Level 2 charging question.

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Just check first to see if the existing outlet (the 6-50 receptacle) can simply be rotated 180 degrees in the same box so the cable no longer covers the 120V outlet. If that can solve the problem, it may even be easier than moving everything to the left, possibly the second option.

Okay, let's all meet over there for dinner and get this job done! :)
 
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Utilitech-WingGard-10-Pack-Blue-Wing-Wire-Connectors/999953602

40 cents each. Rated for the application, and in stock everywhere. Not sure what else to say to those not in the trade, but these are exactly what most any electrician would grab in a dry and stationary location to connect a pair of 6 gauge wires. Anyone in a home with electric heat and/or electric cooking range or oven most likely has these “Big Blues” in their homes right now. Extremely common...

Yes there are many other options that cost more and would work equally well.
 
Problem solved. I moved my ge wattstation to the other spot and will install the chargepoint to the left. I have already made a 6-50 plug with a 6-3 wire that I connected to chargepoint. I can still access both 110 volt outlets. Thanks for the help.
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Awesomeness that was easy. Funny how now seeing a wide shot as new info my suggestion would have totally failed anyway. That junction box at the floor could NOT have been easily moved at all...that’s where the power feed comes in!!

So often we don’t receive enough info from a photo that doesn’t show the whole scope of a situation.

Glad you found an easy fix on your own.
 
I sincerely hope each of those plugs are on 2 dedicated circuit breakers in your service panel. If they share a single breaker this ain’t gonna work....
 
craze1cars said:
Awesomeness that was easy. Funny how now seeing a wide shot as new info my suggestion would have totally failed anyway. That junction box at the floor could NOT have been easily moved at all...that’s where the power feed comes in!!

So often we don’t receive enough info from a photo that doesn’t show the whole scope of a situation.

Glad you found an easy fix on your own.
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Agreed! We didn't have even close to all the info needed. That second 240V outlet to the left self-solves the problem. I'll bet this is one of the few garages in the country with two level 2 EVSE stations available. Of course the 240V 64A load will "spin the meter" when both are plugged in!
 
craze1cars said:
Awesomeness that was easy. Funny how now seeing a wide shot as new info my suggestion would have totally failed anyway. That junction box at the floor could NOT have been easily moved at all...that’s where the power feed comes in!!

So often we don’t receive enough info from a photo that doesn’t show the whole scope of a situation.

Glad you found an easy fix on your own.
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That is funny how different the wide view is, now understanding that the power feed is at that box near the floor.

It looks fine the way you have it.

Now seeing the final installation, a possible improvement to consider some day might be to come out of the power feed box at the floor on the bottom to the right, then make a right angle turn (a mirror of the same right angle turn on the left side would work) going up to below the EVSE. (may need to go right or left to be over a stud, probably right to just under the EVSE would be better) (Also, if there are young children, high where it is may be safer.)
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Sandroad said:
Agreed! We didn't have even close to all the info needed. That second 240V outlet to the left self-solves the problem. I'll bet this is one of the few garages in the country with two level 2 EVSE stations available. Of course the 240V 64A load will "spin the meter" when both are plugged in!
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Fortunately we don't drive a lot. The leaf is driven 15 miles a day and 50 miles over the weekend. The clarity does 32 miles a day with free charging at work so it rarely gets plugged in during the week.
 
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