Herbert from Voorhees, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2024. A ChargePoint Home Flex was hardwired in that November on its own 60-amp circuit, an 11.5 kW charger on an Atlantic City Electric supply. It calls for a minimum 106-amp service and the house has 200, so there was capacity to spare and nothing else had to change. Hardwiring rather than plugging in is what allows the full circuit to be used; a plug-in unit is held to whatever its receptacle can carry.
Project Facts
- Location
- Voorhees, NJ
- Service
- EV Charger Installation
- Client since
- September 2024
- Charger
- ChargePoint Model # CPH50-HARDWIRE-L23
- Charging port
- CCS (J1772)
- Circuit breaker
- 60 amp
- Charging stations
- 1
- Estimated range added per hour
- Estimated Range Per Hour: 36 mi / 58 km
EV charger questions from Voorhees homeowners
Can home charging be scheduled?
Yes. Both ChargePoint Home Flex and Tesla Wall Connector connect to their manufacturer's app and support scheduling and monitoring, which lets charging be moved into whatever off-peak window the utility rate offers. The same connection carries firmware updates and diagnostics.
Can I put an EV charger outside in Voorhees, NJ?
Yes, if the charger is listed for outdoor use and installed according to its environmental rating. New Jersey installations should consider rain, snow, ice, road salt, coastal salt air, direct sunlight, drainage, snow shoveling, and impact protection.
Why does the charger sit on a 40-amp breaker?
Because 32-amp charging is a continuous load and the code requires overcurrent protection for a continuous load to be at least 125 percent of it. Thirty-two amps multiplied by 1.25 is forty. A 32-amp rate is estimated at roughly twenty-five miles of range an hour, which covers a normal day's driving comfortably overnight.