Home charge points (purchase/problems/questions) (See mod note post#1)

Hi all,

I am genuinely undecided on whether to get a tethered or untethered charger.

I need a type 2 charger and I have space on the wall to store the cable neatly . A tethered seems very convenient. I have no intention of changing the car again for many years . I not sure the inflexibility is a disadvantage.

Any thoughts ? Thankis

I personally cant see the any benefit of getting an untethered charger. I asked the installer why do people get them in case I was missing something obvious and he said some people are afraid of others plugging in for a free charge.

Seems unlikely to me and we have a locked gate so not an issue for us.

i got one because its much neater, i charge once a week so the 'hassle' of taking a cable out of the boot is negated by the fact the install is neater.

For most convenience trumps that!

https://www.carcharger.ie/

Got a zappi with PV solar installed a few weeks back. EV finally arrived last week. Already have 40kw of solar put into the car (4.8kwp system) - amazing really!

Anyway i applied today for the charger grant. The grant reply email states "Complete the installation of your charge point using a chosen certified Safe Electric installer. THIS MUST BE DONE WITHIN THE START AND EXPIRY DATES LISTED ABOVE OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR GRANT."

Since the work is already done, will this be a problem in getting the grant??

The hope is that installer would create the paperwork with appropriate date (later than grant approval thing). ;-)

Yes the paper work is already completed for the PV grand & in the system. I'm sure they will be looking at the MPRN when i submit the charger grant so dont want the bust the electrician by getting him to give me a separate cert for the charger with a later date. Surly they'll see the sense in fitting ahead of time 🙏 & the fact the car was delay but 3 months

The way it works is you get approval first, then you have 6 months to get it installed. So, there is plenty time in the process for delays so thats not really an excuse. You've done it backwards unfortunately, so they will be within their rights to refuse you, but plead your case.

Also worth bearing in mind that there's an element of incentivisation about the scheme, and there's not really anything to incentivise if the install is already done. You're unlikely to rip it out just to spite them, after all!

Question on the SEAI grant - was the paperwork for requesting payment/paperwork the electrician completes a physical paper form that needs to get posted back? From reading a couple of posts in the recent pages of this thread that would appear to be the case, and my electrician is adamant it's a paper form he needs to complete too.

However, I applied for the grant online on the 21/03, and I was sent 2 emails after it was approved, one that I am supposed to forward to the electrician that they then submit (all online), and another for me that I also complete online with fields for me to attach all the docs like certs, invoices, photos etc.

The electrician cannot seem to comprehend this and is insistent I need to print page 2 of some form, it took 10 mins on the phone to get him to even give me his email address lol. Sent it to him now so hopefully he just fills it out without more consternation, but I just want to check has the process changed recently or is he completely nuts - he's done lots of ev charger installs since christmas he says so I'm pretty confused! Only explanation is the process changed very recently?

Thanks for the reply.

The area for the signature in the form allows you to type or draw in it, and a Submit button underneath - its definitely intended to be completed online, see the screenshot of the bottom of the form below.

I'll cut him some slack so as it does appear to be a recent change - I was getting pretty pissed the way he was explaining slowly to me about printing page 2 of some form etc. like I was a simpleton when I can plainly see it's all online!

Yes, it's a very recent change. You will get email notification when he submits his side.

no, I got my meter installed and they asked me to get a letter from the garage to confirm it’s ordered and delayed. That replaces the requirements for a photo of the car and the VLC.

If it’s not installed they ask you to cancel it

thats the same waterproof rating.

just a different dust rating

• IP5X: Dust resistant. Some dust may get through, but it won’t be enough to damage the product.
• IP6X: “None shall pass!” This product is fully dust tight.

• IPX5: Can resist a sustained, low-pressure water jet spray.
• IPX6: Can resist high-pressure, heavy sprays of water.

Guys someone might have an answer for me.

I just saw another install from NMD where he has the extendable arm that goes across a footpath at height.

I'll be in this situation next year and I was wondering will I need planning permission to install this?