If this unit was installed in a garage, would it be ok for the cord to be plugged into a car charging outside the garage? Or does this whole unit/cord need to stay inside?
1670485
Not a problem to charge a car outside of the garage. Public charging stations are out doors and it has no adverse effect.effects
1670486
I do it all the time. I do get nervous in the rain. The garage shuts fine with the cord running out
1670487
We park outside and use the lock on the leaf so it can't be unplugged. It's been 3 months and no problems.
1670488
My charger is weatherproof. The j connector is waterproof. Sometimes I use my garage space for projects and the car stays outside. I just route the cord under the garage door.
1711187
mine is about 20. I have it installed on the wall outside the garage since my electric car is a extra car and it does not go in the garage I have no problem the cord goes over the side gate and it is enough to reach the car i can park front first of back first no problem either way I m happy with my GE watt station and iwht my little side kick fiat E500 too . I only take my other gas car if I have too.. GO GREEN Have a great day
1647478
It should be able to. Just make sure when it's wired to use the appropriate conduit and connectors. I have my unit in the garage but leave the charger face down of the ground outside. I could have put outside but have not yet.
747967
I leave my battery, weedwacker and charger in the garage year round (upstate ny) and haven't had any problems! Winters are freezing and snowy and today it's 93 and hot and humid! I would imagine wherever you are it should be ok as long as its dry!
851280
yes I prefer it that way. Their is no on and off switch on the unit. You can turn off the breaker but that too will cause it to recycle the settings every time it starts back up. The factory told me to leave it plugged in and it will learn your car and its charging system. The unit only supplies the voltage and amperage to the car. The car is actually the charger for it or has a charger built into it right in the line from the plug in for the charger cord to plug into.It is nice to have the car charged in a little over an hour.
1790863
Yes, you leave it plugged in all the time. I have had the unit for four months and it has been working fine. I have not had a problem with my car battery since I installed it. Hope you have the same results.
797794
It depends on the temperature. If your car is outside and the temp is below freezing you could keep it plugged in but you dont want it plugged in unless the air temperature calls for it. My useage is less extreme. I'm usually parked in a garage and the temperature "usually" stays above about 40 degrees in an average winter. So, in an average winter I would probably not plug it in at all. Last year was very cold; there were several weeks where the temperature was closer to 25 degrees in the garage and several times I couldn't park in the garage and the car was outside at about -10 degrees. Those kind of temperatures can really wonk-out a car battery. I had some starting problems and decided to get this heater ready for this year. This heat strap is kinda an insurance policy for out of the average temperatures that may occur this year. Guess what, I'm already using it. The temperature is 20 degrees below average today, 5 degrees F this morning and my car is sitting in the driveway because of a project in the garage.
2034161
Yes, we have it setup in the house and in the stand alone garage. At least 200 ft. The buildings are on separate meters & it still works great. Just ensure it is plugged directly into a wall outlet and not a surge protector or extension cord as this causes static. Enjoy, one of the best things I ever bought
2015526
I have two concerns with your question.First, I would not put the unit in the garage due to carbon monoxide gases.Put the unit outside in a safe area.Secondly, Use only a power cord that is heavy duty, like one used for window air condition units
1455546
This is not a device you want to install outside.I installed it on the wall inside my garage. Basically I had to make a hole on the wall to get the leads to connect to the Eddy. It was handy to have an electric outlet near to the area where it was installed.
417867
Hello. I think you should be fine I leave mine plugged in all winter long in my trailer. With rain snow wind etc
1681304
I have it in my garage area, it gets into the 30s and it works fine. The only issue I have is the plugs get loose. I use a clip to keep the plugs in.
186552
Its been my experience that leaveing it plugged in after dark the charge likes to feed back through the carge controler and heat up why i dont know but it does i would reccomend unplugging it as soon as it gets daark just to be safe..it does get kinda hot!
2211990
No it's NOT sutiable for use in the car. There is not enough cold air produced by the unit. I thought plugging it in to electricity would help, it didn't! Skip the purchase.
830554
It can be installed inside or outside as long as you can run the electric cables to outside walls- Things to consider when installing outside are increase in cost to run electric line outside, security i.e. someone can take the unit from wall, is the length of cable on this unit sufficient to reach the car in garage etc. My dealer has this installed outside so that all customers can use it.
1725118
This unit must not be exposed to the weather. The only part that can go outside is the weather proof outlet box that you would plug the cord into.
1984843
i understand battery charger should not be wired to the battery while the vehicle is in use. good luck.