ark_mod t1_ir1f3bz wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:08 PM

I'm not a contractor but I have done some electrical work.

In my experience this could be an issue. What happens if someone moves in after you, looks at the circuit wiring in your fuse box and assumed the 6 guage was wired to the outlet. They could try to draw too much power and start the wires on fire. Assuming your breaker is sized correctly this shouldn't be an issue.

Your concern on bending the wire is invalid in my opinion. Wires are meant to be bent - just not repeatedly. I would use the thicker guage wire the entire run. Have you considered mounting the charger to a different joist and running the wire at a 90 rather than a 180?

Loon610 OP t1_ir1hqqn wrote on October 4, 2022 at 5:25 PM

I understand this concern, but there will be no “outlet”, it will run about 30’ from the main panel, to the junction box, and about 1-2 feet from there to the hardwired charger. I’m avoiding a receptacle because then my kids can’t mess with unplug or plug charger in, harder to steal and no need for a new 280 dollar gfci breaker which is need if it’s no hardwired, the charger has a gfci built in, but I understand if it’s receptacle who knows what will be plugged in.

jay_mald t1_ir2r3gu wrote on October 4, 2022 at 10:11 PM

Actually, bending wires to a certain extent is against NEC standards.

Source NEC 300.34

“The conductor shall not be bent to a radius less than 8 times the overall diameter for nonshielded conductors or 12 times the overall diameter for shielded or lead-covered conductors during or after installation. For multiconductor or multiplexed single-conductor cables having individually shielded conductors, the minimum bending radius is 12 times the diameter of the individually shielded conductors or 7 times the overall diameter, whichever is greater.”

If you aren’t a professional electrician I don’t recommend giving advice that can potentially harm someone.