jagermister wrote: » Hi, I am planning to install a single socket into separate units used for charging electric bikes. Bacically my questions are, 1. What size 3core (flex?) do i need to use. (Max distance 8mtrs from distribution board). 2. What size mcb is safe? 3. Do i have to use rcd? (I am hoping if one socket was to trip it wouldn't stop other units with bikes charging). The bike charging details are; (from label). Nominal voltage 230 v ac. Battery charging voltage 36 v dc Output power max 180watts. Thanks in advance...
aido79 wrote: » ....as legally you are not allowed to do it yourself.
4. (3) For the purposes of section 9E(1) of the Act, ‘Designated Electrical Works’ does not include:............... (g) Minor electrical works including the replacement of an electrical accessory such as a light switch, the replacement or relocation of a light fitting where the existing circuit is retained, the provision of an additional socket to an existing radial circuit, or electrical works which do not require the issuance of a completion certificate under section 9D of the Act
Joe1919 wrote: » You can provide an additional socket to an existing radial circuit as a minor electrical work as far as I know. But you cannot go near the consumer unit (except to reset or test or turn off MCB/RCB), or provide or alter the protection devices there. The output power per bike 180w is very low in this case, so I would have no problem with an extension lead either if only a few bikes involved. .
