HomeFlex Level 2 EV Charger J1772, NEMA 6-50 for Electric Car - Fast Smart Battery Power Charging at Home for Electric Automobile Vehicles

Stand by. This might get a little long.The turnaround to get the charger was quick. I ordered on a Saturday and it arrived on Tuesday. Scheduled installation of a 240V outlet. No problems there. I needed customer support to help get it registered. The app works great, but...When installing and setting up your account, make sure that you select the proper country. Yeah, I know, but I was at the dealer buying my car and I might have been a little distracted. This was the root cause of my issues.I had to create a new account with a different email address to complete setup. Here are some of the things to keep in mind.If you use a VPN, you might want to set it up by turning off wifi on your phone and setting it up as a hot spot. Then connect your EVSE to your hotspot to complete the setup. Once complete, you can change it back to your home network. Don't forget to turn off the hot spot when you are done.Conducted a quick charge to test out. Charged from 60-90% in just over 2 hours. The charge rate was 9.6kW or ~40 amps. This compares to the 6kW (32a) that is available at work. Work charging is free, so that is nice. If you want more than 40amps, you will need to hard wire it. I didn't go this way because a hard wired installation requires permits in my state.Anyway, I am happy with the charger so far, it is fairly easy to use, it is well built, app integration is good and if you have a 240v outlet available, you only have to mount it with 3 screws. Mount it to a stud and you are golden.I hope this was helpful and I would recommend this EVSE to anyone.

You don't need a degree in Electrical Engineering to install this especially if all you are doing is attaching this to a wall and plugging it into a 240v outlet.Seeing some of the other examples of a hardwire installation that is what I decided to do. So first of all, here is a shout out to Donna with that great review and his/her installation guide. That review is what decided it for me to go to the hardwire route and was a great basis to figuring out what additional equipment would be required.I will not comment on the actual unit itself because I bought and installed the unit prior to my EV being delivered (gotta get ahead of the game). Once I have a chance to use the charger, I may come back and edit the review.Here is my equipment list.1. 1off ChargePoint EV Charger with Nema 6-50 plug : Amazon2. 2off Sigma Electric ProConnect 3/4" Screw-in connector conduit fitting. Lowes. You can buy here on Amazon but way cheaper in Lowes3. 3/4-in x 25-ft Metal Flex Conduit. Lowes. For my install, I only needed a couple of feet but oh well, I have 23 left for something else.4. SIMpull #6 AWG stranded copper THHN wire (individual lengths of red and black). Bought by the foot: Lowes5. #8 AWG solid soft drawn copper bare wire for my earth. Bought by the foot: Lowes.6. Square D Homeline 70amp 2-pole circuit breaker: Eventually Amazon. Long story, see note 4 below7. Drywall repair kitThings to know if you are willing to go the hardwire route.1. It's not difficult2. You may need to repair some drywall3. If you want the full capability of the charger then use #6AWG THHN cable and it NEEDS to be run in conduit. Even when run behind a wall. Don't cause a fire!3b. Irrespective of your output needs, make sure the rating of your wire is higher (or least equal to) the rating of your breaker. You want the breaker to trip first before your wire melts - don't cause a fire!4. Not all breakers are equal. A siemens breaker will not fit inside a Square D homeline breaker box. Get the breaker that matches your breaker box. I'm sure electricians and other savvy folks would have known that already but I didn't (book theory versus practical experience). Since most of the outlets around me were out of stock, I had to purchase on Amazon and I'm sure I'm paying $$$ too much for that.The installation itself was relatively straightforward. Second most difficult part was running the flexible metal conduit from the point of the charger up behind the drywall to my breaker box. Fortunately, my charger was mounted directly below the breaker box as that position suits where my car will be.If you need to install the charger somewhere else in the garage then you can run your conduit on the outside of the wall as per the video shown in Donna's review. However if your breaker box is set inside the wall like most then you will still need to run conduit behind dry wall to your breaker box. As a result, you will need to make a larger hole in your dry wall in-order to fiddle with the conduit to direct it to your breaker box.Hardest part was running 3 cables through the conduit. Patience is required.This is a not a difficult install. It took me a few hours on a Friday afternoon.The charger itself works as expected. I don't really use the app as I prefer to use the Tesla app and only use the ChargePoint app to look at trends and estimated costs etc. I am curious for next year when we intend to replace the remaining ICE with an electric vehicle (Rivian anyone?) to see how we manage charging two electric vehicles without having to purchase a second charger.

There are a lot of EV home chargers out there, including the ones that are included in the trunk of most Electric Vehicles, so I did my homework before I ultimately decided on this one, and in my opinion, it's the best one on the market.The main reasons I decided on this one are it's flexible power rating, and software.PROS:1. Flexible Power Rating. You can plug this into a 240 volt power outlet with a choice of two plugs, OR have it hard wired by a professional.You can get more power when it's hard wired and the output can vary depending on the size of your circuit breaker. It can be configured with breakers ranging from 20 to 80 Amps. The higher the Amps, the more power you can draw, giving you more miles of power per hour. Mine is configured with a 60 Amp circuit breaker, so I can get about 37 miles each hour... which is amazing.2. Software. I LOVE their App because it's easy to configure the charger (plug vs hard wired, amps, make / model of your car, etc.), and it tracks all your charging activity at home AND when using other ChargePoint chargers on the road.Not only that, it even lets you track costs based on your regional electric company and plan. This is IMPORTANT... I learned that most electric companies offer off-peak pricing and their App can schedule your charges after hours when the price drops dramatically.In New York City for example, the price drops from about 25 cents per KWh to 1.6 cents between 12am and 8am. That 8 hour window is plenty of time to fully charge most EVs, so it's literally 15 TIMES CHEAPER.With that in mind, the App can tell you exactly how much you've spent on charging using each pricing plan your electric company offers so you can see the exact amount you saved by switching to time of day billing.3. I love the MAPS feature. This may sound odd for a home charger, but that's the real advantage of this particular company. They offer a huge network of chargers across the country, and I can use the same exact App to not only track my charging at home and on the road, but I now use the App via Apple CarPlay to find the nearest chargers when I'm on the road.They show you exactly where all their chargers are, but just about every charger network out there, including pricing, power ratings, availability, distance, and directions.4. EXCELLENT US Customer Service. I had a few questions before I had it installed, so I called their customer service and within a couple of minutes had an great conversation with one of their support people. He understood my questions and answered them clearly.CONS - None, except it's a bit more expensive than some other companies. In my opinion, it's worth every cent. The entire experience has been outstanding.Simply stated, this is a no-brainer. The low power home chargers they include with your EV are really meant for travel, so leave them in your car and get one of these. I felt so great pulling up to my driveway, and simply plugging in.