Commercial Workplace EV Charging made 'Easee'

[@artisanelectrics]

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[@SteRumbelow]

Gotta say, Reuben’s smashing it. There are so many sketchy trades people out there these days, so it’s great to see someone who is generally interested and willing to learn, while also doing quality work. Love his attitude when he doesn’t know the answer to a question - no bullshit, just an honest “I’m not sure.” Keep it up, Reuben. 💪🏼

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Also, a company like Artisan with higher standards than normal will set him up to be able to charge a premium for his knowledge and work ethic later on.

[@andrewrussack8647]

The ‘powder’ stops the cores sticking together and provides some ‘lube’ for easier bending. It lets the cores more easily move over each other within the cable. And as also mentioned, will likely provide some barrier to water penetrating along the cable by capillary action.

[@blower1]

Yep i always thought it was to make the cable more flexible for bending.

[@patricklouie7737]

Little tip. There is a little place for a screw at the buttom of the charger under the rubber piece after you put on the cover plate to really lock it in place. I’m an electrician in Denmark and my company have put up 300 of these chargers in big parking garages.

[@blower1]

Nice job. I recommend using stainless bolts and washers for exposed fixings like this, the bright zinc plated ones will be rusted within a year or 2 (less if near the coast). With the enlarged mounting holes, there is a danger of the thin washers eventually giving way when rusted - under leverage forces of that large post.

[@mrfixit0273]

Agree. Also use spring washers and or nylock nuts to prevent bolts becoming loose

[@blameTECHIE]

@@mrfixit0273 Exactly the comment I was looking for - think now, don't have to come back later

[@deansh8506]

Recently had 12 x 22kW Easees installed at my workplace with an available 60A 3P supply. Amazing peice of kit and it load manages perfectly. Awesome 👍

[@HermanTheHacker]

The reason for the huge holes in the easee base plate: In Norway (Easee is a Norwegian company) we have standard fundaments for light poles etc that can be buried. The holes in the base plate is matching the large bolt size of the fundament for the light poles.

[@15bit62]

I have an Easee home charger, with the accompanying Equalizer plugged into my meter. The whole setup "just works", and the ability of the charger to ramp down to accommodate other loads (controlled at phase amp level, not overall power level) is really impressive. As is the charger automatically determining whether the car can take single or three phase

[@paulwilkinson6608]

Personally I always tie a draw ripe onto the armoured when I'm pulling it in. Give you the option to pull another cable in. Without having to use a cobra .

[@david9612]

It’s great when you get all your ducts in a row 😊

[@mariusm02]

Just a tip from the company I work at in Norway. Get transparent stickers with your logo and put them on the charger. Makes it look really nice and get some advertisment if someone looks at the charger ;)

[@JamesScholesUK]

Just a minor tip, you're usually pretty hot on blurring customer info, but it's possible to read the Easee tag serial number for a couple of frames there. If there's any correlation between serial and the NFC ID that could make it possible for someone with a fairly cheap kit to clone the ID to another tag.

[@thorbjrnhellehaven5766]

The 22 kW model from Easee is by far their most common model I Norway. I am happy with mine, at 14A single phase, while I will upgrade the circuit for 3×16A in the future, while doing other project.

[@garyparsons6296]

Hi Jordan, you have some great content,thank you. I believe the powder inside flexible cable sheath is help the cables slide by each other to keep it all flexible. Gary

[@robertamurrant]

I was also under the impression they put powder in to help the cables flex. (not an electrician/ tradie)

[@alanjrobertson]

Very neat work indeed from Reuben - nicely done. Maybe he should have done the drilling 😜 Also that deep Marksman made the bump stop work much easier!

[@TradifyHQ]

Appreciate the shoutout guys! Thank you.

[@artisanelectrics]

Our pleasure!

[@rikardlalic7275]

The powder is used inside electrical cables to make it flexible, high thermal conductivity, moisture resistant, and fireproof. According to the capacity, applications of electrical cables, different types of powder are used, they are - Talcum Powder. Magnesium Oxide (MgO) Powder. Swellable Powder. Chalk Powder. Talcum Powder is used inside some low current-carrying cables (for example, computer power cable) to make it flexible. When this type of cable is used over a long period, its outer rubber gets sticky and can be broken down. To prevent this problem, talcum powder is used inside. Magnesium Oxide (MgO) Powder is used inside a high current carrying cables such as Mineral Insulated (MI) cables. It helps to make the cable flexible, fireproof and provides lubrication, insulation. The voltage range of this type of cable is 600-1000V. Also, Magnesium oxide has high thermal conductivity properties. When a high current flowing through a cable, heat will be produced, and it helps to prevent the damaging of the cable from the heat. Swellable Powder is used inside some electrical cables such as 6-36kV medium voltage underground power cables. When the powder comes in contact with moisture or water particles, it can form a gel-like material, which helps to solve the moisture issues in electrical cable. Chalk Powder is used inside electrical cables to make it fireproof. The voltage range of this type of cable is 300-500V. Mostly this cable is used in critical electrical circuits, such as safety circuits and life support circuits. (Electrothinks)

[@chrisholt2474]

Thank you, much appreciated 👍👍👍

[@OraEtLabora0]

🕶18:11 Ruben still with his shades (safety glasses) 😎

[@Darkassassin09]

One saftey thing I noticed is while installing the new breaker, you are touching the screws on the feed side to tighten them however you haven't verified the pins you're attaching too are actually dead like you would any other possibly live source. You trust that they are since the switches are off, but you wouldn't accept that anywhere else.

[@Benmiles__]

I was taught that the powder inside cables is a hydrophilic powder which basically means it attracts water and moisture to stop moisture travelling up cables

[@BrianJense]

The Easee Home charger is the most sold in Denmark. Just do everything you could ever need in a small package. We have 2 with load sharing.

[@mfselectrical6370]

Great Content 👍 With the R1+R2 on the three phase it doesn’t hurt to do the measurement to all three phases if you have the time. You are of course correct in that the purpose of the test is to ensure Earth continuity, by but doing the measurement on all 3 can verify that all the connections of all the line conductors are good as a bad connection would give a higher reading (more than 0.05Ohms in difference) It generally matters more and is more evident where the circuit is a good bit longer.

[@jamesmoon5632]

R1+R2 on all phases to check there is no loose connections. When testing radials i do RN+R2 to check for loose connections.

[@liamstedman7742]

Just a tip for next time. Use nylock nuts on the bolts for the pedestal, you will need longer bolts. Only using plain nuts you might find they come loose.

[@alsanova]

Yep, it will get loosen over the time, especially being outdoor. Also serrated washers help too

[@pauledwards9493]

yeah, would work a treat!

[@lua-nya]

Also I don't feel great seeing that there isn't some kind of grease or caulk on those bolt holes. Yes I know that cable is properly shielded and jacketed down there...

[@samdean2851]

Not exactly a high vibration area is it🤣

[@liamstedman7742]

@@samdean2851 true, but the cost of lock nuts outweighs the cost of a call back

[@SuPrAmAd101]

17:40 Jordan absolutely demolished that brick haha

[@tangoengineering]

Nice to see you making it up as you go along

[@michealplater9007]

If you are using packout for lugs outside, always put the lid down. The lid up, acts like a sail and when the wind blows, over goes the packout and lugs all over the ground.

[@michealplater9007]

Should have waiting a bit longer in the video.

[@martinburgess2322]

Nice work gents👌Ruben is going to be a TOP quality spark. After his beaten Luke eating over 8 cheese burgers😁👍👍👊

[@alanwalton5735]

Get yourself a fishing magnet. Especially for outside work

[@philipsmith0752]

good install Jordan , Reuben 10 out 10 for wirer termination but 5 out 10 for loosing your safety glasses

[@artisanelectrics]

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[@hoogmoog]

Great install as always. However, the 100mm bump stops catch the front skirt on several EVs. There's an 80mm tall version that doesn't. Sooner or later everyone will have to switch to the shorter height ones to limit EV damage.

[@markhines9234]

Hey Jordan, I'm only a dumb Aussie sparky BUT, The main point when testing is to ground one side of the tester cable first BEFORE you test a live circuit. Otherwise the if you do the opposite the other probe is live before you put it to earth or neutral

[@judebrown4103]

Jordan, when placing those bump-stops is consideration give to wheelchair users being able to get at the charger? It seems to be something that is being sadly overlooked so I wanted to draw accessibility to your attention. Cheers👍

[@asamitchell7948]

The French chalk inside the cables prevent the inner insulation from sticking to the bedding material or the other insulation of the cable the more the chalk the easier it is to strip

[@darrencoyle3290]

Good video , pity the brick had to die to make it ...the worst brick blow out yet !! lol

[@turtlejl5472]

The holes in the mounting plate is that big, because you can use a lightpole foundation to mount the Easee charger pole onto.

[@TheChipmunk2008]

My ferrules live in individual baggies in the box, for just such an eventuality ;) Edit, also got one of those Wiha folding rulers, they're excellent!

[@tommahoney7940]

Great work fellas,Smart install as always,great watch.

[@mickletterbox]

I'd stick a spring washer or locktight on the base as just a bolt and nut outdoors with people pulling on it will defo come loose over time .

[@tarassu]

Powder allows more slip between wires inside the cable. This is why it is called "flex" :D

[@B0jangle5]

EV Block looks smart! Telescopic magnets are a great thing to keep on you. I dropped loads of things in my loft and this was a life saver to get it out of the insulation. What workbench do you use btw?

[@justme5384]

I've installed a few Easee, quite nice to install

[@gogglet72]

Great video and a very good job. My only criticism is the wheel stops I would have thought should be wider so the met in the middle where the post is because you can guarantee there will be some donut that gets one wheel in the gap in the middle and maybe reverse over the stop with the other wheel and hit the post.

[@JohnR31415]

Need to be narrower so that you can get a wheelchair through…

[@Swe3ets]

15:14 "I think its great" and then at 15:51 in the space of 37 seconds he begins to not like them anymore. I feel this way consistantly.

[@oninbridders]

Love those large pins and no exposed electronics at the back of that charger. Nothing for an electrician or environmental conditions to F up.

[@pt6423]

The powder on the cable is dry lubricant so the cores can move inside the outer insulation when you bend it while fitting.

[@jeremym4104]

Loved the new apprentice training segment!

[@bernardharkin4825]

Good spark ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Watch you in KZbin live in Ireland

[@andrewpowell6457]

Well done Reuben & Jordan

[@pauledwards9493]

Love commercial sparking.

[@edwardduffy6813]

Smart install.👍...So if the 32A supply you put in gives a capability of 22kW charging for a single robot, If you added a second robot on the same post and supplied from the power rail, would the Easee load balancing give 11kW for both chargers at the same time ?. Thanks

[@unrated2100]

Yes, great chargers!

[@edwardduffy6813]

@@unrated2100 Thank you Magne

[@OraEtLabora0]

1:46 yes, like about-to-be-launched £35-40k Renault Megane. Zoe, Smart, (some) old Model S ...

[@paulgrep3193]

The large holes in the baseplate are there for large bolts- not teeny M10 with penny washers. Seen so many of these pedestal chargers wobbling about loose…..

[@6minutemedia543]

I would have thought there would be a minimum distance from the pole to the riser. It would be this that would set the location for the actual EV Block. A bit of cart before the horse there.

[@kentmasic]

lol is that solar guy called james? xD

[@JESparks]

I do like parts of the station. But a lack of an internal MID meter is a limitation. I also feel the post is too high and takes the station to an awkward height for some users. Especially on a kerb takes it higher than the required heights in the ACOP for the connector.

[@asamitchell7948]

Little bit of vasoline or cutting grease in you socket head a put the nut in an thread it on works a treat saves dropping them

[@HenryLoenwind]

Why are you grounding the PEN earth to an outside metal post? Isn't the whole reason for needing a PEN fault detector that indoor and outdoor earth are separate?

[@colinrawlins3286]

Firstly it's so sad to hear of the demise of Anderson EV, I can only assume the supply chain issues are due to lack of components and if that is the case what does that bode for other EV caring manufacturers? On to another point with hindsight the next time you fit one of these chargers in the video maybe you might want to leave the main base cover unscrewed just incase you drop another nut. As a suggestion the the manufacturers if they haven't doe so already they could fit a 6mm welded stud to the inside of the column so the connector and earth tag could be slid over the stud with an A4 grade stainless steel external star washer and nut which would give a secure fitting but as a marine grade stainless steel would not rust.

[@darrenashby8607]

I would have put a spilt washer on it as well

[@noeljohn5494]

Just wanted to ask the question of the requirement to load management with a CT on commercial installation. Is this not needed ?

[@samjburns07]

They put the chalk in to prevent the inner cores sticking together and easier stripping 😁

[@craigevans6156]

Love the bad lip reading video!

[@ryangilmore6141]

Music during the bumper installation was very Homes under the Hammer

[@lebouffpv3144]

I’ve just bought one of these for home use, does the integrated Type B RCD and Pen protection mean it can go directly in to a 17th edition CU?

[@paulsinclair827]

Should the charger cable earth be connected to the left earth block in the pen fault board? You have it in the right block that is connected to a different contactor to the supply. I guess only a problem if the contractors can be independently manually switched off and then you will lose the earth with the supply still connected.

[@nusermane1076]

0:26 Cory influenced Jordan 😂

[@persona250]

Jordan 10 amps of overcurrent protection does not limit the potential fault current of a circuit to 10 amps . Take a pfc reading with youre tester it will be in the thousands of amps from that point unless its a TT system .

[@FireFlySamson]

I have a Solax inverter and 4.8 kw storage batteries but given the possibility of power cuts in Winter i was wondering a few things. How much would it cost typically and what would I ask for to have a system where the house can run off the batteries and do you think its worth it? Love your videos. Thanks in advance

[@BillsCountrysideAdventures]

I would have done much nicer job to that box than your contractors. Plus would have done the reverse buffers too. Its also best to put wire wool in the pipes, stop rats and mice making a nice home.

[@shaynemacdonald3051]

That's some brick pop.

[@gezmonder]

Why don't the ground works guys just run the armoured when the ducts are put in? You must have been able to tell them what was going in there beforehand....

[@JurassicJungle]

I though the Easee had PEN fault detection built in?

[@ryanmcconnell5740]

Not the 3 phase ones apparently

[@jacktissington]

Yup 3 phase doesn't

[@peteglass3496]

@@jacktissington and others, so by implication I assume the single phase one does. Might do a small office nicely, the management controls are helpful and perhaps 'landlord/tenant' applications too.

[@MrJordanwain]

I think the PEN fault detection is only on the domestic version. (Up to 3 chargers on a circuit)

[@plosscrot]

Single phase don’t either apparently

[@ukmattmc]

Q) Aren't chargers in public and commercial setting supposed to have MID metering in order to be OZEV compliant?

[@extraspace8475]

Im pretty sure Easee got pen fault protection... Why did they install the extra?

[@artisanelectrics]

Only the Easee One (domestic unit) has PEN fault built in - the Easee charging robot we fitted does not.

[@wintersun398]

@@artisanelectrics Is Matte the only option for 3phase installs?

[@JonZis2023]

love it !!

[@Paul_Holmes]

This glasses make you look like Joe 90 🤣🤣🤣

[@artisanelectrics]

What a LEGEND haha

[@user-ju3qm6uy1y]

Can you tell about documental part of installation?

[@johnc6343]

12:53 The powder is for humidity.

[@stuartthespark]

Talcum powder in cables, it's those money grabbers at Johnson and Johnson 🙃

[@PlanetCypher_]

Easee evse do have PEN fault detection, is it different for the 3ø units then ?

[@barrypritchard2306]

Today's video was good because to see how the car charger are put in and wired up and can not wait to see more from you .

[@lua-nya]

As someone who terminates data cables... why are you not grounding the armour of power cables? Is there a specific reason to do not it, or just a lack of a strong enough reason to do it?

[@geordish]

Looks like it is grounded into the matt:e device at 27:37

[@richardhunt7582]

Which work stand is that?

[@edglue6138]

Jordan. There is a bit of Alan Partridge in us all. You my friend are about 83% Partridge. 😭😭😭

[@artisanelectrics]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wilfrid71]

No mention of single phase vehicles that on a 22kW only charge at 3.5kW

[@slimjim2526]

Easee state that the earth fault protection and type B rcd is internal already why are you fitting secondary at the origin

[@ms.electrical]

Does the charger come with the rift cards or they a separate item to buy?

[@dtm789]

If you mean rfid cards, then no. My Easee installation didn’t come with them but I’ve managed to use nfc on an Android phone and also a random rfid card from my wallet and joined them to my account.

[@jacktissington]

the easee home doesn't but the easee charge like these comes with one. You can also buy them in packs of 10

[@buzzyphantom]

Once you have set up your company account with the supplied tag you can then use almost any RFID card (such as staff access cards) and pair them to the account, saves buying more tags and means your staff don't need anything more than there staff access card, less to lose!

[@wintersun398]

@@buzzyphantom What did you have to do to add them, and is it easy to remove them when needed?

[@buzzyphantom]

@@wintersun398 you use the RFID tag supplied with the charger that has been set up on the account as an ‘admin’ or ‘manager’ can’t remember which. You go to a charger in the company group and the staff member logs into their own account, add the Original RFID tag to the account, then this allows you to add an additional rfid card to the system. Once they add their card to the system you can then delete the original Admin RFID. You only use that to link the company account, which lists all the chargers to the staff member account, the admin rfid allows this and once the two accounts are linked you can then add the staff card. You must start a charge with the staff card before removing the admin card from the staff persons account or it won’t register on the company account. That’s the basis of it, sorry the details are a bit sketchy it was a long time ago!

[@johnnyandersson5622]

Eeasee charger is currently investigated by authorities in sweden due to lack of working DC surge protection, no jfb and no physical breakers for incoming phases. They will probably need to recall every sold device or put in aftermarket external boxes. It will be decided in a couple of months. So I would not use this in current state anywhere in trhe world right now.

[@johann60]

You should have used galvanized bolts and pennywashers those will go rusty in few months

[@rikardlalic7275]

Talcum Powder in Electrical Cables Talcum Powder is used in some low current-carrying cables such as computer power cable to make it flexible, to stop the internal wires from getting stuck to the outer rubber casing. When a cable is used over a long period of time, its outer rubber gets sticky and can be broken down.4 Dec 2019. Source unknown.

[@vasilios.v]

does the charging point require data cable?

[@nilsree]

No, all Easee chargers have free LTE network its entire lifetime. If a charger is not set up with a WiFi-network the charger will automatically use the LTE cellular network if available.

[@zippymo672]

What am I seeing? Harry Kane's twin brother is an electrician?

[@kyr34]

Whoever is reading this, God bless you ❤️🙏🏽

[@kkaiW]

hey what apple watch are you rocking

[@artisanelectrics]

Apple Watch Series 7 (GPS + Cellular, 45mm) - Graphite Stainless Steel Case with Graphite Milanese Loop

[@kkaiW]

@@artisanelectrics thanks , keep up your good work

[@JGS123WRPTP]

Slight over work on those anchors...

[@WEZ4136]

While these “look good” they are of no use whatsoever to a disabled wheelchair user needing to charge. This type of charger setup being what’s become the industry standard leaves the majority of disabled drivers feel ignored at best and discriminated against at worst. The raised base, the large wide bump stops and narrow parking bay all work against us. Hopefully installers and those hiring them will see just much things like this effect a disabled drivers ability to or lack there of charge their vehicles that they are fully dependent on.

[@jacktissington]

Your a bit late in coming to the party for easee chargers. I've about 60 of them

[@mortenwinslw2785]

63A on a 10mm? Where I'm living 10mm is 50A and 16mm is 63A

[@JohnSmith-jk8mt]

It's rated for about 70a

[@mortenwinslw2785]

@@JohnSmith-jk8mt Not in my country. Under best circumstances it's good for 60A, but not in an installation like this.

[@persona250]

@@mortenwinslw2785 depends what type of cable you are using . SWA direct buried or in a duct has a ccc of 71 amps .