Required Tools

  • Personal protective equipment (safety glasses, gloves, protective footwear)
  • Drill and 6 mm (¼ inch) drill bit (for drilling pilot hole in Powerwall chassis)
  • 35 mm (1-3/8 inch) hole saw (for drilling conduit hole in Powerwall chassis)
  • Small metal file (for removing burrs from Powerwall chassis sheet metal)
  • Rubber mallet or small hammer and wood block (for seating side clips in Powerwall)
  • Wire strippers/cutters for 1.5 to 8 mm2 (24 to 8 AWG) wires
  • Large (5 mm) flathead driver bit (for Powerwall Earth terminal)
  • Small grease applicator (wooden craft stick or cotton swab)
  • Water-resistant heavy-duty grease (Dow Corning Molykote BR-2 Plus High Performance Grease or equivalent, for preventing corrosion on side clips)
  • Installation tools (level, tape measure, pencil, flashlight)