Outdoor 3 pin socket

PaoloGotti

Hi all,

Apologies if this has been covered a thousand times but recent searches didn’t throw anything up.

Looking to install a charging socket for my PHEV.

I have an unused socket in the attic, fed by a 2.5 sqmm cable from a dedicated 20A RCBO. It would be a fairly simple job to spur off this and run a cable through the eves, down along a down pipe and mount a standard IP rated 3 pin socket at the front of the house, right beside the driveway. The car only has a 12KWh battery so that is more than sufficient to fully charge it overnight.

The only question that remains is that of security. What is to stop someone tampering with such a standard socket? Or should that even be a concern of mine? Interested to hear others that have a similar setup.

Thanks

Gumbo

Ran the 530e for 2 years on the granny cable and an outdoor socket.

Ran the leaf for a year on the granny cable too.

Why worried about security? Are you concerned your neighbor would plug in for 10 hours to Rob €4 worth of power?

elperello

You can get a lockable outdoor 3 pin socket.

Can be broken if someone really wanted to but strong enough to deter casual interference or children poking about.

joe1303l

Buy a decent brand of outdoor socket like MK otherwise you could end up with a melted one.

PaoloGotti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120230329#Comment_120230329

Ha…when you put it like that…

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120230417#Comment_120230417

Or out a switched sour inside the house on the other side of the socket. You can then switch power off to the socket when ever you want.

Even better, put a wifi enabled switch so you can control it remotely should you ever need to.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120230329#Comment_120230329

😁

And if it is on a dedicated RCBO, you could always switch it off at the consumer unit. When you go on holidays, etc.

slave1

Talk about mountain out of a molehill, just install it

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120231053#Comment_120231053

You wouldn't know these days. Could come home after his holliers to find a caravan parked on the driveway, plugged into the 3pin socket 🤣