How Home EV Charging Will Save You Thousands

[@peterthomas9440]

Had mine unhooked and 3-phase installed FOC. New 3-phase board installed and going to commit to a 3-phase Simpson & Partner from a local authorised supplier next week! Future proof where possible as vehicles change. Octopus installed next door - rough as and only really support the fugly Zappi unit. When I asked them about unlooping neighbours supply they didn’t have a scooby what I was talking about! Great video as always mate!

[@sotaelectrical]

Sounds like you had a good unlooping experience! S&P charger.. love it, thank you for watching and commenting mate 👍

[@TheChipmunk2008]

3ph free of charge, oh i so wish :)

[@TheChipmunk2008]

stuck on a 1960s PILC with 60A max capacity, upgrade is thousands, the substation is literally next door lol

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Seriously next door, our voltage is usually around 250, and the PSCC is close to 8kA lol

[@chargehanger]

Whichever L1/L2 charger, I recommend adding a Charghanger to avoid the dangling cable.

[@sotaelectrical]

I think the charge hanger is only suitable in certain applications such as inside a garage as you have demonstrated, most clients in the uk would definitely not have this on their outside wall purely for aesthetic reasons, good idea though my friend 👍👍

[@chrisnix5775]

Remember though the £1k+ install cost has to be recouped from the money saved from being on a cheap overnight tariff. If I owned an ev I would probably just use a granny charger but I don’t do a lot of miles.

[@markt1803]

Great Vid. But I'm doing everything Adam said I shouldn't do... going with energy supplier to do the install of my electric charger 😭 Glad to see my chosen charger listed as recommended though 🙂

[@sotaelectrical]

Hope it all goes well

[@hal-rekabi6724]

is there a critical reason you mention consumer unit has to be a Metal one? basically upgrade and extra expense?

[@sotaelectrical]

All new consumer units have to be metal inside a property 👍

[@Jonshome337]

I need to purchase a untethered one however the OMHE epod does the cable lock into the charger? People have stated that it doesnt? My other one i am looking at is Indra Smart PRO whats your opinion?

[@sotaelectrical]

I would go Indra, Ohme have a 4G sim in it and I bet you that in a few years people will have to pay a subscription for that!

[@callumcurtis15]

Do you not fancy changing that socket on the black wall to black also ?

[@sotaelectrical]

Yes I do!!

[@DTech101]

PS your better getting the charger that’s compatible as owners of fords have found out when ford changed there API, Audi had the issue and I had the issue with Tesla when they changed theirs luckily that required a few more hoops to jump but still took a couple of weeks to resolve. I would have gone for a double stack board if I where the customer and just have all the boards in one

[@sotaelectrical]

That’s fair enough, there is a massive cost implication with combining the consumer units though, every circuit tested and inspected etc as I would be taking responsibility for it so there are reasons behind the madness 👍

[@Robotadept]

I’ve contacted 4 local installers 2 didn’t respond 1 says I need to contact DNO 1st before he does site visit and 1 came back with £949 to supply and fit can do it Friday, doesn’t say which charger he’s going to supply or if it’s compatible with my car ( I think I’ll give that 1 a miss ) in comparison 3 of the nationals have ask about the car where I want the charger & said that they will contact the DNO for me

[@sotaelectrical]

Sounds like you have been unlucky in your area,

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@sotaelectrical Probably local installers snowed under

[@Ryan-sf4iy]

I just installed a Commando socket to charge my EV weekly, no issues so far and still get 7.5kw. probably not compliant but cost less than £150

[@sotaelectrical]

No pen fault protection though by the sounds of it so you may have a cheap install but a potentially dangerous one, just so you know my friend 👍

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@sotaelectrical good advice. A lot of chargers now come with PEN fault, but a layperson won't be able to tell

[@sotaelectrical]

@@TheChipmunk2008 agreed

[@garymurphy2463]

Would you look at that for a mic. Nice office setup!

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you!!

[@DTech101]

Hey mate bonding not that straightforward though as a lot of water connections are plastic into the house, like mine but my Gas is also plastic which has allowed a true TT connection for island mode.

[@sotaelectrical]

So this is a general video giving my customers a quick rough guide to what’s involved, an in depth video explains the ins and outs of everything is too much for a lot of people

[@PASPersonal]

Since installing a SOTA / HyperVolt charger my running cost is now a quarter of my last petrol car. Great for me.

[@sotaelectrical]

That’s excellent!

[@TheChipmunk2008]

What i said was how do you notify SSEN? their site is hopeless, we end up printing it out and posting it to them. Also how do you know if the client is the OTHER end of the looped supply with only one service cable present? I still haven't met you at rexel yet, i'm the short, long haired fat git (don't get me confused with tye lol)

[@sotaelectrical]

I notify SSE by emailing them directly, it’s the easiest way. If I suspect the supply may be looped then I simply ask my customer if they have a good relationship with their neighbour, knock on the door and take a look. Il keep an eye out for you mate!!

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Hmm, my comment disappeared

[@sotaelectrical]

I have not deleted any comments mate

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@sotaelectrical No it was youtube,. do you have the email you use for ssen? Postin things seems ridiculous... we're snowed under right now, if we get any evse requests we can't handle, i'll give em your info :)

[@Lewis_Standing]

46,000 miles has cost me £880 over 4 years. Petrol at £1.40 and 50mpg would have cost me £5796

[@sotaelectrical]

Great savings!!

[@mickhursey4802]

A pity you found it necessary to sink using to click bate. Just to clarify, I’ve been driving EV’s for 5 years now and the “public charging hell” as you call it, is the diatribe of the Jeremy Clarkson club and doesn’t exist.

[@sotaelectrical]

Sorry you felt it was click bait, I am just going on reports of my customers personal experiences in my area.

[@garymurphy2463]

@mickhursey4802 i can assure you as a long time follower. Adam doesnt pull any gimmicks. I wouldn't watch him every single day if he was like the rest of these YT Clowns. Your experience in your area obviously differs from Adams vast experience in his. No issue there. But no gimmicks here either.

[@sotaelectrical]

@@garymurphy2463 thanks for your support Gary 👍

[@paddy5141]

Legend 🫵🏼. Thank you 🙏🏻