moving an ev charger

[neilyboy]

my son has recently had an ev charger installed for his car (last week) cost was £900, simple run ,consumer unit on outside wall ,drill through to garage and armour cable run of 3 metres to the charging point.Not disputing the cost as hopefully they have provided the relevant certs etc.

now that his wife has seen where it is she wants it moved to the other side of the garage, again simple high level surface run and out through the garage wall to the new position. approx 3 metres away The company want £350 to do this.....

My question is do we get them back or can I move it for him ?

former electrician,retired public sector,as an electrician I worked in industrial,domestic installations and maintenance

any thoughts,

 

[davesparks]

I have a megger mft 1741 bought for me by my present employers to do some fault finding

Sod using that for fault finding! An analogue insulation resistance and continuity tester is a far better option.

 

[davesparks]

its difficult to buy 3 metres of armour cable

No it isn't, you ask the person behind the counter for 3 metres and they go and cut 3 metres, pretty simple.

 

[slartybartfast]

You could. Move it, but your warranty will.
Out the window.

How will this impact warranty?

The supply cable does not come with the EVSE, and instead provided by installer....

Just extend the cable and use suitable glanded junction boxes....

 

[MJPD29]

How will this impact warranty?

The supply cable does not come with the EVSE, and instead provided by installer....

Just extend the cable and use suitable glanded junction boxes....

Certificate no longer valid, installers warranty gone as it has been altered instead their last visit. Will need re-tested and certified at new location. Manufacturers warranty won't be void if installed correctly again, but installer will be under no obligation to honour any sort of warranty.

 

[slartybartfast]

Certificate no longer valid, installers warranty gone as it has been altered instead their last visit. Will need re-tested and certified at new location. Manufacturers warranty won't be void if installed correctly

You are over thinking this. It's no different to extending power cord on an extension lead.....

 

[PeakSteve]

my son has recently had an ev charger installed for his car (last week) cost was £900, simple run ,consumer unit on outside wall ,drill through to garage and armour cable run of 3 metres to the charging point.Not disputing the cost as hopefully they have provided the relevant certs etc.

now that his wife has seen where it is she wants it moved to the other side of the garage, again simple high level surface run and out through the garage wall to the new position. approx 3 metres away The company want £350 to do this.....

My question is do we get them back or can I move it for him ?

former electrician,retired public sector,as an electrician I worked in industrial,domestic installations and maintenance

any thoughts,

WHAT EV Charger? That "Armoured cable" most likely includes a CAT 5 or control pair of signal wires as well as mains (depending on the charge point). So beware of that.

 

[PeakSteve]

How will this impact warranty?

The supply cable does not come with the EVSE, and instead provided by installer....

Just extend the cable and use suitable glanded junction boxes....

However, some Manufacturers will only guarantee the item if it is installed by a professional.

 

[slartybartfast]

Ffs....no different to extending any cable....just use the right cable !

 

[mainline]

I'm pretty sure the OP would have sorted it by now, as he's had since the middle of January