Tesla M3 charging and a Wyze Palm Lock for the detached garage
Posted By RichC on November 19, 2025
In keeping with last week’s smart home fixes, the Wyze Palm Lock was one of those spontaneous purchases (a discount offered) that I really should have added to my Christmas list, but with a recent theft event in our neighborhood, it seemed “wyze”to add it sooner rather than later (it’s ok if you rolled your eyes at that one).
With Brenda now using the poolhouse garage (my car workshop garage) for her 2019 Tesla Model 3, since 
it is charged using my 40 amp 220 volt welding circuit. She doesn’t carry keys around much these days and the convenience of opening up the door with your palm .. and automatically relocating is nice. But … since the Tesla isn’t in the attached garage, she will need to start carrying a key to the house!
An aside, from what I’ve been reading, there’s no benefit for the older Teslas to upgrade home charging or purchase a $450 Tesla Wall Connector since the current Mobile Charger maxes out at 32A (the current circuit can deliver 40A). If we upgrade to a newer EV, or something with dual chargers etc, or something that accepts a 50 amp 220 volt circuit, it will then be time to revisit this. For now, with limited daily driving, the current setup easily tops off whatever she uses during the day with an overnight charge; stats say our home charging offers approximately 30 miles per hour (for a charge between 20% – 80% and it is the charge range recommended for the NCA 2170 cell battery pack for daily use — we’ll still do 100% if we take it on a trip).
Back to the Wyze Palm Lock and installation on our older door … that is in need of painting, again. It gets the most use with my dirty grubby hands and isn’t attached to the house … SO the daily nighttime locking seemed like a handy “smart” feature. No more, “did you lock the garage” at 11 pm. 😉
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