Review on Powerful Industrial Grounding Straight Receptacles Receptacle – Uncompromised Safety and Performance by Tanner Miller

I bought this Hubbell 14-50 socket after my Leviton melted after two years of charging. The picture of the melted socket is a Leviton 14-50, the new one next to it is a Hubbell 14-50 replacement. A little background. Semi-permanent reinstall using a Leviton 40A 240V wall charger (also a Bosch brand I noticed). The vehicle is a Kia Soul EV+ that draws a maximum of 6.6 kW (just under 30 A) and charges from zero to full (approx. 30 kWh) in four and a half hours. I usually charge my car in two hours or less since I don't drive that much. The 14-50 cable was only connected ONCE and never disconnected as it is a large wall mounted unit. After two years of intense heat, the plastic around one of the connectors melted and the wire came loose. I have never seen, smelled or felt smoke or fire or anything bad. Literally one day the charger wouldn't turn on. I looked around and saw what you see in the photos. Luckily the house didn't catch fire and Leviton's charging box is still fine. The Leviton jack is cheap. It uses just a Phillips head screw to tighten the cable in a zinc plated stamped U-shaped piece of steel and I pulled the 6 gauge wires as tight as I could. Philips cannot be twisted hard as it will just fall out. Additionally, the exit pins for the 14-50 fork are half-length zinc-plated steel. Very weak contact, very cheap and prone to overheating. Hubble uses a 5/16 hex head bolt tightening a solid copper V-block onto another copper block. Good conductive material, thoughtful design. Leviton clearly superior, but the price shows it. After seeing the melted plastic I chose the best I could because I didn't want to risk my house/car. Sorry, but no amount of money saved is worth the catastrophic risk. The circuit breaker never tripped because it didn't draw that much current (not enough 50A to trip). It just got too hot, below the level needed to trigger the circuit, but too hot, and slowly melted over time. The cables were fine except for the part that connected to Leviton. I had to replace the wires because they burned plastic. I took the time to replace all the wires because that's possible too. - Hubbell is about twice as heavy as Leviton. — Leviton costs about $11 at a hardware store. Hubbell was about eight times Revane's height. Using a temperature probe, Hubbell warmed to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, but likely cooler than Leviton. I didn't realize it was melting until it was too late, but I think the temp was well over 95. Don't buy or use Leviton 14-50 outlets to charge an electric car. It may work for a while, maybe even two years like mine, but eventually the plastic will melt and look like mine. It is probably suitable for the oven or dryer for which it was created.