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

Have I landed in the wrong thread? I thought this was home charge points 😋

So, maybe someone will find this useful. I have a Hypervolt 2.0 just over a year. Great, robust chargers and self installed (after removing the older Rolec from the wall). I got the 5m cord at the time for neatness. It's been a slight inconvenience having to park the Tesla on the near side to the charger if I want to plug in.

I ordered a 7.5m replacement cord from Hypervolt with UK VAT removed. Cost inc delivery was £123. Arrived quickly and I installed today. The job was easy. Isolated the power to the EVSE. released the L/N/PE and data wires. The L/N had the load monitor around them, so I noted this before removing the old cable and replaced with the new one. All working well now and done in a half hour. Now I can reach both cars no matter what side of the garden they are parked. Delighted.

I ordered directly from Hypervolt in the UK. Contacted their sales department and asked for a price delivered to Ireland. Asked for EX VAT invoice after I got the price, because it was for export. IIRC it was about €500-€550 delivered. They were very quick and easy to deal with. I found their customer care to be good too when I didn't understand one of the product functions (delay start).

As for the product....I like how it looks. It's neat and with the option of using the LED lighting and changing it if I want. It's well made and although the cable is still visible after it is wrapped around the charger, it's recessed a little and doesn't look untidy like other chargers. The plug itself feels solid and heavy and like it can handle being dropped. This contrasts with the Rolec I replaced.

I was able to register the product with QR codes on the cover. Connecting to my Wi-Fi was no issue at all. Updates are seamless. I should say that I only use it as a dumb charger. My cars on board timers decide when to draw electricity. I don't have solar yat and I don't use the included energy consumption monitor....thogh the APP does tell me what energy has been consumed and prices can be entered for the electric cost per unit if you want to go deeper.

Finally, when stripping it down, it's just easy to do. The main cover is held on by recessed hex bolts. Below that is the LED frame which clips off and is connected by a single connector. If the LEDs for example stopped working, as long as it wasn't a board issue....I could easily replace them after getting the parts. That said....the quality of the LEDs are also excellent and I wouldn't expect them to fail any time soon. Access to the main components is easy. Installation as a result is super easy.

How far from the consumer unit (Fuse board) is it? Bit many will install from the meter.

what did the developers do to plan for charging ?

I just had an Ohme Pro installed on Friday. New earth rod, new bonding in the hotpress and everywhere that was needed ( I ran the 10 square earth cable to the hot press myself so they just connected it), also upgraded the 10 square to 16 square tails from the meter to the fuse board. Waiting for ESB to connect them in and that was an extra €200 payable to the ESB. Meter and Fuesboard were very close so that made it handier

Total cost €1827.35, all info submitted to SEAI so waiting for my €600 back.

Hope that helps

Any chance of a photo inside your meter cabinet

it’s difficult for a rec to do this without making an absolute mess inside whilst conforming to regulations

Hi,

I'm considering getting the Andersen A2 EV charger installed, but it's sooo expensive. Over 2300€ including installation. Can I source it from UK and get it installed for cheaper (I know I would lose out on 600€ SEAI grant)

Any opinions on the charger?

I thought Andersen went bust at the end of last year?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058267254/andersen-ev-chargers-ceased-trading/p1

Can I claim SEAI grant even if purchased in NI?

My BG SyncEV tethered charger has been broken for months now. It was working grand and then one day just stopped charging and is in an error state since.

As someone already mentioned Smartzone have gone into receivership and while the BG SyncEV have told me what the problem is they won't come fix it.

BG SyncEV say there are RCD leakage errors and the electrician installed 32a breakers when he should have used 40a breakers. They also claim the charger will work if I replace the breakers, though I'm skeptical about that.

What is the easiest way to get the charger up and running again? Should I just get an electrician to come out and swap the breakers?

If it was causing issues then you'd get tripping due to overload. A 32amp will allow about 36/37 amps continuous load before tripping, and the errors are related to rcd leakage so nothing to do with overload.

If the manufacturer wants a 40amp, I would install it if it's suitable for the circuit, as this gives them an easy out. Fyi Myenergi reccomend a 32amp.