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Average cost of home port install

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  • 01-08-2016 10:21pm
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    proponent
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    Am importing leaf so don't qualify for grant and install. Can anyone tell me the cost of a Straightforward port install for car in drive. Also if possible can someone PM me decent contacts for installers.

    Thanks all


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    oinkely
    Registered Users Posts: 945 ✭✭✭oinkely


    Cant help on the cost of install as I did most of the work myself with a relative who is a RECI doing the final connections. I bought the charger unit in the UK and had it delivered to the garage from which I bought the car. At the time it was about €150 cheaper than buying it here.

    I bought a 32A Rolec type 2, to allow for future upgrades, even though both our current leafs are fine with 16A. It was pretty much the dame price and when I upgrade to a leaf with a 6.6kw charger I'm already set up.


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    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,070 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    Two options...

    1) Get an installer to do the lot. Quotes in excess of €1k to provide and install a charger are what I got earlier this year.
    2) Source the equipment yourself (easy enough to do once you know what you are looking for) and get your local electrician to install it. That will cost about half the price.

    I went with option 2.
    I bought a Rolec 32A unit and put in 10sqmm cable. Get the 32A charger to future proof it.
    I bought the charger from this company: http://evonestop.co.uk
    I bought the cable and RCBO from this company: http://www.eurosales.ie/
    http://www.eurosales.ie/products/AD990J.html
    http://www.eurosales.ie/products/TE6242Y.html


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    proponent
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭proponent


    KCross wrote: »
    Two options...

    1) Get an installer to do the lot. Quotes in excess of €1k to provide and install a charger are what I got earlier this year.
    2) Source the equipment yourself (easy enough to do once you know what you are looking for) and get your local electrician to install it. That will cost about half the price.

    I went with option 2.
    I bought a Rolec 32A unit and put in 10sqmm cable. Get the 32A charger to future proof it.
    I bought the charger from this company: http://evonestop.co.uk
    I bought the cable and RCBO from this company: http://www.eurosales.ie/
    http://www.eurosales.ie/products/AD990J.html
    http://www.eurosales.ie/products/TE6242Y.html

    Hi all, hope I didn't break rules by dredging up an old thread..

    Is there such a thing as a tethered home charger that can change between 16a and 32a (if I decide to upgrade in the future)


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    proponent
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭proponent


    Also can somebody PM me any decent approved electricians that did an EV install for you when you sourced the parts yourself the same as @Kcross above. Am in South Dublin.


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    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,070 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    proponent wrote: »
    Hi all, hope I didn't break rules by dredging up an old thread..

    Is there such a thing as a tethered home charger that can change between 16a and 32a (if I decide to upgrade in the future)

    Just buy the 32A one, a 3.3kw leaf will only pull 16A
    i.e. The 32A charger will deliver whatever the car asks for, so getting the 32A will future proof it for you.


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    isnottheword
    Registered Users Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭isnottheword


    Any electrician can do this for you. Just tell them you want to install a 30amp outdoor (if it's actually outdoor) socket. It's effectively the very same job. Go for untethered - and that way, if you upgrade, you're future proofed.


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    invara
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    Spark cost me €200 for simple enough installation (cable across the garage-room attic from fuse board to corner of the house about 3m.).

    Got a tethered charge with the car- very handy for just plugging in on a cold evening.


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    isnottheword
    Registered Users Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭isnottheword


    invara wrote: »
    Spark cost me €200 for simple enough installation (cable across the garage-room attic from fuse board to corner of the house about 3m.).

    Got a tethered charge with the car- very hand for just plugging in on a cold evening.
    Cost me about €40 but was a friend of the family.


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    BoatMad
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    invara wrote: »
    Spark cost me €200 for simple enough installation (cable across the garage-room attic from fuse board to corner of the house about 3m.).

    Got a tethered charge with the car- very handy for just plugging in on a cold evening.

    Yeah made up the cable , so going to convert mY ABL to tethered. ( it has the gland opening for it ) The ABL units have a side mounted type 2 socket and swmbo has scrapped her knuckles on the pebble dash, so it has to changed !!


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    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,070 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    My electrician charged me €160. He provided 30m's of 10sqmm cable and some metal ducting for outside. I provided everything else.

    The cable would have been €50+ plus the ducting so I reckon less than €100 for labour. It wasnt a simple run... had to cross the house twice between upstairs joists, so we had to rod it, and drill a hole to outside, mount the ducting and then wire it up..... I thought it was a fair price for the time he spent onsite.


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    BoatMad
    Registered Users Posts: 13,702 ✭✭✭✭BoatMad


    KCross wrote: »
    My electrician charged me €160. He provided 30m's of 10sqmm cable and some metal ducting for outside. I provided everything else.

    The cable would have been €50+ plus the ducting so I reckon less than €100 for labour. It wasnt a simple run... had to cross the house twice between upstairs joists, so we had to rod it, and drill a hole to outside, mount the ducting and then wire it up..... I thought it was a fair price for the time he spent onsite.

    Just be aware, from a legal perspective the only requirement for the RECI sparks is to install a 32A feed from the distribution board. That could simply be to a nearby 32A capable connector. From then on you can install the rest yourself, ( if you are capable and want to, its typically involves as bout as much electrical work as a 13A plug )


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