Can I use my garage's three-prong dryer outlet?
Am I able to get an adaptor to switch from a three to four prong outlet in order to plug in the 240 plug for my etron?
Is this safe, will I get the full potential from the 240 outlet, and would I be able to use a splitter of sorts so that I could still keep my dryer plugged in? Thanks in advance! |
Originally Posted by Ian James
(Post 25471970)
... would I be able to use a splitter of sorts so that I could still keep my dryer plugged in?
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They do make adapters that are not as expensive as the one previously mentioned:
However, as you can see from the pictures you will be missing the ground connection. The Audi EVSE seems sensitive about the ground from what I read which may keep this from working. I would probably switch out the outlet as dryers are supposed to use the 4-prong connector nowadays according to code. But of course this requires there to be a proper ground in the gang box for this to properly work. |
Originally Posted by Ian James
(Post 25471970)
Am I able to get an adaptor to switch from a three to four prong outlet in order to plug in the 240 plug for my etron?
Is this safe, will I get the full potential from the 240 outlet, and would I be able to use a splitter of sorts so that I could still keep my dryer plugged in? Thanks in advance! I’ve read about it somewhere that the EVSE doesn’t require a Neutral wire hence why you can use a dryer outlet to charge the vehicle using the correct adapter. |
I did this until I had a ChargePoint EVSE I stalled in the garage on 50 amp circuit. My dryer was on 30 amp, so I had to use the half setting on the Audi evse otherwise the breaker did trip.
this is what I used AC WORKS Electric Vehicle Charging Adapter for Tesla Use (10-30 3-Prong Dryer to Tesla) |
Originally Posted by Houstonmobilian
(Post 25472031)
Yes you may. That’s how I’ve been charging mine using NEMA 6-50 with an adapter. I’ve been charging at 8.4-8.8KW/H.
A 30 amp dryer outlet is likely wired with 10 ga. cable back to the breaker box. Just swapping out a 30 amp breaker with a 50 amp one is likely to start a fire if the cabling connected to the breaker is not rated for that amount of current. It does not matter what size the breaker is -- the important thing is how big the wires are. 10 ga wire is only rated to 30 amps. To get to 50 amps continuous you have to go to 6 gauge wire, which is MUCH larger. I think you can technically get away with 8 gauge for a NEMA 14-50 receptacle for short runs and non-continuous use, but the wiring will get rather warm and you'll get a substantial amount of loss from heat before the power even makes it to the J1772 plug. To OP: if you want to use an adapter from your 3-prong dryer outlet to the e-Tron charger's NEMA 14-50, you can do that, but I would *strongly* recommend that you leave the charger in its 50% mode, so it doesn't draw more than 25A. |
Originally Posted by skaven81
(Post 25472083)
To OP: if you want to use an adapter from your 3-prong dryer outlet to the e-Tron charger's NEMA 14-50, you can do that, but I would *strongly* recommend that you leave the charger in its 50% mode, so it doesn't draw more than 25A.
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I have been doing this on both of my E Trons. I keep it at 50% charge rate.
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I tried that, but I had a NEMA 10-30 three-prong, and the Audi EVSE tripped out, even though I had an adapter. (The adapter branched the ground in the 14-50 off the neutral of the 10-30). I wound just buying a 16A EVSE off Amazon (about $180, if I recall) that was made for the 10-30 outlet, and leaving the Audi EVSE in the frunk. It works fine, and I've never needed more than a standard overnight charge to get the car back up to 80%.
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Sure you can do it, but it's a kluge at best and you will eventually regret not putting in a dedicated 50 amp line with the proper wire size and 50 amp breaker. You have an $ 80,000 EV and cheaping out on the home charging circuit is not the way to go.
If you are in the USA, you get a $ 1,000 credit on your Federal Tax Return if you install a home charger this year 2020, in addition to the $ 7,500 tax credit on the E-Tron itself. Take advantage of that home charger installation credit, it expires end of December. I installed one myself, total cost of parts from Home Depot was less than $ 400. |
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