuming one understands the phase issues and uses a tester on each outlet as you clearly do and did. Good video.

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

Donnie Frank, without a box, where would you put the required relays for safety (and required for UL certification)?

If wired right, most of the kitchens in newer homes will be fed by at least 2 circuits that are on opposite phase. I would run a 12/3 romex from the meter or subpanel, put the 2 hots on a 2 pole breaker and then run the feed to one side of the sink. In that box I would split the feeder and take the remaining hot to the other side of the kitchen. Where you might also find another hot is to the plug under the sink for the garbage disposal. Sometimes the house has a dedicated circuit for the refrigerator.

In India 220V will be the regular outlet for 3phase setup 440 V can I combine 2*440v

@SudhirBaujee

5 жыл бұрын

I have been thinking of that. Good you brought that up. 440 volts, I guess, may not be the desired current. Correct me if I am not right. Can we keep the current as same and just increase the volts? And would that work?

@kavinsp

4 жыл бұрын

@@SudhirBaujee it depends on the voltage and amperage rating on the charger

Would be great for renters who can't get a 240v outlet installed outside or in their garage. Would mean a lot of extra extension cords to pack in the frunk for a road trip, though.

Thank you for the video Ben I have been wondering for a long time whether or not A United States Tesla UMC would work on 220 V or 120 V using just the standard 3 pin adapter for the US market for the Tesla UMC now I have my answer thank you This video has been very helpful been

Despite the title saying to double speed at home, this would be better suited for traveling, or if you are renting. This device costs $215 + good extension cords + tax you're already looking at $350-$400. I got a 240v 50 amp NEMA 14-50 installed for $500 and it charges more than 3x faster than this, and doesn't spread throughout the house. Decent temporary solution, but if you own your home, pay the extra and get much faster charging with less mess.

Do they have a charger to where you can combine two ✌️ 220v and get your self 440v because if you have a cool neighbor you can borrow 220v from his home combine it with your home then supercharge

I have been looking for something like this for a long time since i cant get a 220 (I live in an apartment) and my garage has 2 circuits wired to it this would be perfect.

@TonyWilliams123

5 жыл бұрын

You need both 120 volt outlets to be "out-of-phase", so hopefully you can find that. The Quick 220 will light up with an orange light to tell you when you have 240 volts.

@pip5461

5 жыл бұрын

In the UK we get 240v, but electricity costs are enormous .. .

@thomasbonse

4 жыл бұрын

@@pip5461 Yeah, that would certainly hamper adoption, however your gasoline (petrol) prices are also significantly more expensive. Where I'm located, electricity is available for approximately $0.07/kwh.

@margaretmiles8910

4 жыл бұрын

Zachary, Garage outlets by code should be GFI protected. This will not work on GFI protected circuits.