Powering Up: A Successful EV Charger Installation Project Completed

Here the customer desired to install an EV charger in the garage, which happened to be on the opposite side of the house from the main service panel (MSP) and photovoltaic (PV) equipment. The basement was finished and did not extend beneath the garage. To accommodate the customer's request, it was proposed that a conduit be run along the foundation, spanning across the front of the house until reaching the garage. However, this route would involve navigating around or drilling through two sets of brick or concrete stairs. I informed the customer that if he wished to proceed with this option, he would need to arrange for someone other than us to drill through the stairs. Alternatively, I suggested an alternative route that I personally believed to be more suitable. This involved running conduits from the PV equipment to the rear crawl space on the second floor. This way, the conduit could follow the length of the main house and penetrate the void above the breezeway or garage, descending through the ceiling and terminating at the desired wall in the garage. This method would result in a more aesthetically pleasing installation, albeit requiring some minor sheet rock cutting. Although the customer initially preferred the first method of running conduit along the outside of the house, it was evident that cost was also a consideration for him. Therefore, he expressed openness to the more cost-effective approach, indicating that he would ultimately be satisfied with whichever method proved to be cheaper.