My daughter and her husband use her clothes dryer outlet to plug in her tesla y to charge.

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If you're going to install a second receptacle, you might as well just get a hardwired home charger. Either way you can set blackout times for charging to avoid using a switch (which are pricey). My home charger shares a small sub panel with my dryer, so I have my charging hours set to Midnight-6am (a time the dryer is never running) to avoid exceeding capacity. If I ever need an emergency charge I can bypass that one-off in the app.

For both safety and convenience, I’d recommend paying ~$500 for an electrician to install a proper 240V outlet.

Yes they are all over Amazon. Search for EV dryer switch. Also, they should make sure they set their charger to no more than 24 amps.

You can use a splitter. The one I use is a Neocharge splitter where the left plug is the main and it powers down the right plug when it’s in use. I use it for charging 2 EVs and the typical use-case is a dryer plug + an EV. Costs about $300 and might be eligible for rebates with your power company.

The first thing you should do is switch the plug itself to a Bryant or Hubble 14-50r. The cloth dryer plug itself (also a 15-50r) won't last and will burn..a si.ole.google search and you will see melted outlets. They are like $50. Then after I would hardwire if they are driving a lot or plugging and unplugging a lot.

The charger will do that automatically, presumably because of the adapter you need to plug into a 30A wall outlet. (at least mine did)

they are asking for trouble. frequent plugging/unplugging will create loose connections and eventually, overheating. I'd recomment to have a permanent EV or commercial grade 14-50 outlet installed, that is dedicated to their EV.

Plugging into a 120v 15a is allowed but I would only use 9a max. Guidelines in Canada says you can charge 12a on a 20a dedicated outlet for safety.

If they hardwire an evse then they don’t have a dryer they can use!

Or skip the outlet and !hardwire an actual charger.

I been using Neocharge over a year and no complaints Also upgraded my outlet to a industrial grade Hubbel outlet

The Hubble 14-50 connection is great for EVs. And unplugging plugging back in you’re asking for trouble it’ll wear out. I’d stop using what they’re using though asap as it’s probably not meant to handle an ev

Neocharge is one of the only UL Listed I could find, it’s been great so far.

This is the answer the outlet should be replaced to an EV outlet which is more robust and can handle continual usage. AY adapter or additional outlet on the same circuit is unsafe.

I use an automatic switch on my dryer outlet, I believe it’s the Lectron brand. I’ve had no issues for almost two years. It has its own built in breaker as well. My charger is only a 16 amp 240v, which is plenty fast enough for home use, and puts less strain on the dryer plug and circuit.

The one I bought let me go to 32A.. but I have a automation to make sure it stays at 24A

That outlet is not built for repeated plugging. You can extend it with an other outlet and just not use them at the same time. The proper way, get a l2 charger with its own breaker set up. Costs about 800bucks depending on the distance from the breaker. And I know some states give incentives to get one placed.

I also plug into the dryer outlet with a splitter, but there is no switch so sometimes if my wife isn’t paying attention to the cord running underneath the garage, she will start the dryer and that will cause the breaker to shut off.. so what I’m getting at is you don’t necessarily need a switch, just a splitter/adapter and make sure you only use one appliance at a time. Amazon will have what you need

Get a dryer buddy

My mobile charger is permanently plugged in as my dryer is gas, even though there is an electric port. When I need to take the charger with, I hit the breaker for it then unplug the adapter. I haven’t unplugged the charger ever. Maybe one day I’ll get a permanent 40A installed but an overnight charge is plenty.

Get an EV rated outlet and a neocharge

Yes! I use this splitter. Www.splitvolt.com It’s specifically designed do share a single plug between a dryer and an electric car. Plus you have options to connect to a 30 amp wall outlet, which is how our old house is wired. Lastly, those bid dryer plugs are not designed to be removed and repligged on a daily basis. It’s better to get a dedicated solution.

I do the exact same thing.

You can't rely on the receptacle type to guarantee the circuit amperage. Under NEC code, a NEMA 14-50R can be installed on a single outlet 30A circuit. Code only states that you must have a receptacle rating **not less than** the circuit rating (so you couldn't install a NEMA 14-30R on a 50A circuit). It's not common or even recommended, but it's possible under code.

I bought parts for $100 at Home Depot and paid $250 to install a 240 outlet for my model y last weekend here in CA. Works great no complaints. Purchased the Leviton ev outlet faceplate and 6awg wiring 4 different colors and a double pull 50amp breaker.

Electrical building codes are pretty doggone strict about adding extra high-amperage plugs to circuits like dryer circuits. For good safety reasons. So you probably will get pushback if you try to hire a licensed sparky to do this. It might be wise to replace the dryer wall plug assembly with one designed for frequent connection and disconnection; the run-of-the-mill plugs are designed for a lifetime of a couple of hundred cycles.

There is a switch specifically made for allowing the car to share an appliance circuit - the appliance takes precedence over the vehicle: [https://getneocharge.com/products/nema-14-30-smart-splitter](https://getneocharge.com/products/nema-14-30-smart-splitter)

Please ask the experts on r/evcharging about options, all due respect to the folks here.

14-30R, it's a dryer not a stove.

Amazon stuff is dangerous. It’s a junk mill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGuOpzDqWhw

Buddy, he already has a dryer /s But seriously… OP “DryerBuddy” is a product similar to Neocharge. Though “new dryer” is certainly an option. They make heat pump dryers that run on 120V (becasue they are about 10x more efficient than electric dryers, which push tons of practical and latent heat out the vent, unnecessarily). That frees up the former dryer circuit. Or same trick to liberate the water heater circuit, 120V heat pump water heater 4-6x the efficiency of electric, and literally free if you're running a dehumidifier. You get air conditioning and dehumidification you didn't ask for. Thanks to laws of physics, every gallon of water dehumidified contains enough latent heat to heat 12-15 gallons of water. So you're turning humidity you don't want into hot water you do want, instead of heat in that space you don't want.

Then search another vendor.  Repeatedly unplugging and plugging in the dryer and charger is also dangerous.

Do they need level 2 charging level 1 can can do like 40 miles a night and if there comute is less then that they would be fine

Get a Tesla Wall Mount charger installed, or do it yourself. I wouldn’t recommend using that dryer outlet unless it’s EV rated and the breaker it’s on is GFCI rated.

I had 3 neo charges melt in 3 years. I switched to lectron unit and it's been doing alright for just over a year.

Hardwire a new wall connector is the only answer, do not listen to “splitter” or new 14-50 plug bs. Unless you want your home burned down. Those non hardwired solutions are not built to sustain constant high power draw. I had my home almost burned down few years ago (everything was installed professionally by licensed electricians and passed all local inspections) since then all EVSE must be hardwired.