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Cost to install a home charge point

  • 17-08-2016 12:17pm
    #1
    purpleisafruit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 508 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking into purchasing a Leaf from the UK. Could anyone provide me with a rough idea how much it would cost to install a home charging point?


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  • #2
    KCross
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,186 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    Plenty of threads on here discussing that:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057629614
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057617637
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=99405212


    Anything from €500-€1200


  • #3
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,660 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    I can't recall who exactly posted it, someone here did say it would cost about 1,000 if you went through an electrician to source the parts, etc. But, if you get the parts yourself, then contact an electrician it should be a bit less.

    It might be in one of these threads.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057534360

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057584653

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



  • #4
    purpleisafruit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 508 ✭✭✭purpleisafruit


    Thanks for the replies folks, much appreciated!
    @Mods, please feel free to close


  • #5
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    Bought 16a teathered charge point new off seller on adverts for €300. Some 6sq cable and rcbo €30. If you can run the cable yourself will not be expensive to get it connected.


  • #6
    boardzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭boardzz


    DublinDilbert wrote: »
    Bought 16a teathered charge point new off seller on adverts for €300. Some 6sq cable and rcbo €30. If you can run the cable yourself will not be expensive to get it connected.

    Isn't that illegal?


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  • #7
    Water John
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    Was quoted €900 for the 6.6 charge, 32 amp point installed.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
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    boardzz wrote: »
    Isn't that illegal?

    To buy cable and RCBO or to run the cable without connecting it to the mains? As far as I know both activities are currently legal.


  • #9
    boardzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭boardzz


    Running the cable yourself


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
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    boardzz wrote: »
    Running the cable yourself

    Running a cable yourself should be fine as long as you leave both ends disconnected.


  • #11
    boardzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭boardzz


    Cause that's useful


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  • #12
    BoatMad
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    samih wrote: »
    Running a cable yourself should be fine as long as you leave both ends disconnected.

    You can wire into an existing spur without any certification. ( assuming the current rating is sufficient ) anything involving modifications to the distribution board requires a RECI installer or certifier.

    You can have a RECI just wire the distribution. Out to a 32A socket for example. You can wire up the evse yourself etc


  • #13
    purpleisafruit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 508 ✭✭✭purpleisafruit


    In my case, I'd be chasing the cable from distribution board through the attic and out. I'd get a RECI to do the connection to the board and probably connect up the evse myself and get them to check it all works properly.


  • #14
    [Deleted User]
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    boardzz wrote: »
    Cause that's useful

    ...to save labour cost on the install?


  • #15
    purpleisafruit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 508 ✭✭✭purpleisafruit


    samih wrote: »
    ...to save labour cost on the install?

    If it saves €50 it's worth the time it would take me to do :)


  • #16
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    samih wrote: »
    ...to save labour cost on the install?

    Also worth if if you want a neat job. The likes of SEAI contractors for the ESB home charge points will only use surface mount trunking/conduit on the inside and outside of houses.


  • #17
    proponent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 123 ✭✭proponent


    Hi all,
    I have what may be a very silly question so pardon my ignorance. I am just planning out how and where to install home charge port as aesthetically as is possible.
    Does the new spur have to come from the consumer unit or can it come directly from the meter on the outside of the house, post meter and RCBO obviously but pre consumer unit?


  • #18
    BoatMad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,702 ✭✭✭✭BoatMad


    proponent wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I have what may be a very silly question so pardon my ignorance. I am just planning out how and where to install home charge port as aesthetically as is possible.
    Does the new spur have to come from the consumer unit or can it come directly from the meter on the outside of the house, post meter and RCBO obviously but pre consumer unit?

    It can't come directly from the meter and it must pass through a distribution box of some sort. You could have an auxiliary consumer unit installed in or near the meter as an option


  • #19
    BoatMad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,702 ✭✭✭✭BoatMad


    proponent wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I have what may be a very silly question so pardon my ignorance. I am just planning out how and where to install home charge port as aesthetically as is possible.
    Does the new spur have to come from the consumer unit or can it come directly from the meter on the outside of the house, post meter and RCBO obviously but pre consumer unit?

    It can't come directly from the meter and it must pass through a distribution box of some sort. You could have an auxiliary consumer unit installed in or near the meter as an option , this can be more expensive requiring esb disconnection etc


  • #20
    cros13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,285 ✭✭✭cros13


    BoatMad wrote: »
    It can't come directly from the meter and it must pass through a distribution box of some sort. You could have an auxiliary consumer unit installed in or near the meter as an option , this can be more expensive requiring esb disconnection etc

    That's not always the case. Some of the newer ESB meters have an unsealed built-in isolation switch on the customer side. That would allow for installation of an intermediate box (which is what I've done) without requiring ESB to interrupt the supply. In other cases (particularly in multi-unit housing) the meters are centrally located and there is often an isolation switch before the cable run to the consumer unit which offers a point to connect your EVSE (which is what I did with my Dublin apartment).


  • #21
    BoatMad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,702 ✭✭✭✭BoatMad


    cros13 wrote: »
    That's not always the case. Some of the newer ESB meters have an unsealed built-in isolation switch on the customer side. That would allow for installation of an intermediate box (which is what I've done) without requiring ESB to interrupt the supply. In other cases (particularly in multi-unit housing) the meters are centrally located and there is often an isolation switch before the cable run to the consumer unit which offers a point to connect your EVSE (which is what I did with my Dublin apartment).

    true , true, if that there thats fine


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