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EV Charger Mounting & Setup
More South Florida garages get an EV charger every month, and the physical install — mounting the unit at the right height, managing the cable so it isn’t lying in a puddle, commissioning the thing and getting it onto your Wi-Fi — is straightforward work I do regularly.
The circuit itself is the part that matters legally and safely. Running a new 240V circuit from your panel is licensed electrical work and needs a permit in Broward, Palm Beach and north Miami-Dade. I mount, manage and commission; the circuit gets done by a licensed electrician, and I’m happy to coordinate around them.
What's included
- Charger mounted level and secure into studs or concrete block
- Position planned around where the car actually parks and where the port is
- Cable management, hooks and holsters so nothing sits on the floor
- Unit commissioned, amperage configured, firmware updated
- Wi-Fi and app connected, charging schedule set with you
- Plug-in units on an existing NEMA 14-50 handled end to end
What I do and what needs an electrician
If you already have a suitable 240V receptacle — a NEMA 14-50 in the garage, for instance — a plug-in charger is a mounting and commissioning job and I can do the whole thing. If the circuit doesn’t exist yet, a licensed electrician has to run it and pull the permit. I’ll happily mount and set up the unit once they have energised it, which usually saves you their hourly rate on the fiddly part.
Mounting height and cable reach
Most manufacturers want the unit somewhere around 40 to 50 inches off the floor. The bigger decision is which side of the garage — the cable has to reach your car’s port whether you back in or pull in, and with slack to spare. Thinking about this for five minutes beforehand saves relocating the unit later.
Charging speed, realistically
A 240V Level 2 charger on a 50A circuit delivers around 9.6 kW, which is roughly 30 to 40 miles of range per hour for most EVs. Standard 120V Level 1 from a wall outlet gives you 3 to 5 miles per hour — fine for a plug-in hybrid, not fine for a 300-mile battery. If you’re choosing, that’s the trade-off.
What this costs
Mounting and commissioning on an existing circuit is typically 1–2 hours. Electrical work by others is quoted separately by them.
EV Chargers — common questions
Can you run the 240V circuit?
No — that’s licensed electrical work requiring a permit in both Broward, Palm Beach and north Miami-Dade. I do the mounting, cable management and commissioning, and coordinate with your electrician.
I already have a NEMA 14-50 outlet in the garage.
Then it’s entirely a mounting and setup job and I can handle all of it.
Which charger should I buy?
For most people, whatever the vehicle manufacturer sells plus a universal J1772/NACS adapter, or a well-supported universal unit. The connector standard is shifting, so buying something with an upgrade path is worth doing.
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