Yep, that sure sounds like a 6-20 outlet, which can also handle a 6-15 plug.So I'm buying a Volt in the next week or two, and I'm checking my garage to see where I'll plug in. This house is a rental, so I can't install a permanent charger here as we will be buying a place in the next 1-2 years.
Anyway, I have the standard garage outlets, but there is another weird one. It's just one outlet, not a double outlet like most. And it is not recessed into the wall. It's got a normal grounding slot on the bottom, a sideways T on the left, and then a horizontal slot on the right. Is this a 240v outlet that I could use to charge faster? I know absolutely nothing about electrical stuff, so I don't even know where to begin looking to find out. I took a pic of it, but it's too big a file, so I'll post it from Photobucket here in a bit.
That's exactly what it looks loke to me. Awesome!if it looks like this, it's a 6-20. It's a 20 amp 220 plug. Common for window heater/ac units.
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/1000/10/10dbd6ee-3725-43b9-8c30-eb4ce031f032_1000.jpg
You'll just need an EVSE with adapter to 6-20 or one already equipped with the 6-20 plug.
There are a few double breakers in the box. Most are standard stuff-- oven, laundry, condenser, but one is labeled "load control". No clue what that is. The outlet in the garage is on a inside wall, so no windows. The other side of the wall is just the foyer of the house, so Should I stay safe and just have an electrician come to the house to check and make sure this outlet is good before I plug it in to charge my car and end up potentially fry something or burn the house down?Check to see if there's a 20a double pole breaker in the panel. Presumably, they used the outlet for a window AC unit. That's the most common use for that type of outlet.
I really, really "second" this advice!Jasony0423 If you don't already know what the outlet is, or how it's wired, PLEASE have an electrician check it before you use it.
Burning down your new rental isn't going to win you friends and, unfortunately, I've seen a lot of really screwball electrical runs.
Ditto this. A licensed electrician will not cost that much to check it out. Knowing that it is good (or not good) is priceless.Jasony0423 If you don't already know what the outlet is, or how it's wired, PLEASE have an electrician check it before you use it.
Burning down your new rental isn't going to win you friends and, unfortunately, I've seen a lot of really screwball electrical runs.
I must have missed that memo! I thought it was only 2016+If you're getting a 2014-15 Volt that has an EVSE with part number 2296 7199 (visible on the side), you can plug it into that outlet using an L2 adapter, and cut your charge time down to ~4 hours.
Then that one is a 2013-14 Clipper Creek version that can be converted to do L1/L2.I must have missed that memo! I thought it was only 2016+
Unfortunately, my EVSE is 2294
Yeah, not worth the hassle. I have dedicated L2 at home. Might have rewired at the cottage if L2 was just an adapter away, but L1 works for now as-is.Then that one is a 2013-14 Clipper Creek version that can be converted to do L1/L2.
