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What type of charger do I need?For home charging, you can use either the cable supplied with your electric vehicle (often called a ‘Granny Cable’), or a home charge point. A home charge point has a number of advantages over a Granny Cable, such as safety, speed and convenience.
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Where Do You Install The Home EV Charger?The charger would be wall mounted either inside a garage or outside the wall of your property. You need to think about where the charge point is on your car and cable length. You want to pick a charger that suits the house and location. All chargers are weatherproof. Chargers can not be fitted where a cable would fall across public property.
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What is "rapid charging"?Rapid charging refers to vehicles or chargers that are capable of charging from 43kW to 150kW. They are not available in domestic properties and are usually located at service stations, cities, and supermarkets, although rapid chargers at fuel stations are expected to become commonplace.
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What is "fast charging"?Fast charging refers to any vehicles or chargers that are capable of charging from 7kW to 22kW. They can charge a typical Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) in around eight hours, depending on the size of the battery. While the 22kW fast chargers are quicker, they require a 3-phase connection which are not usually found in the average domestic property.
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Should I have a Tethered or unTethered cable?The charge cable of a tethered charge point is permanently attached to the unit. When you finish charging the unit, you simply coil the cable onto the unit. An untethered unit is supplied with a universal socket and can be used with any cable, including the cable supplied with your electric vehicle. As a tethered charge point comes with a cable, it also comes with an additional cost of around £100, depending on cable length and voltage.
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What is the difference between 7kW and 22kW charging?A 22kW charger has the capability to charge your EV up to 22kW per hour. It is 3 times faster than a 7kW charger. 22kW charging can only be supported by households that have a three-Phase electrical set up. Most houses in the UK are single-phase and can only support a maximum 7kW charging output. Bear in mind that the charging speeds from fast chargers will depend on the car’s onboard charger, with not all models able to accept 7kW or more. These models can still be plugged into the charge point, but will only draw the maximum power accepted by the onboard charger. For example, a Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV with a standard 3.5kW onboard charger will draw a maximum of 3.5kW from a 7kW power supply or three-phase power supply.
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What's the different between Type 1 and Type 2?Type 1 is a single-phase charging cable whereas Type 2 charging cable allows both single-phase and 3-phase main power to be connected to the vehicle. The majority of newer vehicles are being made with Type 2 connectors.
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What size is your main cut out fuse?This is normally labelled and found in the electricity meter box For a standard installation your fuse needs to be 100A
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Do you want your cables to be hidden from view?Standard installation covers cables to be pinned along the wall if you want the cable to be chased into the wall that's an additional cost. Chase Wall 20min labour per meter up to 3 meters , 15min labour per meter there after. Cosmetics after wall chasing etc Depends on the extent of work generally 2x half days. First half day will be to apply filler and allow it to dry. Second day will be to sand down and paint. Generally we will paint a whole wall instead of patch paint. Standard wall is up to 2.7m high by 5m wide. Material for Paint will cost depending on the type and colour but standard brilliant white included as part of quote.
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What is the cable route from the charge point to the consumer unit?This will often involve running cable route on the exterior of property and or inside. If the route requires considerable cable, this will impact the price of installation. Standard installation comes with 15 metres. Additional cable cost £6/meter for 6mm high tough cable, £9/meter for 6mm high tough with cat5e data cable - also known as EV cable.
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Do you have a looped service?If there are 2 cables running into the cut-out box, this is a good indication you are on a looped service
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Do I qualify for a Standard Installation?If you don't need any extras or upgrades you qualify for a standard installation follow the next steps to work out if you do.
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Is there space in your consumer unit? Is there a spare way?You can check this by looking at your consumer unit and checking if there is a spare space for a new switch (they are sometimes marked as spare) If you don’t have a spare space in the consumer unit, is there space near the existing unit to add an additional unit? We may need to add an additional unit or replace the existing Up to 10way dual RCD consumer unit upgrade £350 (1xday labour) plus £150 material Up to 14way dual RCD consumer unit upgrade £350 (1x day labour plus £175 material Up to 10way RCBO consumer unit £350 (1xday labour) plus £300 material Up to 14way RCBO consumer unit £350 (1xday labour) plus £425 material EV addition 32amp or 45amp consumer unit with Surge Protection £350 (1xday labour) plus £125 material.
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Do you have main bonding to gas and water?Finding out for Gas: It will have a green/yellow cable clamped to the main pipe near the gas meter. Finding out for water: It will be a green/yellow cable clamped to the main pipe near the stopcock
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What is your MPAN number and where can you find it?This can usually be found on your electricity bill or by contacting your current electricity supplier.
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Can I upgrade to a three-phase power supply?Yes, domestic properties and small businesses can upgrade their electricity supply from a single-phase electricity supply to three-phase electricity supply. You would need to contact your Distribution Network Provider (DNO) to do this. Cost varies on the complexity of the project and can involve an additional visit from your electricity supplier to connect a meter and whoever you pay your electricity bills to install a new electricity meter. A very rough indicator is between £1.2k – £20k+
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How long does installation take?A standard installation takes around 3 hours.
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What’s the difference between a single-phase and three-phase electricity supply?Three-phase and single-phase are electricity supplies and it’s the amount of power that is different. A single-phase supply is smaller than a three-phase supply. Most domestic homes have single-phase as standard. On a single-phase power supply, the maximum power you can charge your EV is 7kW. For properties with three-Phase supply, the maximum power you can charge your EV is 22kW.
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Can I install my own EV charging point UK?Can I install my EV charging point myself? No, unless you're an electrician with experience in installing EV chargers, don't do it yourself. Always hire an experienced and certified installer.
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Why do I have to check my WIFI signal?All of our units require a WiFi connection unless you choose a model with 3g/4g. If you live in an area where your mobile phone signal is weak, please ensure your Wi-Fi password is ready and accessible so we can connect our units to your home Wi-Fi unlock the smart features for you. You can do this by downloading a free app for the iphone or Android
STANDARD INSTALLTION
A standard installation includes:
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The fitting of the charger on a brick or plaster wall, (or other suitable permanent structure).
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Routing of the cable through 1 x drilled hole in a wall up to 500mm thick (where required).
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Up to 15 metres of High Tuff cable, run and clipped to the wall between the consumer unit and the EV charger, up to a height of up to 1.8m.
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All electrical connections at the origin of the supply and the charging unit.
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Type A RCD in metal Consumer Unit.
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Up to 3 metres of plastic conduit or trunking to conceal interior wiring.
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Electrical testing and NICEIC Certification.
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Demonstration of the Charge point functions and App.
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If your installation involves more than this for example, having to drill through more walls, upgrading your consumer unit to apply to standards it will cost more.
If you would like to discuss or need help with choosing the right charger for you, Give us a call we will be happy to talk through options.
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0800 999 1880
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We are based in Bexley and cover installations within the M25. If you are a little further afield please just ask us.
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