Charging with 14-50 outlet in California - Issues

[Maquis]

5 years ago I was remodeling my current home. I'm a licensed General Contractor. When doing the electrical and installing required GFCI breakers per code at the time, Including to Refrigerator, washer/dryer circuit, disposal circuit, dishwasher circuit, etc... I questioned the motor loads on GFCI's because I heard they could be a pain. The inspector agreed that the motor loads can be a nuisance causing GFCI breakers to trip. My wash machine breaker has tripped probably 5 times in 5 years from a GFCI fault. The disposal did almost every time I turned it on.

I may have altered breakers after the inspector signed off on my job. He may or may not have told me that "what I do after he leaves is up to me".

All is well.

Do as you wish in your home. A tripped GFCI doesn't necessarily mean you have a bad charger.

Generally, a refrigerator, washing machine or disposal doesn’t require GFCI per-se. Depends on the details. Dishwasher, yes (Stupid decision by the code-making panel).

Generally, a simple motor isn’t an issue. Many modern appliances have inverter drives running the motor that cause issues.

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[jimfigler]

Just swap the breaker after the inspection. They might as well GFCI the main breaker as basically that is where code is heading.