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  1. HappyHippyDad

    7kW EV charger charging at 2.5kW?

    I have just installed the ohme 7.4kW home pro EV charger. I plug the car in and it starts charging at 7.4kW, then slowly the charge drops. Perhaps over the space of 45 minutes it has gradually decreased down to around 2.5kW. There is no CT clamp attached so no load balancing. It is also not...
  2. Renbrac

    Electrician Jobs Electrician - EV charging & Renewables Needed!

    Renbrac Renewables are looking for an experienced electrician to lead their rapidly growing Electric Vehicle Charging team. We're a family owned business that's fully committed to the renewable & low carbon sector. The role will mainly be field based visiting homes & businesses in the East...
  3. B

    Power for charging 12no Portable uplights!

    Hello, I have 12no battery-powered up-lighters that I use to decorate rooms for weddings. To recharge them all, I have to plug in 12 x C15 flex cables into three 4 gang extension sockets, which are then plugged into three wall sockets. Is there a solution where I can remove the plugs on the...
  4. Bob Geldoff1234

    Help choosing charging outlet.

    I have just bought a Kia Xceed plug in hybrid.The battery charges at 3kw either using the 13amp plug or the Type 2(I think) cable. My question is the best outlet for charging the car? I am thinking of running a 6mm twin and earth directly back to the mains and fitting just a 13amp outdoor...
  5. D

    Earth bonding for EV Charging point

    Good morning I’m looking for a bit of help please. We are looking to get an electric vehicle charger installed at our house but the company have requested information and photographs of evidence showing that our pipework is earth bonded. Our house was built in the 1960s and there was no earth...
  6. johnwicklover

    Does a three-pin socket used for Electrical Vehicle charging need a earth electrode or open PEN fault detection device?

    As the title says, does a three-pin socket (external) used as charging point need an earth electrode or open PEN fault? Are mode 1 and mode 2 exempt from this ? I was under the impression that anything used as EV charging point and if located externally, the installation would need to have...
  7. B

    DIY Small Engine Charging AC to DC, common ground / neutral

    Lawnmower Generator AC to DC sharing common ground / neutral??? Question is general because I am trying understand fundamentals. I will give specifics as to what I am trying to do so you can understand. I am adding a charging system and electric start to an engine that never had one. I...
  8. Z

    Charging problem

    2012 Volvo S60 D3 150 000 km Battery voltage normal 12,6V over battery with motor stopped. Good motor start always. At idle, no charging voltage (12,1V) over battery. Charging failure light comes on. Rev up to 1500 rpm gives 13,4V over battery. Return to idle speed again maintains 13,4V...
  9. K

    Electrician to install EV charging point.

    Hi, I'm looking to install an electrical vehicle charging point for my house. Can a local electrician do this for me or do a need a more specialist electrician? When I do google search for my area I get a lot of companies come up which seem to specialise at just fitting EV charging points. Thanks
  10. Electreacle

    Vehicle charging install

    Hi all… I am an apprentice in my 2nd year… A friend of a friend has a vehicle charging kit, SWA etc etc.. all kit provided… I feel confident in installing this but wondering would I have to provide a certificate etc? They want it done as mates rates.
  11. R

    EV Charging- Becoming OLEV approved

    Evening I have recently sat my City and Guilds EV charger course and am now looking to become OLEV approved. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what the process of doing this is Thanks
  12. littlespark

    Getting into the dark arts of EV charging

    I was just looking at EV courses last night and came across the NICEIC one that would be held in various venues, one being fairly close to me. I am not registered with any scheme at the moment and thats something else im looking into, but so far not needed to be (in Scotland, no P to bother...
  13. alexhibbert

    UK 12/24V Battery wiring and charging advice

    Hello all, I'd like some advice on wiring up a 24V leisure power system. It seems to work so far, but my wiring doesn't seem to match many other diagrams online. I'm worried that I'm damaging batteries or wasting power. I have 4x 12V Lead Carbon batteries (all identical). I want to have 24V...
  14. V

    EV charging in a dwelling

    Hi A client wants a EV type 2 charger but she lives in a end of terrace. There is a pathway in front of her house and a front garden but no driveway yet. Can she have one installed? No Olev grant but I thought you couldn’t if they didn’t have a car driveway to stop a possible trailing lead. thanks
  15. R

    18th Edition, Guidance Note 3, EV Charging + more books for sale

    Hi all. I have 5 books for sale... BS7671 18th Edition BS7671 On Site Guide Guidance Note 3 Inspection & Testing Part P Building Regs EV Charging 4th Edition Only a few months old and used a handful of times. All the latest editions. Some of the books have had the odd highlighting in places...
  16. B

    EV Charging Point TNCS?

    Hi All Sorry I know this may seem like a tedious question, but I have to install an EV Charger in an underground car park and the supply is TNCS. I know usually this requires an earth rod or a PME fault detection unit but given this application would the same rules apply?
  17. S

    Charging / powering my Ring Pro doorbell with a M&S MC602 intercom

    Hello Need guidance powering / charging a RING Pro video doorbell. Have an old home intercom system M&S MC602 (its powered by TE-5B transformer120v input). I have the exact setup as this thread. https://www.doityourself.com/forum/h...om-system.html My apologies in advance I'm very green when...
  18. Dartlec

    Bulb charging E7 reading at single rate

    Had a weird one tonight, with a new tenant who had a higher than expected first monthly bill. Studio flat with one storage heater and off peak immersion, standard white Economy 7 meter with teleswitch. Bulb had set the tenant up on their single rate tariff and happily accepted the two readings...
  19. K

    Horstmann economy 7 quartz charging off peak times

    Hello there, I hope you could help me. I have this horstmann economy quartz 7 and it was working fine until last month. It seems I get charged for heating the water during night which should be the off peak time for low rate. My smart meter from my energy supplier is showing too much usage...
  20. I

    Charging point

    Hi, only starting my electrical journey, want to buy an EV and yo get the things ready for charger. But my CU is over 6m away from meter switch, solid floor so to bring a cable from CU means to take cable thru ceilling, conduit outside to a socket. I was wondering if I am allowed to install a...

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