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

My advise would be to put it on the wall. Unless you have a real reason such as EWI then don't bother your arse putting on a pedestal. Most installers charge an arm and a leg and put roadblocks in the way of any non normal install.

I have EWI and put a tall sleeper into concrete path to install the charger its 100 mm away from wall to allow painting behind it.

Hey folks plenty of info on the thread here, I am looking at buying an ohme home pro and diy installing with the help of a local reci.

Loads of mentions of fokera & other installers but little for the diy'er. Does anyone have a keenly priced distributor for the Ohme chargers?

That sounds more like a quote for a full install from scratch, was he clear on it just being a replacement of an existing charger?

Anyway, it's normally fairly straightforward to swap, you could source a charger yourself if you wanted. It should then be just a quick 'labour' cost only job for any sparks. (Presumably you don't want to DIY)

You might even be able to sell the broken one for parts on adverts for a few quid if you put it up with a good description of the issues.

Ye, I'd get a few more quotes, seems fairly pricey when compared to some quotes people have posted here for full new installs.

What charger are you replacing and do you need all the bells and whistles for solar/timers etc or does your car have a decent timer?

One of my colleagues was in a similar situation a while back, got a used 'dumb' charger from Adverts for €40 and swapped it out himself.

Borked. :-P

Totally new to EVs. Volkswagen recommend Ohme Chargers. So for my house which one should I select please? Ohme Home Pro? Thank you

And you can buy those Elli/VW ones for about 225 from eBay in Germany. So very good value too.

An adapter is the quickest/easiest/cheapest solution, but can be inconvenient to use constantly long term, but depending on how long you plan to keep the leaf, might be a good short-term fix for you.

Replacing tethered with un-tethered would involve replacing the entire charger and probably be the most expensive option, replacing the current type 1 tether with a type 2 tether cable on your existing charger is also an option(maybe after the leaf is replaced so you don't need another adaptor for it).

Recommend just means commercial partnership, it doesn't mean they're any more suitable for a vw or any other car than other brands. Pick whichever charger you want

Easygo chargers break all the time. Sometimes it needs a reboot , I'd lodge a report to easygo . I've had about a 50 percent hit ratio with their charging network.

Its not an exact science but as I said the easygo chargers have been woeful for me. I come back a few weeks later and suddenly the devices are working. Reboot remotely seems to be their go to remedy.

Nothing changes on my car side BTW as I don't use any scheduled stuff. Just drive and charge.

Had the same issue with 1 of the ESB.l chargers near by months of no charge kicking in. Then 1 day tried it for the laugh. Working.

Lodge a report to easygo

Depending on unit it should lock when charging and you can set it to lock when not charging too. It's a plastic lock so may not stop vandals nor theft. Some people put an eye bolt in the wall and physically lock the cable with a padlock.

Some do and some don't, but where do you draw the line? With the power isolator having to be installed alongside the charger, someone could just steal the entire charger if they wanted.

Presumably you have a driveway to be charging in, probably be a better idea to get CCTV or a doorbell cam and set it to alert you when someone enters your driveway.

Brand new, was my first time using it

Borked!