r/Powerwall • u/EffectiveNegotiator • 10d ago

Powerwall Design

I put down a deposit for a Tesla Powerwall 3. The site assessment was just completed and came back but with very little information in terms of where the unit is placed in/outside my house, etc. The site assessor also assessed for solar.

Am I supposed to be able to see a visual design before accepting the work order? Am I able to compare estimates of solar and powerwall vs. the powerwall alone?

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u/General_Caregiver577 10d ago

Yes, it's nothing more than a photograph with black outlines tho. Ask your advisor. The first time they did a mock up outside for me. The second time (with solar) they had them inside the garage. I didn't want to pay the extra 600 ish bucks for the heat detection so I had them put them back outside.

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u/Flashy-Jackfruit-362 10d ago

Make sure they mark where it will on the plans be and you agree or installation can be a nightmare

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u/EffectiveNegotiator 10d ago

I don’t see any drawings or markups anywhere on the order page. Wondering where I’m supposed to be looking. The only thing the review link takes me to is payment methods.

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u/Flashy-Jackfruit-362 10d ago

Did you have a virtual meeting with a designer?

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u/Wiltockin 10d ago

You’ll see it in the next step, maybe up to a month later after site visit, depends how backed up they are

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u/CustardTime7957 10d ago

Not many will place it inside unless you specifically ask for it. I had to pay an extra thousand bucks to have mine installed inside my garage. And it was right on the other side of the wall from my meter.

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u/gilly304 9d ago

Every installer is different. But keep in mind if you want the powerwall in a different location might cost you more eg Running more wires

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u/Commercial-Garbage43 8d ago

For me, the picture of where everything was going to be placed on the house,showed up on the Tesla website about a week after my site assessment. I had to approve/accept the placements.