Yippee!! But we are planning to sell the house. The wife and I, plus our cat, are sharing the five bedroom house we raised kids in, planning to downsize in the next little bit. My main breaker is 100 amps.
I have finally sussed out the "water heater" breaker (220vac, 10amp) in my breaker box. Pic is the entire circuit. It is a piece of 10/2 Romex probably less than 12 inches long from buss bar to twist cap, and the jiffy box mount to the drywall does not meet NEC from before the great Chicago fire. It is coming out.
I am planning to put in a 30amp 220 circuit in the same spot that does meet NEC. It could be used for a second electric dryer, or any 3 horse and some 5 horse dust collectors, or provide some modest EV charging.
From a brief internet search it looks like 50a/220 is the better setup for EV charging. I don't know if I can even get a 50 amp breaker for my older breaker box anymore. It is a Square D product and my cookstove is on a 50 amp breaker, so maybe.
Either way I am only going to need 12 inches of cable, but the location is not ideal for charging a vehicle out in the garage proper, and the cord to the vehicle would interfere with access to the laundry machines.
**Should I try to put in a 50 amp circuit, or just go with a spare 30a?**
Upgrading the house service from 100 amps to something higher is not economical. I am a little bit concerned about the next owners being in here with three or four kids (and all that laundry and cooking) overloading the main breaker.
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