EV Charger connection from the meter box

Calahonda52 · 17-01-2022 10:11AM #1

Can an external socket to be used with a granny cable be fitted from the meter box along side the EV charger connection

Anyone got a picture of what the set up in the meter box looks like for an EV charger connection from the meter looks like?

Thanks

10-10-20 · 17-01-2022 10:56AM

Calahonda, see the link in this page and then go to page 6 of the PDF:

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058225219/ev-chargers-from-the-esb-meter-box

ec_pc · 20-01-2022 09:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058228435/ev-charger-connection-from-the-meter-box

Here's a pic of my meter box installation which was done last Monday. Zappi is just to the right on the wall with an isolator switch. I have a day night meter and the small fuseboard box replaced a smaller one that was there already. Neat install, all compliant.

JL spark · 20-01-2022 01:17PM

Not to putting down your installation, you should have a double pole main isolater , that breaks both live and neutral from esb meter

ec_pc · 20-01-2022 09:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118505291#Comment_118505291

I can't say that means a lot to me, is it something to be concerned about?

long-term67 · 21-01-2022 10:32AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118504242#Comment_118504242

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118505291#Comment_118505291

Not sure what the thing in the top right is called but wouldn't that not break the connection if it was turned off

Calahonda52 · 21-01-2022 02:19PM

Is the compulsory external isolation switch, not shown, single or double pole?

kirk. · 22-01-2022 12:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118505291#Comment_118505291

I was posting to disagree but edited :ya the board is distributing to the car charger so main isolation is now at the cabinet presumably

Dunno what I think about those Cat5s and RCDs or RCBOs in the cabinet. Meter cabinets were already barely fit for purpose, although it's the logical place to wire car charging from

ec_pc · 22-01-2022 09:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118511787#Comment_118511787

Isolation switch is outside on the wall beside the charger

Calahonda52 · 24-01-2022 11:51AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118518614#Comment_118518614

Guessed as much, just wondering is it one or 2 pole

Max88 · 28-01-2022 04:17PM

I didn't think they were allowing EV chargers to be wired from meter cabinets now.

kirk. · 28-01-2022 10:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118546163#Comment_118546163

Dunno much about it but it's the logical location

Other side of the coin is the back in the day the cabinet was exclusively for ESB equipment, now you've got cat5s and RCBOs in them

Max88 · 29-01-2022 12:43PM

Last inspection I had inspector told me ESB networks now do not allow it to be supplied from the meter cabinet.

JL spark · 29-01-2022 03:40PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549654#Comment_118549654

When was your last inspection? Plenty of ev contractors coming off cabinet ,

Hoagy · 30-01-2022 10:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118549654#Comment_118549654

https://safeelectric.ie/contractors/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/MarchNewsletterSafeElecFinal-1.pdf

One of our subbies rang RECI and was told the same thing.

According to that newsletter it was ESBN who requested the change.

Calahonda52 · 30-01-2022 10:52AM

That link is to an article written 2021 March, so they need to get a revision out asap

Max88 · 05-02-2022 12:37PM

Last inspection was September

horse7 · 12-01-2023 11:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118504242#Comment_118504242

Have you a pic of the charger beside the mains?

meercat · 13-01-2023 09:53AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118504242#Comment_118504242

Multiple breaches of regulations

1 it’s not permitted in Esb meter box since march 2022

2 it requires double pole isolation on distribution board

3 it requires single pole isolation for sub board in house (may be there but I can’t make it out)

4 it requires surge protection

5 no gland on cable at bottom (minor issue but affects the ip 55 rating)

A 7 module enclosure is the minimum required to fit all the associated tripswitchs.That’s why it’s not permitted inside a meter cabinet as it’s too big for esbn permissible measurements(180mmx225mm) .It can go outside the meter cabinet,adjacent to it

page 17/18 of the link deal specifically with it

https://safeelectric.ie/contractors/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/April2022NewsletterSafeElec-Final.pdf

meercat · 13-01-2023 11:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058228435/ev-charger-connection-from-the-meter-box

This is beside the meter box. It’s missing a single pole isolator for the main house however (not my install,just came across it recently). It’s not permitted to take additional circuits from it

kirk. · 13-01-2023 04:13PM

I assume there's a MCB in the cabinet

Board is marked main isolator but looks to be feeding the car charger

meercat · 13-01-2023 05:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120103657#Comment_120103657

No. The requirement is for a main house mcb in this distribution board as per regulations.

kirk. · 13-01-2023 08:07PM

Ya but that that board is just for car charging by the looks of it it

There's probably a main MCB in the cabinet

meercat · 13-01-2023 09:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120104610#Comment_120104610

unfortunately not

there’s not even an isolator

kirk. · 14-01-2023 11:51AM

Ouch that's bad

Henley blocks by the look of it

Could be a NI company .They've a different system of wiring the mains

kirk. · 14-01-2023 12:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120104100#Comment_120104100

They've fed the house from the main board and main MCB, didn't see that first time so there is main overcurrent protection

So just the house isolator missing from board then ?

meercat · 14-01-2023 01:34PM

Yes

kirk. · 14-01-2023 04:27PM

Those boxes won't take much abuse mounted on the side of houses and people will be adding sockets for hoovering cars etc.

The genie is out of the bottle now with distribution at the cabinet.

The trouble started with the main ocpd at the cabinet as can be seen from the sheds threads.

Companies are distributing to sheds from the main MCB

They should have left the cabinet for ESBN and everything distributed from main DB in house

The old system of main overcurrent protection at the main DB didn't give much trouble

EV Charger connection from the meter box

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