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Protecting your home level 2 charging station at nearly no cost or effort

Discussion in 'Hyundai Kona Electric' started by Francois, Nov 14, 2019.

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  1. Nov 14, 2019 #1
    Francois

    Francois Active Member

    With winter starting I decided to protect my home charging station from freezing rain. Just sharing with you guys because it only cost me $29 to do so as I simply bought a carpet for car trunks at Walmart. Since it was large, I cut it in two so I even have a spare in case the one I installed ever rips.

    And this has the added benefit of making my charging station less visible from the street since the carpet hides the light from the EVDuty40. :)

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  2. Nov 15, 2019 #2
    victor_2019

    victor_2019 Active Member

    I am hiding my evduty behind my fence but the cable and connector will be in the front.

    This solution might work behind the fence but I doubt my gf would agree to something this ugly visible in the front :)

    No offence...

    Since I tend to overengineer things I'm planning on making a small sloped roof over the cable and connector, out of a treated wood structure with cedar shingles.
    At the rate my home renovations are going lately, this should be completed in a few years...
     
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  3. Nov 15, 2019 #3
    eastpole

    eastpole Active Member

    Toronto, Canada
    Francois, I might choose a different way to do it, but I appreciate the nudge to think about this and get it working before the next snowfall. :) Yours is definitely better on a windy freezing rain day than a normal 'weather hat' design. Congrats on your Kona, too!
     
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  4. Nov 15, 2019 #4
    Francois

    Francois Active Member

    It ain't pretty but it offers a quick and inexpensive solution. ;)
     
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