I have a VW ID4 reserved, not in my possession........ YET!

Being a bit proactive, I bought the ChargePoint Home Flex Level 2 charger and will have it installed this weekend in my garage. The plan right now is to keep the VW outside during the “nice” weather of the Midwest & then in the garage during the winter months.

Here is my question...... While the VW is parked outside on the driveway and needing to charge overnight, is the cord/cable going to be OK with the overhead garage door laying on it night after night?

Thanks for any & all helpful input.

As long as the pressure on the cable isn't too much it will be fine. There is a travel adjustment on the door opener, you could leave a small gap on the bottom of the door.

I've done this before for occasional charging outside but not as a regular thing.

 

Does your door have a rubber bumper strip? Is it a roll-up or a tilt-up door?

 

Yes, it has rubber weatherstripping on the bottom of the roll up door.

 

I did this with the stock L1 EVSE that came with one of my Mitsubishis for several years. If the cable remains in the same place day after day, the garage door mashed it pretty flat (and that's a smaller cable than you'd have with an L2 EVSE I suspect) so the better solution (I think) would be to cut off the rubber gasket on the bottom of the door near one corner, so the cable has a place to rest where the rubber gasket won't be crushing it. You could tape a small piece of wood along side the cable where the door hits it and that would keep the weight of the door off the cable - You might need to readjust the amount of pressure the garage door opener presses down on the closed door . . . . assuming you have an opener

 

I did this for years with my EV charging. To protect the cable, I added 12 inches of reinforced hose over the cable as a sheath. That protected the cable perfectly.

 

garden hose??

 

Put a piece of wood, the same thickness as the cable, next to it so the door rests on the wood.

 

Imperial or Metric thickness wood? No, not going there again.

 

Just be careful because you will likely be making an entry point for rodents. Our garage door had a small gap and we had mice in our garage when it got cold.

 

 

I’ve been just parking in the garage as of now, but I’ll likely do something like this:

EVSE Garage Pass-through Instructions

How to run your charge cord from your EVSE through the wall of your garage to prevent damage from closing the door on the wires.

dougnet.home.blog

 

Here's my low cost solution for outdoors. It does involve drilling a 4" hole through your wall, though. I used a couple of dryer vents with a cutout in the flaps for the cord. The plug can be fed back through inside by removing the flaps, but we keep our EV outside 100% of the time.

 

That's OK . . . . unless you live in a brick house . . . .

 

And of course my home is brick!

 

Thanks for the input. I will try to figure something out. I just need to ensure that no rodents (field mice are very popular in my area) will find themselves getting into the garage!

 

I use a pass through protector but am going to add weather strips to garage door to seal bottoms.

SplashNcolor EV Charging Cable Garage Door Pass Through Garage Cord Protector
by Splash N Color
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F13GL3D/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_YJGXZH7JF3E6EW9BR56C?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

Check out our product UNDOR. Allows you to safely run your charging cable under your garage door without crushing it. Designed to fit level 2 cables!

www.undorgarage.com

 

Looks good. Presumably low enough so as not to trigger the Auto-opening garage door safety mechanism?

I still wouldn't want to invite mice with such a gap, but for those with no choice a nice crush-prevention.

Check out our product UNDOR. Allows you to safely run your charging cable under your garage door without crushing it. Designed to fit level 2 cables! ...
www.undorgarage.com

 

I have a VW ID4 reserved, not in my possession........ YET!

Being a bit proactive, I bought the ChargePoint Home Flex Level 2 charger and will have it installed this weekend in my garage. The plan right now is to keep the VW outside during the “nice” weather of the Midwest & then in the garage during the winter months.

Here is my question...... While the VW is parked outside on the driveway and needing to charge overnight, is the cord/cable going to be OK with the overhead garage door laying on it night after night?

Thanks for any & all helpful input.

I've been charging my Tesla on my driveway at night and I noticed the cable was getting dented by the weight of the garage door so we bought this cable protector and we've been super happy with it!

Amazon.com: Cable Shield - The Ultimate EV Electric Vehicle Cable Protector - Durable Rubber Shield Prevents Damage from Garage Door. Proudly Made in USA : Automotive

Buy Cable Shield - The Ultimate EV Electric Vehicle Cable Protector - Durable Rubber Shield Prevents Damage from Garage Door. Proudly Made in USA: Charging Station Accessories - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

 

Hello all, I've been searching for a solution for a while and came across Undor Garage. I have not placed an order. The company has just launched and the device is in pre-production. Just sharing for you to do your own research:

 

...and now by clicking on to see all posts, I see that the owners have posted their product.

 

I have a VW ID4 reserved, not in my possession........ YET!

Being a bit proactive, I bought the ChargePoint Home Flex Level 2 charger and will have it installed this weekend in my garage. The plan right now is to keep the VW outside during the “nice” weather of the Midwest & then in the garage during the winter months.

Here is my question...... While the VW is parked outside on the driveway and needing to charge overnight, is the cord/cable going to be OK with the overhead garage door laying on it night after night?

Thanks for any & all helpful input.

I just use a small piece of wood under the door. Works fine