Electric car friendly hotel in Dublin

September1

Are there any EV friendly hotels in Dublin? I think there are none with dedicated charging points (IEC 62196-2) but maybe some places are OK to share regular sockets that are close enough to parking spaces.

biko

Only one way to find out.
You just need a regular outlet with earth? They should be able to secure a spot for you if they have an underground parking garage.

September1

It must be capable of doing 10A, so anything that is not overloaded would work, I think 13A is standard. Usually the hardest part is being close to parking space

CiniO

September1 wrote: »

It must be capable of doing 10A, so anything that is not overloaded would work, I think 13A is standard. Usually the hardest part is being close to parking space

10A at 230V is 2.3KW

Your kettle is taking almost as much as that.
I can't see any problem.

listermint

Possibly try calling the Clarion at Liffey Valley. They are right beside Renault Liffey Valley which is Bill Cullens Electric Vehicle Base.

September1

I never had a problem with too big current, in worst case socket gets slightly warm. However there must have been a reason why Nissan Ireland decided to not supply this kind of cables for LEAF in Ireland, I guess that maybe not all sockets are 10A ready.

I will try to give Clarion a call.

CiniO

September1 wrote: »

I never had a problem with too big current, in worst case socket gets slightly warm. However there must have been a reason why Nissan Ireland decided to not supply this kind of cables for LEAF in Ireland, I guess that maybe not all sockets are 10A ready.

Only I can think of a little sockets in the bathroom stating "shavers only" which wouldn't be ready for 10A.
Anything else must be able to provide such amperage.

n97 mini

A standard 3-pin socket in this country is 13A, by regulation.

jackbauer

The difficulty is that while the socket is rated at 13amps its not a good plan to try and draw that for the kind of time needed to recharge a traction battery. Ask me how i know!

September1

jackbauer wrote: »

The difficulty is that while the socket is rated at 13amps its not a good plan to try and draw that for the kind of time needed to recharge a traction battery. Ask me how i know!

Did you overheated cables?

jackbauer

Was visiting relatives in Dublin. Old house. Old wiring. Charger was set to 12amps mains limit. Once it ramped up the lights started a disco impression , the tv picture shrunk and expanded and finally the bottle fuse popped in the main board that looked like it came up from the titanic

CiniO

jackbauer wrote: »

Was visiting relatives in Dublin. Old house. Old wiring. Charger was set to 12amps mains limit. Once it ramped up the lights started a disco impression , the tv picture shrunk and expanded and finally the bottle fuse popped in the main board that looked like it came up from the titanic

I think you are bit overrating the whole thing.

My tumble dryer is about 2.5KW which means it takes about 11A.
It runs almost daily in 1.5 up to 2h cycles.
AFAIK tumble dryers are quite popular devices in this country, and I can't see people having problem with electricity wiring because of them.

mickdw

CiniO wrote: »

I think you are bit overrating the whole thing.

My tumble dryer is about 2.5KW which means it takes about 11A.
It runs almost daily in 1.5 up to 2h cycles.
AFAIK tumble dryers are quite popular devices in this country, and I can't see people having problem with electricity wiring because of them.

But old houses can have all sorts of issues like too many sockets on a circuit, cables which are not to currrent regs etc.

stevenmu

Older fuses degrade as well I believe.

slimjimmc

jackbauer wrote: »

Was visiting relatives in Dublin. Old house. Old wiring. Charger was set to 12amps mains limit. Once it ramped up the lights started a disco impression , the tv picture shrunk and expanded and finally the bottle fuse popped in the main board that looked like it came up from the titanic

That's just bad/defective wiring. There's no reason why a properly installed standard 13amp socket can't sustain a continuous 10A current safely.

Darsad

September1 wrote: »

Are there any EV friendly hotels in Dublin? .

Reminds me of the old adage regarding Pioneers & Settlers !