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

some good point there.

My main thing about untethered is theft.

>90% of my charging will be at home....and I don't want to be taking the cable in and out of car, I just want to leave it plugged in to the charge unit and hanging up on a hook etc, then take it with me when needed on the road.

The adapter has other benefits. It's used at places where there is only a type 2 tethered charger, such as hotels and some businesses. We have 4 first gen Leafs between my family and extended family. Visiting an inlaw over Christmas who has a type 2 charger, the adapter I have was used to top up the 4 Leafs over about 5 hours. The previous year, a granny charger and extension cord was needed, as well as more hours which was a little bit of drama. It is worth having an adaptor regardless of your home charger type imo.

They changed the smart requirement last year. I never bothered with the grant personally.

Unfortunately if you have 10mm2 cable you need your electrician to submit a new cert to get esbn to come out.

Whoever did the rewire was obliged to change the tails to 16mm2 but that's moot now.

Thanks both

Installer is saying I should submit the old cert to SEAI before they carry out the tails upgrade. I'm just not sure why that would be necessary if they will have to issue a cert after upgrade anyway.

As you probably have heard many of us had an Autel home charger installed by a certain company which subsequently went into liquidation in September/October last year.

This left us with an unsupported product that immediately stopped working. I believe most of us have at least got it working again with help from some very bright people on these very boards.

Having chosen what I thought was a large reputable manufacturer I am gobsmacked at the lack of support or responsibility they have displayed.

I have written to Autel to complain with only the reply “you need to speak to the third party installer”.

I have spoken with the one man band of Autel in Dublin who quoted me 350 euro plus VAT to take on support of their product.

I have emailed the 6 Donegal TDs only one of whom bothered to reply. He sent it on to SF Environment Spokesperson who replied detailing how he has raised this a few times and will continue to chase (my general point to TDs was the undermining of green technologies by flash in the pan small businesses going bust leaving no support for these products).

I even complained to the CPCC (consumer protection) who seemed to suggest there wasn’t a huge amount we could do.

Considering these products are supposed to have a 3 year warranty I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas of another step I/we could try?

GRMA

Autel don't support end users. Too late now, but always avoid products from companies that only deal with the trade. I made a similar mistake last year when I purchased a palladio door. The installer was a dud when it came to support a few days after the install when I needed a part and repair I was happy to pay for. After I didn't hear back, I called Palladio who told me they don't deal with the public. For such an expensive product, I was rightly pi55ed off, as I only needed a trim piece! Don't buy Palladio and don't buy Autel.

I know you are supposed to get a REC to install a new charge point, to make sure everything is up to scratch. But what about a straight replacement of a charge point? Not doing anything with wiring other than disconnecting an old point and connecting a new one. Does that still require a REC?

Technically no. It has to have a rec, restricted works.

Hi all,

I have an 8 year old Rolec which still works fine but showing signs of wear and tear, I've never claimed the €600 grant (got the application in just before the new year before it got halved). I'm not really interested in spending €1k on a Zappi so I'm wondering if anyone could recommend a reasonably priced reliable "smart" charger that qualifies for the SEAI grant? Is there such a thing thats decent quality available in the €300 to €500 range for example?

Thanks! Is there a supplier for these in Ireland / can they be purchased online?

Also don't get the pro version. The standard version 3 is all you need. Should be 600ish landed

Who is the cheapest company installing these days?

Assuming no special upgrades needed ofc.

Have a neighbour with a phev coming over to look at my charger tomorrow and with the reduction in the grant its more expensive now.

Thanks

All standard pricing is around 1400 excluding grant. Haven't seen anything outside this range based on zappi. Take out maybe 100 euro for ohme install