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Home charge points (purchase/problems/questions) (See mod note post#1)

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    #1472
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,030 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Gael23 wrote: »
    That does look really well.
    Are there only certain ones that you can program to come on late at night when the night rate electricity kicks in

    Most EV's manage that from the car end quite easily

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    #1473
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,350 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    The charger is always on.
    You set the timers in the car for when you want the car to start taking charge.

    For example, I’ve mine set to 2am, so if the charger is plugged into the car, at 2 am it will start drawing charge from the charge unit until it reaches the preset limit (for me it’s 70%).

    Here’s my charge unit installed.


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    #1474
    Gael23
    Registered Users Posts: 12,113 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    Looks really sharp and reasonably priced too. How much did it cost to install?


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    #1475
    Kramer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,224 ✭✭✭Kramer


    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    Here’s my charge unit installed.

    Pity they installed it sideways - it would have looked batter installed vertically :D.


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    #1476
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,350 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Gael23 wrote: »
    Looks really sharp and reasonably priced too. How much did it cost to install?

    I got Powerwise to install it, came to about €450 I think for the install.

    10 weeks later I’m still waiting on the call back from Nigel Daly!! (Despite being promised by the secretary as well as Nigel himself they’d be back to be with an install date within 2 hours). I don’t think they are interested in installing if they didn’t supply the charger themselves...


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    #1477
    Kramer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,224 ✭✭✭Kramer


    Gael23 wrote: »
    Looks really sharp and reasonably priced too.

    oHx2FEM.jpg


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    #1478
    eoferrall
    Registered Users Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭eoferrall


    n97 mini wrote: »
    I think that poster might have referring to a non-tethered charger with a short cable plugged in, and swapping it for a longer cable. That's a 3 second job. OTOH, changing a short tethered cable for a longer one is a completely different job and depends on your ability and confidence (and tools) with working with that kind of stuff. I've done it myself a few times, and it's not for the faint-hearted. It's also quite difficult to do it in a cost effective way. It can be done, but it takes patience.

    EDIT: While a regular electrician would have the confidence to do it, they won't have some of the parts to hand. They'd have to be ordered in. Once everything is taken into account it's probably more cost effective just to change the charger to untethered and get a long cable.

    Thanks, I though this might be the case. will leave as is for now and make sure the wife doesn't forget and park in "my" spot in driveway!


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    #1479
    digiman
    Registered Users Posts: 4,217 ✭✭✭digiman


    If the SEAI grant expires, can you apply again does anyone know?


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    #1480
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I couldn't put up with the sloppy paint on that conduit !


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    #1481
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,465 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    BrownFinger wrote: »
    I couldn't put up with the sloppy paint on that conduit !
    A guy around the corner from me had a chargepoint installed on the front wall of his house recently. The installer used white cable, and then attempted to paint it with two different colours to match the brick and the mortar colours, but it looks awful. Looks like some weird species of tropical snake climbing up the wall.

    Mine is mounted on the side wall which is rendered and painted the usual cream colour, so when I can get hold of some paint, I can just paint over the black SWA cable and it should blend in well.

    I'm not sure what the best option is for brick walls, but personally I'd prefer black cabling than a poor attempt at camouflage.


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    #1482
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,099 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    digiman wrote: »
    If the SEAI grant expires, can you apply again does anyone know?

    I think the advice is to withdraw the application and reapply when you think you'll be able to put it in.



    Regarding the paint on the conduit I think I'd just prefer to leave it white than trying to paint it.


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    #1483
    steves2
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭steves2


    Has anyone used Alumina EVC for their charger install? They seemed to be the only ones who could fit a new distribution box to the side of my house (new build)


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    #1484
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,120 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    steves2 wrote: »
    Has anyone used Alumina EVC for their charger install?

    Dont know anything about them.
    steves2 wrote: »
    They seemed to be the only ones who could fit a new distribution box to the side of my house (new build)

    Any registered electrician can do it, if you tell them thats what you want.


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    #1485
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,120 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    digiman wrote: »
    If the SEAI grant expires, can you apply again does anyone know?

    Yes


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    #1486
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    steves2 wrote: »
    Has anyone used Alumina EVC for their charger install? They seemed to be the only ones who could fit a new distribution box to the side of my house (new build)

    I dont know what that means.:pac:


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    #1487
    xboxdad
    Registered Users Posts: 905 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    steves2 wrote: »
    Has anyone used Alumina EVC for their charger install? They seemed to be the only ones who could fit a new distribution box to the side of my house (new build)


    I'm also interested in this. Would that mean not having to drill through the entire ground floor to reach the consumer unit in the middle of it?


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    #1488
    steves2
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭steves2


    xboxdad wrote: »
    I'm also interested in this. Would that mean not having to drill through the entire ground floor to reach the consumer unit in the middle of it?

    Well that's what they've said they can do, no drilling or cables from consumer unit, just a mini distribution box beside the meter.


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    #1489
    xboxdad
    Registered Users Posts: 905 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    steves2 wrote: »
    Well that's what they've said they can do, no drilling or cables from consumer unit, just a mini distribution box beside the meter.


    That'd be awesome. I know about 3 people in our estate who all wanted to avoid having to wire it into the consumer unit, but they all had to give in..
    Can you let us know how it went if you choose to get that installer do it for you?


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    #1490
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,120 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    As I said, any electrician can do it.

    It does save running additional internal cables but just means you have an extra box on the outside wall. Up to you whether thats acceptable from an aestethic point of view.

    So, the main cable from the meter box to your consumer unit in your house is shifted over to the new consumer unit and a new cable used to connect the meter to the new consumer unit.

    Your house and charge point are then fed off the new consumer unit with the existing internal cable used to continue to feed the house. Hope that makes sense.

    A few people on the forum have done that already and posted pics of it, if you search this thread for it.


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    #1491
    eoferrall
    Registered Users Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭eoferrall


    steves2 wrote: »
    Has anyone used Alumina EVC for their charger install? They seemed to be the only ones who could fit a new distribution box to the side of my house (new build)

    Nigel daly did something simliar for me. installed a new fuse board and made the existing one a secondary fuse board.... or something along those lines! all work was outside anyway as I wanted to avoid the routing through the house.


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    #1492
    eoferrall
    Registered Users Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭eoferrall


    KCross wrote: »
    As I said, any electrician can do it.

    It does save running additional internal cables but just means you have an extra box on the outside wall. Up to you whether thats acceptable from an aestethic point of view.

    So, the main cable from the meter box to your consumer unit in your house is shifted over to the new consumer unit and a new cable used to connect the meter to the new consumer unit.

    Your house and charge point are then fed off the new consumer unit with the existing internal cable used to continue to feed the house. Hope that makes sense.

    A few people on the forum have done that already and posted pics of it, if you search this thread for it.

    This is exactly what I got... in proper language!


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    #1493
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,350 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    I painted it myself, and the sloppy paint doesn’t bother me in the slightest. From the end of the garden it’s hardly noticeable, and these pics were taken when the paint was still drying. It’s had a few weeks of weathering now and looks fine.
    (This pic was also taken when still drying)


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    #1494
    _dof_
    Registered Users Posts: 449 ✭✭_dof_


    KCross wrote: »
    Yes

    Are you sure about that? As another poster said, I think you need to cancel the application before it expires and submit a new application when you're ready.


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    #1495
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,120 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    _dof_ wrote: »
    Are you sure about that? As another poster said, I think you need to cancel the application before it expires and submit a new application when you're ready.

    I am. The question was “can you reapply if it expires”.

    As long as you don’t draw the grant there is no problem with applying again and resetting the 6 month clock... with the caveat that you still can’t start any work until you get the new approval letter of course.

    If your existing application has not expired you have to cancel that first before reapplying.


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    #1496
    Gael23
    Registered Users Posts: 12,113 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    I painted it myself, and the sloppy paint doesn’t bother me in the slightest. From the end of the garden it’s hardly noticeable, and these pics were taken when the paint was still drying. It’s had a few weeks of weathering now and looks fine.
    (This pic was also taken when still drying)

    Do you have a Tesla car or just their charger?


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    #1497
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,089 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    eoferrall wrote: »
    Nigel daly did something simliar for me. installed a new fuse board and made the existing one a secondary fuse board.... or something along those lines! all work was outside anyway as I wanted to avoid the routing through the house.

    do you need a lot of space to do that, sounds like an ideal scenario


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    #1498
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,350 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Gael23 wrote: »
    Do you have a Tesla car or just their charger?

    I also have a Tesla

    Model 3 SR+


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    #1499
    eoferrall
    Registered Users Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭eoferrall


    Cyrus wrote: »
    do you need a lot of space to do that, sounds like an ideal scenario

    no, all it was is another of the boxes right beside the existing box that the ESB meter is in. they cut out part of the wall to fit it into. i'll try remember to take a picture tomorrow.


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    #1500
    xboxdad
    Registered Users Posts: 905 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    Hello everyone,

    Do you already have to have the car in order to get the charger installed & grant applied for?
    We're waiting for the 5k purchase grant to go through ATM (will take 3 weeks approx) and would like to utilize the time to get the charger sorted.

    Thank you.


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    #1501
    MJohnston
    Registered Users Posts: 10,654 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    xboxdad wrote: »
    Hello everyone,

    Do you already have to have the car in order to get the charger installed & grant applied for?
    We're waiting for the 5k purchase grant to go through ATM (will take 3 weeks approx) and would like to utilize the time to get the charger sorted.

    Thank you.

    I mentioned this before, but once the dealer has received the SEAI application number, you can get this off them and apply for the home charger grant. I did this with BMW last year.


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