Are there reputable EVSEs that I can plug into a NEMA 6-20 or a NEMA 10-30 outlet? L1 or L2 is fine with me.
6-20 would be my preference, since my house has a dedicated circuit just for this outlet, which is not in use (working properly per my multimeter, though). Sounds perfect, right? Meanwhile, the 10-30 is in a slightly less desirable location and has my dryer connected to it.
Lots of forum posts on this subject seem to just say "Your best bet is to replace your outlet with a XYZ outlet," but I'm a renter, so I can't make modifications to the property. My house has only 1 standard 3-prong outlet (NEMA 5-15) that can reach my car using the OEM EVSE, but it's unfortunately on a circuit shared with my basement lights, a deep freezer and, weirdly, the GFCI outlets in our only bathroom, which is on another floor entirely. Found this out the hard way when I ran a hair dryer while charging the car I was test driving. Declined to buy the car for other reasons, so I'm not quite stuck yet, but now I'm nervous because I'm having a tough time finding an EVSE that'll work with my preferred outlets...
There are pictures of the NEMA outlets on Wikipedia if you're interested. I can't post a link because my post count is too low to bypass the spam protection on this forum, haha.
Appreciate any help - I've been searching the forums fruitlessly. Renting stinks sometimes!
6-20 would be my preference, since my house has a dedicated circuit just for this outlet, which is not in use (working properly per my multimeter, though). Sounds perfect, right? Meanwhile, the 10-30 is in a slightly less desirable location and has my dryer connected to it.
Lots of forum posts on this subject seem to just say "Your best bet is to replace your outlet with a XYZ outlet," but I'm a renter, so I can't make modifications to the property. My house has only 1 standard 3-prong outlet (NEMA 5-15) that can reach my car using the OEM EVSE, but it's unfortunately on a circuit shared with my basement lights, a deep freezer and, weirdly, the GFCI outlets in our only bathroom, which is on another floor entirely. Found this out the hard way when I ran a hair dryer while charging the car I was test driving. Declined to buy the car for other reasons, so I'm not quite stuck yet, but now I'm nervous because I'm having a tough time finding an EVSE that'll work with my preferred outlets...
There are pictures of the NEMA outlets on Wikipedia if you're interested. I can't post a link because my post count is too low to bypass the spam protection on this forum, haha.
Appreciate any help - I've been searching the forums fruitlessly. Renting stinks sometimes!