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chimpdoctor

Hi there.

Looking for a bit of help in deciding what to go for here. So I have the SEAI grant approved, so that gives me €600 to work with.
Ive a few options, as i've contacted a number of different sellers in UK and Ireland.

So these are the models and prices I have found:
ABL eMH1 3.6kW €750 (fitted with esb)
Zappi €700 +fitting (€850)
EO Mini 7.2kw €600 +fitting (€750)
Rolec 7.2kw €420 +fitting (€570)

I like the sound of the Rolec because it will be effectively free and is untethered which will mean I will have a cable to charge on street also, but Ive read that it has very little features.
Are there other options on the market I should be looking at?
Im charging a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander.

Thanks

slave1

For future proofing don't go near any 3.6 charging option

chimpdoctor

slave1 wrote: »

For future proofing don't go near any 3.6 charging option

Ok, sound. I'm guessing I should just go with the Rolec 7kw to save myself money? I'm not planning on putting solar panels in as its a rented property.
Thanks for the reply.

deepsilent

chimpdoctor wrote: »

Hi there.

Looking for a bit of help in deciding what to go for here. So I have the SEAI grant approved, so that gives me €600 to work with.
Ive a few options, as i've contacted a number of different sellers in UK and Ireland.

So these are the models and prices I have found:
ABL eMH1 3.6kW €750 (fitted with esb)
Zappi €700 +fitting (€850)
EO Mini 7.2kw €600 +fitting (€750)
Rolec 7.2kw €420 +fitting (€570)

I like the sound of the Rolec because it will be effectively free and is untethered which will mean I will have a cable to charge on street also, but Ive read that it has very little features.
Are there other options on the market I should be looking at?
Im charging a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander.

Thanks

Hi, could you send me the contact of where you are getting the rolec and fitting?
Thanks!

unkel

I have that same ABL unit. It is actually capable of running 7.2kW, but you need to hook it up to a laptop and program it. I did it myself. There are threads about it here. It's an excellent unit, have it 2.5 years now, zero issues. If you browse this forum you will find numerous issues with Zappi and Rolec chargers.

If you can get Electric Ireland to fit it using 6mm2 cabling and a 40A RCBO and you can do the programming yourself, it is a very sweet deal for €750 - €600 subsidy = €150 fitted. Or just leave it at 3.6kW - are you on night rate electricity and what EV do you have?

Talk to your landlord, he might come up with the €150 you are short if you tell him he can keep the charger when you leave.

That muppet ripping you off for €850 to install the Zappi should really be named and shamed.

_dof_

unkel wrote: »

That muppet ripping you off for €850 to install the Zappi should really be named and shamed.

Isn't the figure in brackets the total, assuming 150 euro fitting charge? At least that's the way I read it, the number in brackts is 150 higher than the charger cost in all the cases.

150 for fitting is a bargain.

OP: If you don't need anything fancy, then the Rolec would be fine. I think the problems referred to were with the older model.
Also, you might consider a tethered unit, the advantage of not having to fish a cable out of the boot every time you want to charge at home is compelling.
With my tethered Zappi, I can plug in the car in about 10 seconds, it would be probably be a minute with untethered charger (in the rain usually!)

Black_Knight

I went Rolec for 2 reasons.
1. I don't have any solar or electric shower in the house, so I didn't need anything fancier.
2. My car is parked just more than 5 meters away from the chargers location, so I either need a tethered with 8 meter cable, or untethered and I buy a cable.

Since tethered 8 meter doesn't exist, and 8 meters is lot of cable to hang on the side of the wall, I went rolec and bought an 8 meter coiled cable* for ~€200.

*8 meter coiled is not a usable 8 meters of cable. The amount of tension on the car charger or the charging unit itself when stretched to 6 meters is probably ok, but anything more and i'd be getting worried. Also, on rainy mornings, forget about drying it off with a towel. In retrospect, I should of bought a straight 8 meter cable.

Mickeroo

Black_Knight wrote: »

I went Rolec for 2 reasons.
1. I don't have any solar or electric shower in the house, so I didn't need anything fancier.
2. My car is parked just more than 5 meters away from the chargers location, so I either need a tethered with 8 meter cable, or untethered and I buy a cable.

Since tethered 8 meter doesn't exist, and 8 meters is lot of cable to hang on the side of the wall, I went rolec and bought an 8 meter coiled cable* for ~€200.

Didn't you still manage to blow your main fuse a couple of weeks ago? :P

FYI, Zappi were doing an 8 metre tethered charger when I ordered my 5 metre one, maybe it's not something they carried over tho the newer models though.

rolion

Where do you buy Rolec chargers with the soalr - grid fucntions ?

Does Garo have the solar diverter functionality ?

Thanks

Black_Knight

Mickeroo wrote: »

Didn't you still manage to blow your main fuse a couple of weeks ago? :P

FYI, Zappi were doing an 8 metre tethered charger when I ordered my 5 metre one, maybe it's not something they carried over tho the newer models though.

Yup. I turned on all the things!. Now I charge at night, and the sparks that was over mentioned my main fuse setup was pretty old, and could do with updating. I must give him a call actually.

adunis

Wife wouldn't let me do it myself so got the grant,
Garo God from over the counter in kellihers electrical 400 odd.load switch(giant well pump) cable mcbo bits n bobs near 200,sparky 400,6 weeks to get grant,had to resubmit as sparks f'ed up form.
Ran cable myself cos I didn't want to look at it anywhere 10sq 15m run.

adunis

Wife wouldn't let me do it myself so got the grant,
Garo God from over the counter in kellihers electrical 400 odd.load switch(giant well pump) cable mcbo bits n bobs near 200,sparky 400,6 weeks to get grant,had to resubmit as sparks f'ed up form.
Ran cable myself cos I didn't want to look at it anywhere 10sq 15m run.