Probably not. But there is a reason it defaults to 8 amps, and that reason is that 12 amps *could* be a problem with shady wiring. Just because a house is 40 years old doesn't mean the wiring is shady though. What you are supposed to do, is have an electrician or at least person knowledgeable about electrical wiring inspect the wiring and outlet. If the outlet and wiring is in good shape, and nothing else is sharing the same circuit, then 12 amps should be fine. Plug the charger directly into the outlet without an extension cord, and if the outlet overheats, the charge cord will sense it and shut down. If you don't know, better to just leave it at 8 amps and not risk it.
Hello all! New 2017 Volt owner here
cliffs of this thread that i made are:
-found a "used" '17 with almost 24k miles (its 14 months old though)
-started out at $24k
-haggled back and forth online and got down to $21k
-visited dealer saturday and for them down to $20,500
-im happy as a lark so far!
just a couple things i've noticed so far that maybe someone can answer for me.....
1. when connected to BT i don't hear my phone when texts come through. what am i missing?
2. i've seen older threads so my apologies if its been answered....can i change my default charge to 12amps over 8?
3. what is your level 2 charger of choice for home?
4. is there any way to turn the electronics on without starting the car? (my FFE would be just to push the start button without your foot on the brake)
and last but not least (i couldn't find a definitive answer on GDOTS website)......
5. can i get the AF tag and use the HOV lanes in GA still?!?
-found a "used" '17 with almost 24k miles (its 14 months old though)
-started out at $24k
-haggled back and forth online and got down to $21k
-visited dealer saturday and for them down to $20,500
-im happy as a lark so far!
just a couple things i've noticed so far that maybe someone can answer for me.....
1. when connected to BT i don't hear my phone when texts come through. what am i missing?
2. i've seen older threads so my apologies if its been answered....can i change my default charge to 12amps over 8?
3. what is your level 2 charger of choice for home?
4. is there any way to turn the electronics on without starting the car? (my FFE would be just to push the start button without your foot on the brake)
and last but not least (i couldn't find a definitive answer on GDOTS website)......
5. can i get the AF tag and use the HOV lanes in GA still?!?
