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

Hey All,.

Not sure where else to post this. I'm waiting on my meter to be upgraded so i can get a charger installed at the side of the house. In the meantime, I'm stuck charging this with a regular socket.

My question is this.

I charge the car (50KWH Peugeot 2008 GT) about twice per week. Usually takes about 10 hours. At a rate of about 30cent per kwh,. This shouldn't see an increase in 400 units per month should it?

I'm eh……….. mid investigation on why, since I've switched networks from Prepay power to energia, my usage went up by over 400 units (double) in one month, granted I charge the car twice per week instead of once per week last month.

Sorry if this is not the right area, but charging the electric car is the only difference here

I got my charger installed while waiting on my meter upgrade

I got the EV sync as recommended on here. It cost €1000 for the untethered version before the grant

Apologies if this has been discussed before and general consensus seems to be to get a simple dedicated smart wall charger but… IF using an external socket / commando etc for granny cable charging (or even a non-smart charger like Tesla wall charger), wouldn't this RCBO do the job? Does this (and an earth rod possibly) cover all angles of a safe ev charging setup? Description seems to imply this covers EV charging points.

https://www.new.ie/40-amp-rcbo-30ma-b-type6-ka-mcbrcd-unit?srsltid=AfmBOoqfzQpuYgThTPXGQ1Xmyna1HOoR706IjPJAfvE2ClqQ6x1sSefQ

"This Type B RCBO is specifically designed for use with EV charging systems, providing essential safety features for modern electrical installations. The unit is a 2-pole, 2-module device with a rating of 40 amps and a sensitivity of 30mA, making it highly effective in detecting and interrupting fault currents. Its trip type is classified as 'B', suitable for various applications including EV chargers."

Thanks, unfortunately the house (built in 1996) does not have an inspectable earth rod. I guess I will ask them to add an earth rod first, and to earth dumb socket/charger as well. Fingers crossed they put in the correct (type A rcd etc) as suggested above, for a simple enough system.

I got that charger installed off Forkearn, the charger install on the exterior was a superb job 10/10. The few bits they did inside the house around the fuse box were absolutely terrible! Looked like Stevie wonder with a hangover did it 2/10

The 2 lads were lovely fellas and obviously very good at the important stuff like wiring but the finishing touches were a let down unfortunately. Luckily we are decorating the house now so we will get it all tidied up. The charger itself is an excellent job and have absolutely zero issues with it or the install.

Yeah they are only small silly things, would have been just as easy to do it right and leave a very happy customer instead of a grump leaving negative reviews online!

Obviously the “apprentice” did the inside.

It won't. My car would take about 30 hours I think on a granny charger to go from 0% to 100%

Is yours 50kWh? Minimum a full day I would say

Who charges from 0% at home though?

These guys did a very tidy job installing a tethered SyncEV in my house. They had to run power from the fuse box in the hallway out and around to the side of the house.

Lifted some cobblestone outside to hide the cable run etc.

I did ask them to make sure it was tidy, as I've no interest redoing a job I've paid someone to do. I think it's important to set expectations, if I'd said nothing they could have done a butcher job.

Under €900 after grant which is reasonable enough.

https://electriccarcharger.ie