Tesla has advised owners not to use unproven tricks that may supposedly help them, one of which is placing a wet towel on the handle of the Supercharger charger with the intention of cooling it down.

One Model S owner claims the car was charging at 60kW, and when he wrapped a wet towel around the charger’s handle, the charging speed increased to 95kW. Also, some people said that the charging speed dropped from 147 to 58 kW, and after putting a wet towel on it, it increased to 119 kW.

“Putting a wet cloth on the handle of the Supercharger charger does not increase charging speed, it interferes with temperature monitoring and causes the risk of overheating and damage. Please do not do this so that our systems can function properly and detect the real charging problem,” it was announced from Tesla.

Source: Tesla