Comment on The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that [32:26]
antimidas@sopuli.xyz 1 week agoAre they somehow more expensive in the US? 40A 230V rated ones cost something like 30-50 € around here which doesn’t feel that expensive to me. I’ll admit it’s considerably more expensive (~4x the price) than a standard breaker, but it’s still more like a rounding error in overall costs.
Although EVSE’s projection doesn’t require you to periodically trip the GFCI so it doesn’t get stuck, which is a major plus.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 week ago
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In my suggested hardwired 240V 20A EV charger the total parts cost is just the regular breaker on the left at about $18.
The suggested solution you had of putting an outlet in would have parts cost of $119 + the cost of the GFCI breaker, the outlet and the receptacle cover. So that solution is 660% more expensive.
antimidas@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
Ok, so the US-style GFCI-breakers are indeed a lot more expensive than similarly rated DIN-rail alternatives. TIL
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 week ago
If it makes you feel better, I was shocked (pun intended) to learn this too, and I live here.