Tesla charger capacity

[nietzj]

My daughter just bought a condo in Scottsdale and wants to add a Tesla gen 2 charger which draws up to 48 amps. She sent me a picture of her panel and there is plenty of connected load already. Do I dare add a 2-pole 60 amp breaker to this? She's checking but from what I gather there's no main breaker at the panel and I'm pretty sure it's a 100 amp service. Where she lives that AC rarely takes a rest... nervous. If nothing else I could give her a dedicated 20amp receptacle and put it on a GFCI breaker, not ideal but it's an option.

 

[hillbilly1]

You’re probably ok, as long as she does her laundry and cooking during the day, and just charge the car at night. The A/C is probably no more than 20-21 amps. Looks to be a heat pump since they have a 20 amp dp for the air handler, so probably not very big heat strips for the emergency heat.

 

[nietzj]

Thanks,
She just got back to me and the main breaker is located outside by the meter and is rated for 125 amps so I think this will be ok to add the Tesla wall charger. For the record I just watched a couple DIY installs of this charger on Youtube ... glad I'm not their neighbor.

 

[retirede]

If you find that the added load is too much, the Tesla Wall Connector can be dialed down to a lower setting.