INSTALLING THREE PHASE 22KW CAR CHARGERS AT HOME! - Electrician Life

[@artisanelectrics]

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[@geraldelwood9660]

Tip for Corey. Once you have drilled pilot holes in mini C.U. offer it up to partner enclosure (3 phase box) and mark the hole position through existing pilot hole. Perfect alignment without messing around to find centre of circle.

[@mikescott58]

Hi guys, Yankie viewer here. I love the channel. Electricity/electronics have fascinated me for as long as I cn remember. You were wondering about how the 110V worked. Here in North America (US specificlly) our mains for residential service is 220 V, singls-phase, though, in relity nominally more like 240 V. Unlike there, neutral is not referenced to either leg, but rather a center tap. This gives us 120 V from one leg to neutrl for most things like lighting, plug sockets, and small appliances. Larger items like air conditioners, cookers, elecctric dryers (and, of course, EV chargers) connect across both live leads for 240V. Earth is typically bonded to neutral at the main panel (consumer unit) and to the cold water supply where it enters the building. Also our plug sokets are typically fused at 15 A and 20 A for kicchen appliances. Probably a good thing I grew up here rather than there given the number of times I have gotten shocked, 240V / 32A probably would have killed me. :-)

[@johnburns4017]

We have RCD protection.

[@gajnjaca]

That "black paint" is probably hidro insulation of the exterior wall, drilling that low risks compromising the insulation and bridging the water or humidity entry to the house

[@julien801]

I'm electrician in Quebec, Canada and love watching you guy's, good work every time ! here residential is 120/240v 1phase and industrial and commercial is 347/600v 3phase. have a good day !

[@dominicmcgonigle9500]

That is mostly the same in the UK are residential is normally 240 single phase this house is however one of the exceptions

[@julien801]

@@dominicmcgonigle9500 120v L1+N or L2+N is for light, outlet and 240v L1+L2 is for heater, coocker, dryer etc

[@MrKnatterton]

@@julien801 Ah ok , it's like in the US? 240V is splitted in 2*120 at the transformer, then 240 and 2*120 ist going in to the House? Here in Germany every privat building has 400V / 3 Phases 240V, mostly 63A. A Charger with 11kW is normal, if you like to install more then one or one with 22kW you must ask the network operator bevor installing.

[@stephenjones9153]

@@MrKnatterton I always tell my family and friends about how clever the Germans are and very sensible. Her in Liverpool we even have a great German Manager in Jurgen Klopp 😊👍👍

[@benjaminc1816]

I’m having a new build house built at the minute (due to move in around August time) and managed to get a 3 phase supply fitted as an extra (it cost me £1200 but well worth it in my opinion) - there will be a 3 Phase DB in the garage for machine tools / 22kw car charger and L3 will run from that to the house and feed a standard Hager Consumer Unit - thought it best to upgrade and future proof - so for anyone else looking at new builds, it’s well worth asking as its a lot cheaper then doing retrospectively (although they didn’t have a clue what it was asking for until i drew them an electrical plan and spoke to their electrical contractors ) - I’m baffled to why that house has a US 110v split phase system though - are they an American family who didn’t want to replace all their appliances? If so then the fitting of the 110v points must have cost more then replacing the appliances.

[@stevendavies4572]

Sounds like you've had a bargain there.i spoke to a chap who had to pay 40k to get it installed.

[@benjaminc1816]

@@stevendavies4572 I think because I’m getting a new build and they had to run a mains feed in anyway it was cheaper - there’s 3phase in the road so the only cost is the cable and paperwork - with the way the world is going now with heat pumps / EV’s / aircon etc I thought it best to future proof - I’d recommend anyone getting a new build to push for 3phase as I expect it will be the norm in 5 years

[@dennybaker8755]

Thats very expensive . . . Hope its made of gold 😂

[@havoctrousers]

There isn't a scenario where those 110V points make any sense to me. Shipping appliances to the UK would be stupidly expensive, never mind setting up a dedicated 120V board, transformer and accessories. There are very few appliances that would need exact US supply characteristics, the only things I can think of being motors where the AC frequency is used for the functionality (clocks, tape decks, VHS recorders and turntables) and you could just buy 50Hz UK versions. They must need that 120V/60Hz for *something* ? Maybe as part of the building's previous purpose they had a lot of US visitors with their own devices?

[@patdbean]

@@dennybaker8755 I would think the cost of a 3 phase service basically comes down to the distance from the 3 phase main to the service head and how much trenching is needed.

[@sciencetestsubject]

I had 3 phase 25A installed last year coming from single phase 35A quite an improvement. It only cost €300.

[@paulf3353]

Welcome to the UK. You'll pay a fortune for any labour here.

[@michielderomijn]

Upgrading from single to three phase supply costs only €300 in the Netherlands. That's possible because all supply cables and incomers here are three phase, so the DNO only has to add two fuses and swap the meter.

[@black.phoenix.]

Same in Portugal. My grandparent's home is a 3 phase instalation because of 2 drilled wells with submersible pump inside (both at 30m depth).

[@chrisgoodwin3617]

Hi Jordan, you've got a fantastic team and they genuinely like you. You are an example of an excellent boss. Chris. Northampton.

[@artisanelectrics]

We do like him!!

[@cumberland1234]

I don’t think the 120v will be centre tapped earth as the RCBOs only look to be single pole, I wonder if transformer is a frequency converter too as it looks expensive!

[@xNYCMarc]

In the US and Canada (since we are on the same grid with each other), the electrical system is 240 volt with a center tapped transformer. The neutral is center tapped and bonded to earth. Neutral to one of the hots will give 120 volts. Hot to hot without the neutral will give 240 volts.

[@nmccw3245]

Yes, that looks more complex than a simple step down transformer. I bet it’s a rectifier / inverter delivering 110V 60Hz or even center tapped 220V.

[@JustMeTalking]

We had 3 Phase fitted onto our 1996 built UK detached home for free. Currently running two Zappi Chargers, 1 x 7kW and 1 x 22kW on 3 phase. Very nice 👌

[@owenwilson3750]

Whos ur provider if u dont mind me asking?

[@shitgetugly]

How did you get it installed for free?

[@JustMeTalking]

@@owenwilson3750 Western Power

[@JustMeTalking]

@@shitgetugly We were on a Looped Supply with our Neighbour. They wanted to remove it first, and I asked for 3 Phase instead. As they were already going to do the 'unloop' for free, they agreed.

[@gonzo_the_great1675]

I enquired about getting 3ph to the house for running workshop machines. But the DNO told me that only 2 phases came down the street, with properties alternating between those 2 phases. To add 3ph they would have to run a custom feed from the substation. VFD's on the machines was cheaper!

[@CrownRider]

Most modern homes in the Netherlands have three phase power (230/400 Vac). The main breakers are 25 or 50 Amp. When charging an EV with e.g. a 90 kWh battery, at night, with 22 kW from 35 to 85% SOC, that takes 2 to 2.5 hours. So it's ready before you go to bed. A bit over the top don't you think?

[@thecooletompie]

Yeah I was kinda surprised to learn most british homes do not have 3 phase. Don't they have any 380-400V appliances over in the UK.

[@cmjones01]

@@thecooletompie Generally only industrial and commercial appliances are 3 phase in the UK. Domestic properties just have high current single phase supplies. 100A single phase is not unusual (my own, quite small, house in the UK has a 100A supply), and even high power appliances like instant water heaters for showers (up to 13kW, 55A at 240V) run from single phase. I now live in Poland and most houses here have 3 phase supplies but only 25A per phase, so large appliances have to use all three phases.

[@johnburns4017]

@@cmjones01 11.5kW was the maximum on a single phase supply - last time I looked.

[@njipods]

@@johnburns4017 there is no limit on single phase. As long as the wiring is up to it and the network is ballenced.

[@johnburns4017]

@@njipods In the UK 11.5 kW for a single appliance

[@Havoc4Hire]

9:36 That wrench blew my mind

[@hithere2546]

A three phase is actually 'normal' here in the netherlands, but they usually dont go above 35 amps, but with loadbalancing you can also place a 22kw.

[@hithere2546]

For info 3 phase here is also 230/400v

[@sk83rboy00]

Memshield offer a 3-phase type a RCBO with 30ma. It takes up 4 ways but the 4th pole is blanked and insulated away from the busbar. You could have shifted some breakers down and saved putting in an external RCD?

[@johnprentice5862]

I have domestic 3-phase and a little known implication is not all energy suppliers have 3-phase SMETS meters (e.g. OVO - badgered me into a smart meter and when the technician turned up to fit the meter he said "Oh it's 3-phase we don't do that!" I said that I told the person booking the "upgrade" so they ended up giving me £30 for having wasted my time). Not yet a problem but the time will come when you can save money with smart-based tarrifs.

[@frimleyfrodo]

Surely if Cory prematurely glanded one end, rather than pull the whole coil through the wall, why didn’t you just remove the gland from the board and fit it to the charger and thread the unmade end back through the hole, gland it and fit it to the board? Or have I missed something obvious?

[@matthewdale956]

Thinking the same 🤔, must of been more to it

[@tudorwilliams5454]

Here in South Wales I’ve worked on a few domestic jobs lately and western power have been replacing all the supply’s in the street to three phase ready for electric chargers in the future

[@jensschroder8214]

22kW are rare even in Germany. The electricity supplier has to approve it. 11kW are often installed because there are subsidies up to this size and the electricity supplier only needs to be informed. The problem is only when the car wants to draw 32 amps on one phase and is limited to 16 amps because of 11kW. Then it makes more sense to install a 7 kW charger one phase with 32 amps. Or trying to get 22kW approved because that's 3x 32 amps.

[@mikebosman9280]

Here in Denmark it is very normal to see 3x25A in a house. In our small house we have 3x35A.

[@thomas.6497]

Perhaps to add some info here. In Ger a typical (house) setup is 3 phases with 63 amps each. The first fuse (3) are also 63 amps. Then the next device in the path is a Selective Switch Breaker (SSB) (I do not know how you call it in English) followed by the meter. The SSB is typically 63 amps as well under normal operation (no car charger and no PV system -> so-called intermittent operation). Then come the distribution with RCD’s (usually type A) and breakers (usually B16). So installing a 3P car charger is normally pretty straight forward. Usually you just need to add another RCD (type A) and 3P breaker. The DC 6mA residual current monitoring is usually embedded in the charger. When a car charger (and / or PV system) is installed the house operation changes to so-called duration operation and the SBB has to be changed to 50 or 35 amps depending on the meter wiring.

[@inspireG380]

What was the reason for the 110v bits in this place ? Curious to know !

[@havoctrousers]

and is it 60Hz like in the US? It looks like a UK 2 gang plate with US sockets in it, who makes such a thing and why? We need answers!

[@nusermane1076]

😳 have they been in British Columbia? 😁

[@jayja45]

@@havoctrousers MK makes them, probably most popular in hotel installations.

[@imark7777777]

The UK uses a step down transformer for outdoor power equipment stepping down to split phase 120V. So it’s either for outdoor equipment or somebody who brought a lot of equipment from the US. Could also be in a US military type area. I’m assuming the giant transformer since it looks more than just a transformer is doing frequency shifting as well as voltage dropping because it look fancy. Did not know that there was a whole line of US sockets in the UK style complete with permanent installed wiring that is crazy got to know more.

[@michaelholliday100]

@@imark7777777 The US equipment would be 60 Cycles while Great Britain is 50 Cycles. You can split the power, but you cannot change the hertz of the power. You will destroy appliances with motors especially compressors. This is because, when you run an appliance like a fridge compressor motor on a slower cycle than what it has been designed for (60 Hz frequency vs 50Hz), it will cause the electric motor turn slower. This inevitably results in an increased strain on the motor windings, causing the compressor to burn out.

[@havoctrousers]

What's wrong with Makita? They're reasonably priced and they last pretty well in my experience

[@dg2908]

Would you like three old drills and a vacuum to work it out for yourself?

[@Kevin-ij8qb]

Western Power Distribution have started installing 3 phase cables & service heads on a lot of new connections. Often only a single phase connected but it makes the upgrade process far easier (and hopefully cheaper)

[@benjaminc1816]

Most DNO’s are happy for new build developers to install 3 phase - my DNO is northern power grid they’ve approved me to have 3P on my new build - just a £1200 upgrade fee to the developer (bargain in the scheme of things) - 3 phase should be the norm on all new homes with 3+ bedrooms I think - a lot of countries in mainland Europe have been doing it that way for years

[@computeraddic675]

@@benjaminc1816 Yep!Since the war,they had to rebuild a lot off houses,so in every house since then the supply cable is 3 fase.But not all houses have 3 fase.But the cable is there allready.

[@haldo691]

It's standard now with western power you don't get the choice it's future proofing and allows for easier load balancing

[@benjaminc1816]

@@haldo691 eFIXX Did a video about this a few months back actually and WPD was the DNO - search for “this is not a consumer unit” and you’ll find it - it’s good to see!

[@haldo691]

@@benjaminc1816 I work for WPD so I know about it lol

[@neilburton100]

Very informative for somebody who is also scoping out a 3-phase connection and 22kW charger. I thought I was the only person on this island with a garage full of winter wheels!

[@waqasahmed939]

The issue with the 22 kWh chargers is that most cars can only pull 11 kWh via AC So for most people it isn't quite worth the upgrade

[@neilburton100]

@@waqasahmed939they’ll become more common as electrical demands evolve. I went ahead with an upgrade and its proven to be extremely worthwhile now whilst undoubtedly a good future-proofing measure. The key for me is being able to charge 2 cars simultaneously at 11kW each, within a time limited off-peak charging window. More cars will support 22kW in the future. I currently have one (iX M60) and although its a rare requirement its been very handy to be able to charge it that quickly on my own drive.

[@ruane1995]

I wonder if this was owned by someone from USAF that was based in the UK..

[@HenryLoenwind]

Probably (originally) owned by the forces to be rented out to officers. We have plenty of those around here in Germany. Housing on-base with central dual-voltage supply for the normal soldiers, but officers get their rank-appropriate stand-alone houses.

[@JasperJanssen]

with the cars mentioned and the tires shown I’m thinking more jetset celebrity. Even generals don’t really get paid Porsche Huaycan money, do they?

[@owenwilson3750]

@@JasperJanssen fuck man you could even buy a pretty fast bike for the 12 extra rims alone xd

[@nmccw3245]

@@JasperJanssen - not until they retire into a sweet political position with kickbacks or a corporate lobbyist gig. 😜

[@katomate4300]

How do you not get ripped to shreds on sites with that scarf man

[@ForTheBirbs]

Nice new intro guys! This mystery 110 install has everyone talking.

[@benjaminc1816]

In the US, the 110v is a centre tapped 220v supply - centre is earth referenced neutral and each live is 110v to neutral - their bigger appliances (dryers / HVAC etc) uses 220v as it feeds from both lives, and the generic appliances just use 110v - benefit is if you touch one live then the worst you’ll get is 110v through you - but the downsides are they need thicker cables as amperage is higher for the same wattage appliances on 240v - they have less protection in the board RCBO’s / AFDDs etc - but at least they don’t know the excruciating agony of standing on a UK 3 pin plug when walking through the house to go for a piss in the dark 😂

[@steveb1856]

I was going to say that!

[@benjaminc1816]

@@steveb1856 Ha! Sorry! I’m still baffled why someone would want their UK house wiring to US spec though! I’m intrigued!!

[@michaelholliday100]

Hey we do not have 220 volt power in the US. We have 120 volts, 240 volts and 208 volts... In the US most houses have single phase L1, L2 Neutral and Ground. L1 or L2 to Neutral = 120 volt service and L1 to L2 = 240 volt service. Most major appliances in the US like Air Conditioners, Ovens, Clothes Dryers and Hot Water Tanks are 240 volts.

[@kenrohde6841]

@@michaelholliday100 Roughly, UK nominal voltage was 240v but was changed to 230v to harmonise with Europe which was at 220v nominal. Actual voltage will be in quite a range. In the UK, the declared voltage and tolerance for an electricity supply is 230 volts -6%, +10%. This gives an allowed voltage range of 216.2 volts to 253.0 volts (so the former 240v nominal is still within the normal range, that is also reason it is only -6% as the lower bound is the same one as when the declared voltage as 220).

[@ib9rt]

@@kenrohde6841 "Roughly, UK nominal voltage was 240v but was changed to 230v to harmonise with Europe" -- except it was not actually changed, the UK supply voltage is still 240 V same as it was before. There was no need to change it as 240 V lies quite well within the 230 V + 10% range. Michael Holliday is also quite correct that the normal supply voltage in the USA is 120 V not 110 V, with 240 V available for large appliances.

[@tamtdc]

We've just had 3phase installed into our garage to charge the car ... (was only £150 difference between that and a single phase to install) Total install cost £2,400 .. Garage was seperate to the house and had no electric so only way was new DNO install.

[@stevie1403]

If your house only has single phase then where did you get the 3 phase supply from? Did it already have 3 phase but you were only using a single phase? I know the LA charge more than 150 quid to add 3 phase as it requires running new cables,digging up the road to the nearest 3 phase supply.

[@tamtdc]

@@stevie1403 there was no electric, it was a dno dig from their main cable. £2,250 for single phase or £2,400 for a 3phase install Ie. Cost of cable difference.. Only. Same dig, same route. Etc.

[@Actual_electrical_content]

So the house is definitely a current or former USAF safe house for offsite secure comms in the event the base was bombed or placed out of action it’s all to USAF Europe specs and probably contains a load of bits we don’t get to see unless they ahe been removed , I am guessing it’s been sold off because there is no way filming would be filming place if it was still USA property

[@farmersteve129]

Seen plenty of similar installations that are nothing to do with USAF or US government, a safe house would not have a visibly obvious 110V system with yankee plugs everywhere. Some Yanks just like their own stuff... even though it comes out of a the same plant in Shenzhen...🤣🤣

[@Actual_electrical_content]

@@farmersteve129 Thete are a few other things I’ve spotted that lead me to belive it’s not a normal house

[@andybell7415]

A 3 phase supply upgrade starts from £1500 + VAT, just been looking into this today for a 3 phase electric combi boiler.

[@CEwig84]

Are you from erasure? 😄

[@nusermane1076]

Finally a 3p domestic installation 😍😍 Thank you for doing this project 👍👍👍

[@Paul_Holmes]

I would have un-glanded the cable and make Cory re-gland it after passing through the wall 😄

[@peterjones6640]

I recently had a 3 Phase charger installed, I was lucky that three phase supply to the house ( many years ago the house was three separate flats), internally it had been downgraded to single phase but reasonably quick to get U.K. power networks to upgrade main fuse and Eon ( after a lot of nonesense from EOn via email telling me I couldn’t have a three phase meter, clearly a training issue for their customer department) to put in three phase meter.

[@johnburns4017]

Do you pay more standing charges for having a three phase meter?

[@peterjones6640]

@@johnburns4017 No , all charges are exactly the same as for single phase.

[@stephenjones9153]

I imagine it would be really easy and fairly inexpensive to get 3PHASE supply in an old terraced house. Just run a phase from each neighbours supply. Most streets have 3 phase running under the pavement.😉

[@danjenkins88]

Updating to 3phase isn’t always extortionate - I’ve been quoted 3k inc vat from the DNO (which is still a lot considering I have a telegraph pole at the end of my 10m driveway) - I was surprised when I got the formal quote!

[@stuinNorway]

If you have a pole at the bottom of yout garden you're lucky. We needed to upgrade as our home had a 1 ph 50A circuit, had to dig 25m up the road, plus 20m under our block paved drive, and a totally new intake box, secondary distribution box to split to car charger, and then into house with rest... It was NOT cheap, just the cabling to the house was over £10k

[@chapman9230]

Just got a quote and yes we are lucky too. Pole directly outside. 2.6 k but we have to dig a trench.

[@valzzu]

now days most houses in finland has 3 fase circuits, there still are old houses that only have 1 fase system.

[@nectafarious8842]

I have a pole with 3 phase in my garden. I dug my own trench to the house from the pole and the MEB ran a cable into a new 3 phase/pme head in my utility room (I needed 3 phase for my garage and workshop). It cost me £350....30 years ago.... Looks like I got lucky and future proofed my gaff!

[@photronsardarkling2064]

You're so smug I wouldn't mind betting you're a politician 😁

[@nectafarious8842]

@@photronsardarkling2064 Just stating facts. Got the shovel out and got stuck in.

[@photronsardarkling2064]

@@nectafarious8842 Fair play dude 😁

[@effervescence5664]

Interestingly when I first enquired with Anderson you can apparently fit the 22kw changer on single phase and it will work due to being the same charger. It's just the connector and out going lead which is different. A good option for homes that can be upgraded to 3 phase but already have a set date for delivery before hand etc. It's also the charger recommended by the Porsche dealers for the Taycan.

[@havoctrousers]

I've fitted the Schneider EVLink ones and they're the same. They don't have a tethered lead so you can use the 3P lead that came with your car for single or three phase. Ultimately, all these EVSE devices are really doing is using a contactor to link the incoming lines to the pins in your type 2 charging connector (the 3 horizontal middle pins of the type 2 connector are L1-L3) and the car is doing all the work of AC->DC. The EVSE doesn't really care whether just L1 or L1-L3 are connected although it will have an internal CT on each line for metering. Like you said, if the tethered lead is only 1P (cheaper and less copper) then it needs changing.

[@effervescence5664]

@@havoctrousers Oh I just meant from the pov that some manufacturers aren't actually using the same internals across the 1p/3p versions, either different contactors or actually no terminals for the extra phases. Not fitted the Schneider, we tend to fit the Zappi and Anderson as the main 2 with Hypervolt becoming popular mainly due to Jordan's channel here. I have a feeling that once the world stops being in such chaos all chargers will just be supplied 3 phase compatible as standard, especially as they're considering making all current homes where possible 3 phase to help with the transition to renewable - whether that comes to pass or not we'll see.

[@johnburns4017]

@@havoctrousers EVSE, another acronym to confuse and keep guys in the _club._

[@imprezaaudi]

Ive just had fitted 3 22kW Zappis on my new property. It has 100A 3phase. I understand the Master Zappi controls the total load demand across all 3 Zappis

[@TeamYankee2]

I'm in UK and as I have my supply looped from next door on 80amps. I asked my DNO to swap too 100 amp fuse and they said I can upgrade to 3 phase at the same time as they have to dig up the garden to run new cables..might as well put in 3 phase right??

[@Saaj2]

Yes definitely. Since it's a looped supply I'm guessing it's free of charge? 100% do it! You don't necessarily need to get a 3 phase meter until you're ready.

[@RB-lt8kt]

Always check your car maximum AC charging input as a lot of cars will only charge at 11kW max on AC. Installing a 22 kW charger could be an expensive mistake. As a Ford dealer in Cardiff found out by installing 22 kW chargers instead of DC chargers against the advice of the installers and complained why his Ford Mach E cars weren't charging at 22 kW. Perhaps the issue was the Mach E only has a 11 kw charger ? LMAO.

[@onewheelnut]

great video as usual, not sure if anyone has picked up the fact that car can only charge at 11 kw 3 phase as do tesla, very few take 22 k . lots of cars only take 7.4kw. iv'e talked to people pluged in to 22 kw 3 phase at up to 45p per kw when they can only take 7kw with free to use points close by !

[@giddyupgazboy1]

Going 3 phase is a bad idea people don't realise

The Taycan has a 22KW onboard charger option.

[@Chris_In_Texas]

1:52 not to start a comment war, however the US outlets are upside down. While there are arguments either way, the majority of manufactures assume the ground pin is down, because that is the way all the cabling are made for the transfers and other times (charges etc). Kind of like if you guys put the ground pin down, but its our assumption here. Our larger 240V style plugs assume ground pin is up as all 90 degree cables are made that way here. 😁👍

[@CoolerQ]

It is commonly done both ways. I wouldn't say ground up is wrong. Residential is most commonly ground down and commercial is most commonly ground up. The usual argument is that commercial installations tend to use metal faceplates, and if the face plate becomes loose you'd rather have it fall on the ground pin than a live pin. Of course that's only a problem because our plugs don't have sleeved pins.

[@dg2908]

These US outlets on a UK sized plate are part of MK's logic plus range which curve in at the top. They definitely intended them to be fitted with the ground pin at the top as in the video

[@matthewdale956]

Us switches are upside as well 😉

[@HenryLoenwind]

I'd argue that ground-down is the safer configuration. When the plug rattles free, the bigger gap will be at the top, so having the harmless pin there to be exposed to touch is nicer. (Really, who thought designing a plug in a way that a live pin can be exposed to touch was a good idea?)

[@Mladjasmilic]

Fun fact: You can do 10A 7.2kW over 5x1.5mm² cable (total 7.5mm² of copper). Fot the same power, at 30A, you would need at least 3x4mm² (total 12mm²), which is 50% more copper for the same power.

[@ConstantijnKool]

Sad that the hilti drill is already broken I have the same Dewalt drill as Corry had never died on me!

[@alanjrobertson]

Haha loved it when Cory part-walked into shot during the intro then realised and tip-toed back out of shot again 😂😂

[@ManiacalMichael504]

Interesting to see the 110V transformer in a home, guess they travel between North America and the UK a lot. Most common setup here is corner-tapped Delta. Wonder if that is actually split phase, seems so looking at the board. Some homes built in the 1950s here have "Stinger" 3-phase as the air conditioners of the time were only 3 phase. Vast majority of houses and even some small businesses are split phase 120V.

[@toddt6730]

I wonder what they are using the 110 for, it still is going to be 50 Hz as compared to American 60hz

[@simonashcroft7343]

Job well done lads, I have made the same mistake myself with glanding off one end of my nyyj cable before feeding it behind drain pipes etc, I only did it once the. Nice and neet job.

[@christopherhulse8385]

That 110v transformer looks like the type that converts not only the voltage but the frequency as well.

[@phil2pips]

Haha 13:10 'when the apprentice becomes the master' look

[@rogerbean393]

The black paint is probably a rubberised product to prevent ingress of water on the edge of the drive. You low level hole for armoured has just ruined that you should have come up the wall then drill through.

[@StephenKing-b9g]

What size cable did you use between the ev charger and the consumer board?

[@NickW1111]

Had a free 3 phase upgrade by WPD - if you need the extra power for a low carbon technology (EV chargers and heat pumps) they will do that. Went for a Zappi for several reasons, one being that 3 phase RCDs are extortionate, far more than the £120 extra over the single phase Zappi.

[@havoctrousers]

Eh? You can buy a MCG 4 pole type A RCD for £50 from CEF. If you want a type B then yes, you'll pay 5 times that but most charging units have some kind of DC disconnection device so that only type A is required.

[@SteveMorgan67]

We're with WPD and need unlooping from next door. They offered to put in 3 phase for free (actually, a requirement for our solar installation). Mind, that free 3 phase has added £900 to the solar PV, £1200-1500 for a new DB and £1200 to replace our single phase Ohme chargepoint with a 22kW Zappi. Free is evidently a relative term!

[@franc1985]

Hi Nick, thank you very much for sharing this info. I’ve recently contacted WPD to have them check our fuse (knowing it’s only 60a). I plan to have a Zappi installed along with a heat pump). With the additional plans we have for the property we imagine our load will be over 100a. May I please ask how you went about having the three phase commissioned? Or any tips you have with the process. We are based in Northamptonshire so I hope WPD offer it across their wide and varied area. Thank you

[@NickW1111]

Hi Francesca. I'm in Northants too - the WPD guys who did the installation said they were doing loads so hope getting yours is straightforward. I put in a 3 phase DB next to the new intake and ran a submain to the old consumer unit, and over time I'm moving the circuits to the DB and will get rid of the consumer unit.

[@NickW1111]

As for getting the process underway, I dealt direct with WPD and put in the ENA permission to connect form myself. At that time (a year ago) it was pushing at an open door. Happy to help if you have any other questions.

[@williedeklerk7287]

So weird we use the same three phase electric meters in S.A/Namibia . 😎

[@jayja45]

The amount of money it must have cost to install that 110V system is surely more than it would have been to replace the relatively few appliances that don’t accept universal voltage inputs.

[@steverobinson8170]

Depends its a big property probably used by American Airforce personal , if they rotate every 6 months back to the US they wont want to be buying £5K worth of household appliances , costs them nothing to bring kit from home. I worked in A building in London occupied by the US every piece of kit was American all the snack and beverage machines only took US currency as did the canteen . Great place to work though

[@alerighi]

@@steverobinson8170 I don't think that is that much equipment. Pretty much any electronic device (computers, TV, chargers, etc) these days has a switching power supply and thus can work full range 230V-110V. Then there are appliances (such as air dryers) that are available with a voltage selector switch. The other appliances are big appliances such as fridge, washing machine, etc that are cheaper to buy new than ship from the US to the UK. If you have some kind of special equipment that only works with 110V (that is probably something obsolete) you can always have a portable transformer, having a whole house converter seems overkill to me.

[@steverobinson8170]

@@alerighi If it did cater for American personnel then shipping costs are not an issue just load it onto one of thier regular transporters flying around .

[@richardalderton1047]

I saw a video a few weeks ago from a KZbinr who shipped his (very ordinary) family cars over when he moved form US > UK. Then was surprised when he realised what a massive and expensive PITA it was to run a US-spec LHD car in the UK. The mind boggles at what some people will do to bring a taste of home with them!

[@dopiaza2006]

@@richardalderton1047 But did he tell you they get petrol at USA prices? If I could get that price I'd be driving a V8 everywhere too!

[@alexZWL]

1 Phase 100amp is already a lot more than the 1phase 35 amp or 3phase 25amp in the Netherlands. Wondering why the big difference. Maybe almost all the houses are gas heated and in the UK electric?

[@rossthompson1635]

Probably most UK houses use gas but still quite a lot, especially flats, have electric storage heating and electric water heating. Also electric showers are quite popular (although a bit rubbish for pressure) and they are in the 8 to 10kW range.

[@andyjdhurley]

Wow, that's exactly the meter we have. Power companies have wanted to change the meter for a smart one several times but each time the guy has come out he has gone away again not knowing how. We have L1 and L2 into the meter with L3 not connected. L1 then feeds the main house consumer unit and L2 feeds a unit in the garden (via a secondary rotary meter). We don't own the house (church rectory) otherwise I would be inclined to get this all sorted out.

[@srfurley]

American low Voltage electrics are horrendously complicated. the nominal Voltage for most portable appliances these days is 120 V, it used to be 110V but was raised many years ago. In a domestic installation there is normally a small pole mounted single phase transformer feeding either one, or just a few, houses. The secondary is wound for 240 V, but is centre tapped to ground, and a neutral wire is also connected to this point. Most loads are connected between one of the 'hot' wires and neutral at 120 V, but certain large loads, such as cookers and clothes dryers, can be connected across the two hots at 240 V. Such large appliances may be 240 V only or they may require a neutral wire for small loads such as timers or lamps. the insulation colours are green for ground, white for neutral and black for hot. Where both hots are present in a cable the second one is red. Normally half of the 120 V outlets would be connected to each side of the transformer winding. Three phase is almost unknown in single family homes, and is not always provided in small industrial premises; the hotel where I stayed when over there had a 240 V to three phase converter in the lift machine room. Where three phase is provided there are several systems. One which is normally found in older installations is 240 V delta whth one of the secondary windings centre tapped to provide 120 V for small single phase loads. This means that two of the hot wires will be at 120 V from ground but the third will be at 208 V. This is usually known as the high leg, and is identified at the distribution board by wrapping the wire with orange tape. More often seen today is a 208/120 V star, they call it wye, connected system, basically a half-Voltage, 60 Hz, version of what we have in Europe. Higher Voltages are available, 480/277 V being common in larger industrial installations. 480B three phase motors and 277 V discharfe lighting ballasts are widely used. 600/347 V can also be found, but I believe is more common in Canada than in the US. The standards for the plugs and receptacles used over there are defined by NEMA and there are dozens of them. They come in current ratings of 15, 20, 30, 50 and, in a few configurations, 60 A, though I've never seen a 60 A one. They are known by configuration numbers, and the Voltage ratings are slightly higher than the nominal supply Vvoltage in most cases, e.g. 130 V and 250 V, though 277 V is not raised to a higher value. A 125 V 15 A two pin plug would be known as a NEMA 1-15P while a three pin grounded one would be known as a NEMA 5-15P and a 20 A recepticle as a NEMA 5-20R. 250 V would be configuration type 6, 277 V would be type 7 etc. These are the only ones I can remember off-hand, but there are many others. Nobody seems to be able to agree as to which way up receptacles should be mounted, with the ground connection up or down. Some claim that down is the reccomended way, others that up is safer. I mounted ground down then the left blade is the neutral on 125 V and 277 V types. On 250 V both main blades are Hot, but when the same connector is used on 208 V left is neutral. in 15 A types 125 V blades are vertical, 250 V ones are horizontal and 277 V are angled. For 20 A types the left blade is rotated by 90 degrees and 20 A receptacles have one 'T' shaped slot in the US so they can also take 15 A plugs. 277 V 20 A plugs, NEMA 7-20, have larger pins than the 15 A version. I am pretty sure that some of the configuration types defined in the standards have never actually been made. Some grounded plugs have a round ground pin, and othersca 'U' shaped one formed from sheet metal' receptacles generally have a 'U' shaped ground hole to accept either. 30 A and 50A plugs are larger than the 15 and 20 A ones but the same size as each other. The 30 A ones have a 'L' shaped neutral pin and the 50 A type a flat one. Some plugs are supplied with two interchangeable pins so they can be used as either. These are known as straight blade types. There is also a twist lock range with curved blades set on a circle, and in some cases a circular pin in the centre so that the plug can be rotated slightly to lock it in place. Of course, these are nothing like the straight blade types and there seems to be no logical pattern to the shapes of the blades.

[@AntonyoKnight]

How can you avoid the 3 phase upgrade in the future? eBoilers to replace old type of gas combi boilers require 3phase supply and I cannot see any other alternative. Gas Combi Boilers are the most common heaters in the uk and no way you can put heat pumps every where.

[@johnburns4017]

The death of gas in the UK is premature. About 20% of natural gas can be added hydrogen. Block of apartments are difficult, or near impossible, to have heat pumps fitted.

[@fluxcapacitor]

Can any 3-phase 22 kW wallbox be connected using only one live wire so it becomes a 7.4 kW wallbox on a single-phase home circuit?

[@endofallhope]

That large white thing, is a riello UPS. Not just a 110v transformer. Its probably 3ph 400v in 110v out with UPS batteries.

[@barrieshepherd7694]

and probably does frequency conversion (50 to 60 Hz) as well.

[@grahamnicholson1553]

Why are external small cabinets always being used to house RCD protections on your installs? In Australia we would have put in something like the Hager BD163T and kept the RCD on the board. I have been meaning to ask for a long time as it seems common in your Car Charger installs to have a separate RCBO and Breaker rather than combining on the board and with single pole it is even simpler.

[@andrewpowell6457]

Nice to see you out & about Jordan

[@beeson514]

Corey can you leave Jordan at home next time please.

[@tobysherring1369]

Given it's currently winter and they look like all-season tyres, I'd suggest the winter ones are on and those in storage are the summer ones.

[@andrewjames3908]

With a 3 phase supply like that with 3 100A fuses is the max they can pull still 100A not 300A due to the capacity of the neutral?

[@jonathanfriedrich2941]

Pretty much every german home has 3phase. Weird to see that being an exception in uk

[@benjaminc1816]

Germany / mainland Europe are way ahead of the UK in terms of electrical standards / future proofing - blow my mind that we still use ring mains 🤣

[@johnburns4017]

@@benjaminc1816 Nothing wrong with final ring circuits. They have many advantages. I put two in my place out of choice.

[@johnburns4017]

@@benjaminc1816 Three phases in averaged sized domestic homes is silly. No need for it. Single phase is simpler with cheaper components. If my memory is correct, I recall some 150A single phase supplies in some all electric homes. You will find that installing three phases into your home is more for the economics of the DNO rather than you. Germany is not way of the UK in standards. Recommendations is now RCBOs on each circuit (as I have), SPDs and AFDD. After 80 years no one has improved on the British 3-pin plug.

[@kierenhudson6331]

Correct me if I'm wrong but arnt most ev's other than tesla using 11kw tops?

[@RRIDDICC]

@2:31 eeks... the box hangs just at the outside of the house, where the fog and nebula and rain and snow and hail can reach it directly?

[@sstorholm]

Rather fun that up here in the Nordics the smallest supply for a house is 3x25A, with no option for single phase anymore. I think most DNOs won’t do single phase except for technical applications, like a supply for an ISP network cabinet or something.

[@arnoldsmit3289]

Same in the Netherlands most common is 3X25A, and in older homes and apartments 1X35A.

[@tonybutterworth1221]

Hi all at Artisan Electrics I’am not an electrician but watch your videos all time I like your work ethic. I have question, I have a 32amp round pin with switch on the outside wall for when my son visits to charge his Tesla, can I use one of those round pin extensions to 13 amp socket for use on electric mower??

[@steve83803]

That job looked like a risk assessment nightmare, confined work area within the garage, slip, trips and falls all over the floor and a skip. Were the cut out fuse seals missing on arrival?

[@Liberator975]

Love seeing you on the tools Jordan 💪💪

[@bencoatesworth7731]

Now wondering why someone would need American sockets or power outlets as they call them. Especially in every room. If u live in the uk u probably will have uk socket appliances if you move over yeah but wouldn’t it be cheeper to by some converters for the few American socket things you would bring with you

[@steve11211]

Neat little job that, would it not have looked a lot better and actually been easier for you guys if you just ran a duct and ran SWA underground? Guess would have been more expensive though..

[@raymyhill2]

Also look at all them sharp bends armoured can still get damaged.

[@steve11211]

Nah be fine, plus the outer swa is earthed so even if it did get damaged it would trip pretty damn quick anyway... I think though it would have just looked a bit neater going underground, would have taken a bit more time, but you could have got someone in to lift the slabs and dig the trench, what it cost you in a labourer to do that it will save you in electricians time as will be quicker to lay.. especially at £112.50 an hour..

[@antonymcneillis]

What was the kVA in the property? Did you ask the DNO to increase the kVA? Also did you/ the owner get permission : letter of authority from the DNO?

[@JC-jv5xw]

What was in the board on the far right? Looks like it was intended as expansion for the main 3ph board as it does not appear to have an incomer. Could you have fitted an RCBO in there?

[@Chris_In_Texas]

2:39 So you can't request larger single phase input power? We have 400A 240V service entrance ability here, with normal 200A 240V pretty common around where I live in the south.

[@billccn]

Will be rather expensive to create a charger that takes 91A (22kW/240V) through a single phase though. Remember the "charger" on the wall is really just a smart switch, the car itself does all the AC/DC conversion. If most cars won't take it, then there will be no market for such chargers.

[@HenryLoenwind]

@@billccn Strike that "most". It just isn't possible to get more than 32A of a single phase to a car with a Type2 connector. There's only N/L1/L2/L3 (plus PE and 2 data lines) in the plug and each of those contact maxes out at 32A. Putting L2 and L3 on the same phase as L1 would overload N---the only reason there's not N1/N2/N3 needed is because of the phase-shift of the phases. In theory you could do L-L1/N-N/L-L2/N-L3, but that would need some very, very good communication between car and wall box to make sure neither switches to that configuration if there's anything else connected. (Not impossible, Tesla does exactly that for DC charging in pre-CCS2 models...)

[@ronan4853]

Just wondering do ye install load management clamp on clamps to monitor the loads of each phase , and if so how does it link to the charger

[@heladas90]

Looks like they haven't on this one which is a bit crap as this house has a bit of load on it. You would install a cat 5 cable from the chargepoint to the main tails of the house just after the electricity meter.

[@stevendavies4572]

I'm installing loads of 3 phase meters for octopus energy at the moment in domestic dwellings.aldo I'm working on new build sites that are fitting 3 phase as standard or instal a split load.its surprising how many jobs I'm getting where dno are upgrading to 3 phase.they are reluctant for obvious reason to run ev chargers ,solar and heat pumps on 100 amp single phase.

[@johnalvey5332]

Are you working for a DNO or as an electrician? I have the three 100a fuses but I don’t have the meter tails so would need a new meter. I wasn’t sure if “normal” sparks are allowed to work upstream of the meter.

[@johnburns4017]

@@johnalvey5332 You would need a three phase meter. The DNO supplies that and the tails from the three fuses to the meter. You supply the three phase Consumer Unit.

[@david103857]

Thought I saw somewhere that in new builds in Wales Western Power Distribution are fitting 3 phase supplies as standard to support all these car chargers. Hopefully other DNOs will follow suit!

[@wyndavies5044]

That is true. Only 3 phase cable and head for now and only use one phase. When the works will be cartied out on the lines, all they will have to do is connect up.

[@okaro6595]

3 x 100 A is massive. In Finland houses typically are 3 x 35 A or 3 x 25 A, sometimes 3 x 63 A.

[@joepostle3561]

In the UK it doesn’t always correlate that just because the labels state the rating of the service head that the actual fuses fitted match that given rating, it can often be downrated depending to what is practically required. It wouldn’t surprise me if this service head could have 80a fuses installed or even 60a depending on the size of the installation when the installation survey was carried out.

[@niklaseklund88]

Any reason too use single phase? In Sweden all houses have three phase. We use 16A or 25A and in rare circumstances 32A...we have all installed with solar and batteries and EV with 16A.

[@dr_jonathan_whelan]

Love the US 110v system. Any issues with that being signed off under the regs ? I wouldn’t have thought they would contain anything about the US wiring.

[@s.kxx1956]

Probably just normal cabling, just like running 110v supplies from a big transformer to yellow commando plugs, the outlets may be a departure from bs7671

[@JC-jv5xw]

It will be fun if the 110V outlets have been wired as a ring...

[@johnburns4017]

@@JC-jv5xw No reason why they cannot be.

[@nmccw3245]

@@JC-jv5xw - the could be, but no real reason. US code requires a duplex receptacle ~ every three meters. My bedroom has 14 places to plug something in. 😜🇺🇸👍🏻

[@marklivingstone3121]

Let’s keep the videos just the boys Jordan park up in the office from now on.

[@jasonbrown476]

Judging by the distribution board, what you have there is probably not center tapped, but maybe a 3-phase transformer with one side of each secondary coil tied together and earthed to form a neutral and have three 110V phases. The sockets you have there are not real American sockets. They probably wouldn't be allowed in the UK because of the exposed terminals. The screws are not recessed at all.

[@sstorholm]

Top tip, Hilti will repair almost any tool to as new functionality for a quite modest sum!

[@hussmortada]

What was the cable size you used?

[@eamonnohalloran2254]

Jordan What do you think of the size and layout of the U.S consumer unit compared to the ones you usually use. Although this did not have the finesse of install i think its size and layout are more practical than the biscuit tins they have installed in the UK. Shout out to Gretta. She is still at the front line. And Cory's favourite Swede. How about a B role of Cory pulling up his pants. The diet is working. Ouch!!! My head.

[@steve11211]

We use a lot of those boards in commercial and industrial setting.. I agree they are a lot better, often we have consumer units hidden somewhere and its a pain to work on.. Also 3 phase is becoming common place on new builds now so maybe it will be the way forward...

[@danfrance7778]

Cables In that 3 phase CU is like Bob Marley’s hair style

[@sinder650]

Why not put junction box above the cable duct and go with cable where the ceiling meets the wall and outside for outside outlet much better installation

[@johnyenagritis8136]

a question for Jordan, when u spured from the ring did you use 4mm wire?

[@shanginadildo]

It looked like he used 2.5mm twin and earth. Which is perfectly fine for one spur.

[@CiaranTrivium]

Is der a reason ur not using a type B rcd instead of type A as they are effectively designed for car charging circuits??

[@heladas90]

Because the manufacturer requires you install a type A

[@Lewis_Standing]

I've got three phase supply coming into the house. Next door is looped off one. I only use one. And my meter is single phase and my consumer unit. I got a charger which is three phase ready (I'd need a new tethered cable) but otherwise if I ever get round to getting a heat pump of hvac etc I could get the DNO to 3 phase my meter ( I think - don't know if next doors lopped supply would be an issue) and then get my 3 phase consumer unit done + charger. Not sure it's worth the bother currently as my kona only accepts 11kw 3 phase. Not sure there's an aftermarket for upgrading that to 22 to be honest.

[@northeastcorals]

If theres more than 1 phase in a house dose that mean theres more than 400v in there?

[@DarrenBoxhall]

Get a deburring tool for those holes. The pen style one

[@BrianWrenn]

Should you not feed the rcd from the bottom!?

[@2h0p3r]

Why do you need rcd protection when you're using SWA Cabel?? 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@stuartandrews4344]

Got no chance in hell of ever having a 3 phase supply here, & many others have the same problem, Western Power Distribution is quoting 2030 at the earliest for a capacity upgrade for the network in my area.

[@dannyquinn2]

Is that a Hilti multi tool at 24:04?