Two panels off one meter in condo

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hbiss said:
We understand how it's wired and what you show is just to illustrate that. In a real installation it would be very unusual to find enough slack in the existing feeder to be able to do it that way. In all likelihood, the EC will have to remove the feeder from the meter stack and replace it with a long enough cable to reach your unit. Hopefully your unit can be located within a distance where the original feeder will reach it, otherwise that will have to be spliced requiring yet another box to be mounted somewhere. In my experience meter rooms are rarely that neat and uncluttered.

Also, knowing what I know of condo boards, it would take an act of Congress to get them to allow something like that, no less "personal" EV charging stations. If they allow one person to do it they have to allow everybody to do it. Then how do you get the wiring out to each parking space?

-Hal
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The feeder can either be removed if it is long enough or compression connector can be used in the meter stack to add more length. Most of the time, the unit will be installed outside of the meter room on adjacent walls.

Also, boards are mostly favorable with such a solution since it does not involve any $$ from them. Everything is covered by the EV Driver. more on that here: http://dcc.technology/condo/

Other option is to use the TTD connectors: http://www.sicameusa.com/low-voltage-overhead
 
DCC Technology said:
Also, boards are mostly favorable with such a solution since it does not involve any $$ from them. Everything is covered by the EV Driver. more on that here: http://dcc.technology/condo/
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Yeah, sure. There had to be laws passed to allow cable companies to install their wiring and equipment in and on condos, co-ops and multi-family buildings. That costs the HOA or management nothing either. Yet the HOAs and management companies refused to allow it and took legal action against the cable companies.

It is against most covenants to install an outside antenna or dish. That doesn't cost them anything either.

The main objection here is that HOAs and management companies are responsible for common areas and are very restrictive about what a unit owner can do with or within them. Technically, common areas and amenities are owned by all the unit owners in common. Allowing one unit owner to change wiring that is not owned by him and to install equipment in a space not owned by him, for his sole benefit- I can tell you that's not going to fly.

Further, NOTHING addresses the wiring out to the parking space and where and how the charger itself is to be installed. NOTHING addresses what happens if say 50 unit owners want to do the same thing. NOTHING addresses what happens when the unit owner moves and abandons the charging equipment. I'm sure the HOA is thinking that they get stuck with the cost of removing it.

My thinking here is that the intelligent thing to do is to consider the logistics of charging an EV if you live in such a location BEFORE you purchase the vehicle.

-Hal
 
hbiss said:
My thinking here is that the intelligent thing to do is to consider the logistics of charging an EV if you live in such a location BEFORE you purchase the vehicle.
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It absolutely never happens that way. I am actually astounded every time a customer displays foresight, and I only get startled about twice a year.
 
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