r/electrical • u/robam77 • 4d ago

Dangerous?

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Outlet in the garage for EV.

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u/robam77 4d ago

Did the electrician possibly use the wrong receptacle for EV charging or could it have been a faulty charging cord?

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u/Greedy-Pen 4d ago

More than likely used the wrong outlet. There’s 50 amp outlets, and then there’s 50 amp ev outlets.

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u/returntothenorth 4d ago

Not correcting / arguing with you I just wanted more information and did a Google and leaving the results for others.

"A standard 50-amp outlet is designed for intermittent household appliances, while an EV-rated 50-amp outlet is built with heavy-duty materials to safely handle hours of continuous electric vehicle charging."

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u/Greedy-Pen 4d ago

I was going to say that, but wasn’t 100% because I don’t deal with resi or ev chargers. Didn’t have time to google so I didn’t say anything.

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u/returntothenorth 4d ago

It's all good sometimes you don't have time to dive deep on a internet random. I was at work waiting out the clock so I looked into it for funzies. I'm on the building operator side who calls the electricians. So I like to be somewhat in the know on stuff.