EV Home Charging - Wallbox Installation
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Originally Posted by UniFoxOs
Sorry Mickey, but Pilotmike is right - those photos do NOT show any evidence of looping. Your neighbours electricity is not passing through your meter. The two tails coming out of the meter look grey, but there will be an inner insulation that is red for one and black for the other (or blue and brown depending when they were installed) and they are the L and N feeds to your consumer unit. The corresponding inputs to your meter are the red and black ones, being the L and N from the supply. The N is also connected to the earth in the fuse assembly, meaning you will be on a PME (AKA TN-C-S) earthing arrangement.
If there is any looping done on this set-up the junction will be .in a sealed connector underground, and the best of luck to you in finding it.
PS after a closer look at the photo I can see the brown and blue inner insulation on the tails.
If there is any looping done on this set-up the junction will be .in a sealed connector underground, and the best of luck to you in finding it.
PS after a closer look at the photo I can see the brown and blue inner insulation on the tails.
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Originally Posted by Lyneham Lad
Well, all I can do is point to post #15 and what SSE wrote i.e They will arrange a site survey to advise of the works required and also discuss with your neighbour the works required at their property. This will require consent from the 3rd party land owner to make any alteration to the network to unloop the supplies.
Of course, things would be much simpler if the supply was not looped!
Of course, things would be much simpler if the supply was not looped!
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I am about to have my front garden paved over and want to lay a SWA cable to a suitable point for a future charger. What size cable do I need? it's about 10m length. I was thinking 6mm sq but do I need 10mm sq.
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Originally Posted by dixi188
I am about to have my front garden paved over and want to lay a SWA cable to a suitable point for a future charger. What size cable do I need? it's about 10m length. I was thinking 6mm sq but do I need 10mm sq.
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You can now get a battery in a suitcase for those that cannot have a home charger
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...out&li=AAnZ9Ug
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...out&li=AAnZ9Ug
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
You can now get a battery in a suitcase for those that cannot have a home charger
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...out&li=AAnZ9Ug
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...out&li=AAnZ9Ug
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Originally Posted by Dave Gittins
If you ca get a battery that small that will charge the car .. why not just put it into the car, make it removable and take it someplace else to recharge it.
Controversial, moi?
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I am about to have my front garden paved over and want to lay a SWA cable to a suitable point for a future charger. What size cable do I need? it's about 10m length. I was thinking 6mm sq but do I need 10mm sq.
As someone said 10mm² is not that much more expensive although it is slightly tougher to handle and terminate.
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Hi, thanks for the replies re. cable size. I will go with 10mm cable.
What is the current drain of a charger, or is it different for each type of car?
It will be several years before we go electric, I just want to future proof my front garden.
Dixi.
What is the current drain of a charger, or is it different for each type of car?
It will be several years before we go electric, I just want to future proof my front garden.
Dixi.
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Originally Posted by dixi188
Hi, thanks for the replies re. cable size. I will go with 10mm cable.
What is the current drain of a charger, or is it different for each type of car?
It will be several years before we go electric, I just want to future proof my front garden.
Dixi.
What is the current drain of a charger, or is it different for each type of car?
It will be several years before we go electric, I just want to future proof my front garden.
Dixi.
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If you really want to future-proof it, don't lay a cable. Lay a duct - I use something like 1 1/2" waste pipe, or 2 1/2" downspout glued together with solvent weld, with a 45 degree on each end to bring it out at the surface. I put a length of rope through as I do it, which can be used to pull through anything later on - power cables, comms cables, fibre optic - whatever the future might bring.
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UniFoxOs,
Thanks for the advice.
I have some 30mm water pipe so will lay that underground.
I don't know why I didn't think of that as that is what I did at my last house for power, lighting and telecoms.
I use an air jet from my compressor to blow a piece of binder twine through with a piece of rag tied to the end.
Before I retired this would have been discussed with fellow workers and various ideas would have been considered. I don't have that any more.
Dixi.
Thanks for the advice.
I have some 30mm water pipe so will lay that underground.
I don't know why I didn't think of that as that is what I did at my last house for power, lighting and telecoms.
I use an air jet from my compressor to blow a piece of binder twine through with a piece of rag tied to the end.
Before I retired this would have been discussed with fellow workers and various ideas would have been considered. I don't have that any more.
Dixi.
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Originally Posted by dixi188
UniFoxOs,
Thanks for the advice.
I have some 30mm water pipe so will lay that underground.
I don't know why I didn't think of that as that is what I did at my last house for power, lighting and telecoms.
I use an air jet from my compressor to blow a piece of binder twine through with a piece of rag tied to the end.
Before I retired this would have been discussed with fellow workers and various ideas would have been considered. I don't have that any more.
Dixi.
Thanks for the advice.
I have some 30mm water pipe so will lay that underground.
I don't know why I didn't think of that as that is what I did at my last house for power, lighting and telecoms.
I use an air jet from my compressor to blow a piece of binder twine through with a piece of rag tied to the end.
Before I retired this would have been discussed with fellow workers and various ideas would have been considered. I don't have that any more.
Dixi.
Now you just have us lot......... Ohhh dear..
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Originally Posted by Ninthace
That is exactly what our builder did. When the phone company arrived, the duct and string were in place so the cable could be run under the drive and up to the hole in the wall.
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I just usually make the string twice as long - the spare can look untidy but it gives you the option of pulling from either end, whichever is more convenient. It's also quicker if pulling in more than one cable - either pull it back each time, or tie the ends together to form an endess loop and tape your cables on wherever comes to hand.
