Installing a Myenergi Zappi V2.1 7kW EV Charging Station!

[@TheRonburgandy]

Looks good though I would have tried to run the cable below pebble dash level so it blends in more

[@thecableguyuk]

The gas box was preventing me from doing that, otherwise I would of. Thanks for your comment 👍🏼

[@r3co0]

​@The Cable Guy you could easily have dropped the cable after the gas and hid it under the rough cast trim on the bulk of the wall.

[@williamyates2794]

Looks an eyesore

[@stevehurrell]

Electricians and plumbers always take quickest / easiest route from A to B

[@Matr1xOne1]

Great job, but if it were my house would be kindly asking to rerun that cable around gas box and below dash

[@saphaelectrical]

Kenya's not yet big on EVs but from you and Artisan electric I've learnt a lot to give me base knowledge on this. In preparation for the time the kenyan market will embrace EVs

[@ef7480]

Be careful what tech you embrace.They aint that green or economical but fair comment..

[@saphaelectrical]

@@ef7480 sure

[@CastleKnight7]

@@ef7480They are when connected to solar.

[@helix5779]

@@ef7480 how so?

[@markrainford1219]

EV costing more to run than ICE at present. Plus production is more polluting and energy consuming than ICE cars. The list goes on.@@helix5779

[@thomasjiggins9286]

Great job ,only concern to me is if I was a paying customer I would of insisted the cable was routed under the unmarked rendering in cream.and run along the brick work . End result big black cable not seen on cream wall. But other than that great install.

[@JBSONLINE]

The install was great. You guys need to relax, I’m sure if he could make it better he would. I personally found his work amazing and would defo hire him. He knows his stuff so stop hating on him.

[@MMD-z6z]

nah, black cable is an eye sore on white background... Could have used white cable if he didnt want to run cable under the pebble dash/brick line...sorry but its Poor workmanship

[@kobirelf97]

​@@MMD-z6zIt's not poor workmanship if the customer is happy with it that's all that matters

[@andyskinner5420]

er, we're not hating the guy BUT as an an electrical contractor he should have paid more attention to the cable run location!

[@Proxima04]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video, as someone about to have one installed by my electrician, it’s good to have something like this as a heads up. 👍

[@scottreynolds8917]

What did you do with the load management CT???

[@spawnterror]

Probably nothing.

[@MrMWRMWR]

I had the same question as there's measurement for charger and separate grid (+ any PV and battery) to provide input to the MyEnergi app. Wireless vs cable layout needs planning. Surely, if many Zappis previously installed, this is a critical topic to at least mention.

[@andyskinner5420]

agree with the other comments re cable run... should be positioned along the lower brickline plus I'd have used a piece of white conduit to bring it up the wall vertically

[@johnelbro127]

Great neat job well done. 👍👍👍

[@lewisb.3242]

Only thing I’d suggest is disconnecting the flat cable from the front portion of the charger while you’re installing it so it’s not dangling from the connections just to save anything getting broken. Looks a good job though.

[@arjansingh4971]

No CT clamp on the main tails??

[@danhailat]

Nice clean work.

[@Micha4354-h8k]

Great job finally i understand thanks bro 👊

[@Geordie_Peter]

Hi, did you provide a Part P installation Certificate to the customer to satisfy Building control?

[@93lornamae]

Do yiu not out a CT on the tails going into the EV CU?

[@MrTubeman007]

Why didn't you run the armoured below the dash render, it would have tucked under there nicely, instead they have a long black washing line right across the white wall.

[@thecableguyuk]

If you watch the whole video you will see that the gas box was there so it couldn't work 👍🏼

[@MrBatchy123]

good job where are you based?

[@legendhero99]

Hi, How come you put a fly lead on the banjo at both ends? I thought you only needed it at one end as the armour is earthed from the one banjo as it is continuous? Tks

[@mattsan70]

No PEN fault protection needed? TNCS earthing bonded to N

[@suhailwajid5040]

EV charger installed skillfully.

[@oliverrice8869]

That looks really tidy.. I’m having an ev charger fitted in the coming weeks. I hope they do as nice a job as this.

[@pikricky]

Good video once again,would it not have been possible to run the cable round the red brick so it was under the rendering and less visible or was the gas box too close to the wall for you to feed the cable behind it cable

[@thecableguyuk]

The gas box was preventing me from doing that, otherwise I would of. Thanks for your comment 👍🏼

[@mattsidebottom7603]

Im having one fitted soon. I dont want it to go to the old consumer unit cos it means pulling up floors. Is it straight forward to fit a seperate consumer unit if the main fuse is easy to access?

[@Chrismalkinuk]

How much would this install cost? Cost of the unit? How much to fit the unit?

[@trickydicky90]

Nice job, if I live in a first floor flat, own the leasehold and own the car port below, can one of these run from my flat consumer box to the car port?

[@tcv854]

If the EV charger has a built in RCD and the cable supplying it was armoured, would you need to have an upstream RCD in the new external consumer unit?

[@TheGunnersman93]

Doesn’t need to no

[@mtbosvaldas]

Hi. what size cable sq? Thanks

[@combok660]

I have same question.. What's size cable please?

[@Browneyedbrummy]

Hi mate Nice set uo there ! Is your rcbo double too switch the neutral or single pole ? Ive been told its now part of the regs too supply the zappi with and rcd/rcbo protected circuit that switches both live and neutral conductors! Even though the zappi has built on type a and pen fault its not compliant as the built in rcd is on a circuit board

[@richardwalsh5882]

That has always been the requirement that the RCD must interrupt all live conductors.

[@bullhurley-uv8ys]

Nice job, how about putting the cable in some white 25mm conduit? Would of blended in like a dream.

[@munafmufc01]

Nice job. What about the ethernet cable and ct clamp ? Why is it missing?

[@bsesin]

@@munafmufc01 missing for what reason ??

[@ms.electrical]

Why would you choose not to install the ct clamp that comes with the unit 🤷‍♂️ even if its just to future proof it for if they want to use solar features ect later on or incase you got the maximum demand wrong or demand changes if they get new or additional high load appliances

[@mradam4430]

Brill, thank you. Still your favourite EV charger?

[@Stirtp33]

What’s best to use Ultra EV 6mm 3 core with cat 5 or 6mm 3 core swa ?

[@johnmcfadden7418]

Good Job geez. I have not installed one yet but I do agree I would have tied in under the wall covering if there was enough cable? that is the only reason not to have done so unless there is another reason but apart from that very neat and nice to see. what benefit to the client is the anti tamper device does it trip the breaker?

[@thecableguyuk]

I can't remember if I mentioned it but If you notice on the video there is a gas box on the front face of the property that is the the reason for having to go this high. Usually I would run the cable below the dpc for a more eye pleasing finish.

[@thirurajah1]

What thickness wire you are using from consumer box to charger?

[@thecableguyuk]

6mm

[@smokin999uk]

Im guessing given i only have a 63 amp mains cutout fuse AND my electric is looped with my neighbour, its a no-go with regards to get an EV point unless im willing to dig up driveways?? 😢

[@Adam-Electrical]

Not necessarily You could always make use of the dynamic load management and install CT clamps round the mains tails and set charger to 60Amps

[@angusmackenzie5925]

Why not use a white cable to blend in with the house 🤔

[@mohamedsiadabdille7631]

Nice job, mate really I appreciate very much your time also you try to film and do job same time is not easy your own understand that as well but all good

[@javadchohan]

what is the tamper fit pcb for ?

[@laatu1234]

Typically the cable to the charger is ran in an aluminium pipe. It makes the cabling abjt better protected.

[@Margap]

What happens when there is no Internet? Can you charge your car with zapping?

[@johnbower]

Instead of going around the corner of the house it would have been a lot neater and out of the way if you installed the charger on the wall near the gas supply box, It looks as if a six metre charging cable would have easily reached from there to where the car would be parked.

[@stevelambert6689]

I guess the level you used has "sealed for life" batteries. 😀😁😂 work's first time every time.

[@tommyoxnard9100]

It looks a lot easier to fit than the other types on the market. Quick question, do you need to fit the CT clamps with this make of EV charger? I need guidance in selecting a good, reliable make. Thanks.

[@thecableguyuk]

Hi, you are recommended to yes but you can also install them without and change the settings in the EV charger.

[@colin5064]

That cable routing will cause a stain to appear on that white dashed wall, l give it 18 month at most

[@M0PAX]

Just watched a video from sota on KZbin and myenergy won’t except a warranty claim unless the charger is protected by a DP RCD

[@kopynd1]

all the vids seem to show you the easy installations on new build, nothing showing homes built 60/ 100 yrs ago with the meter inside at the back of the house,and the consumer inside at the front in door bottom of the staircase which is about 15 mtrs away from the meter feed entry point

[@bsesin]

isnt that a camera tripod against the van ?

[@thecableguyuk]

It's the laser tripod, a Dewalt one I use a lot. This is all filmed on my phone!

[@bsesin]

@@thecableguyuk ah ok , wonder if you can get an adaptor for a phone holder for that .. maybe

[@tonywebb9909]

Electrically sound job, but as others have said not not got 1st class looks! I always wire back to the main CCU, and use the CT clamp to control the current. Just have to lift a few floor boards and charge for two more hours. And where is the external isolator? Any equipment over 3Kw requires a double pole isolator within 1.5meters. This is the problem when people learn to do things parrot fashion and not read the wiring regs. None of this is a dig at you, you seem to enjoy your work and thats great.

[@russvhill2]

Still waiting for the follow-up video showing installation of white trunking to cover up the amateur placement of that black cable. You might get more customers if they see you're prepared to make good a poor decision.

[@honisoitquimalypense1316]

Must be difficult being perfect in everything you do. I dont know how you do it.

[@Bawa-jee007]

Share your details I need charger as well

[@Max-cz8by]

You say you’ve fitted loads of Zappi’s? Have you done the EV qualification? *No use of the CT for load limiting? *RCBO is single pole - type AC (should be double pole - type A) It’s good to have a base knowledge of the regulations on EV

[@thecableguyuk]

Hi Max, Yes I have and so has everyone that works for us. The CT clamp is not mandatory in all installations if you speak to myenergi direct, if you also read the installing guide on the CT clamp online you will find this information. This is also the exact consumer unit that BG populate designed for EV charging supplies. Thanks for your comment however, it's helps others who may have the same questions. 👍🏼

[@Max-cz8by]

Apologies, I didn’t mean to come across overly critical. I know the CT clamp isn’t mandatory and you can negate it’s use through calculating maximum demand. As a Myenergi authorised installer we tend to fit the CT’s as a matter of convenience and best practice. It’s worrying that BG are providing EV CU’s with type AC RCBO’s though! I’m sure you are aware that is a major no no?! You’re right though, it’s valuable to raise these things if it helps others.

[@efixx]

@@thecableguyuk The BG boards we’ve reviewed for EV have a double pole RCB0. You’ve used the single pole version CUCRB40. Part number for DP is CUCRB40DPA 13:48

[@thecableguyuk]

@@efixx I've contacted them about this, your not wrong.

[@geraldelwood9660]

@@efixx Do you have any idea why a double pole RCBO is mandatory ? can't be anything to do with Open PEN; as the isolator for that is a triple pole anyway.

[@tonyforward634]

Wouldn’t be happy with a black cable on white render though!

[@tommyjakobsen5504]

are you autosized to do that.. are you exucated to do this. otherwise this is NOT leagal to do buy you self.

[@ef7480]

Just an obsevation. You fitted the anti tamper PCB but didn't explain what it does. Nice job all the same.

[@newlinerealboi3434]

It’s to make an old stock charger compliant with the new regs.

[@drpantastic1969]

Whats that bush infront of the consumer unit should we be concerned?👀🥦

[@rychuu24]

Good job but the cable on that high is not acceptable.

[@Adam-Electrical]

No DP RCBO and its a type AC 😮

[@thecableguyuk]

Got changed, that's how it came from bg. Wasn't until we checked before we realised 👍🏼

[@pete98715]

oh man, i can't stand seeing cables along walls like that.

[@niallchurch2679]

I agree with others cable could be better installed!

[@JohnDundee-el2ro]

Hi pal sorry but I just think the cable clipped surface round the wall is an eye soar and I would not have allowed that at my house just pity you could not hide it under the ground then down from main and up to zappi this is not to say you are not good at your job it's just that cable install round the white wall

[@RichardABW]

Sure it all worked fine but that cable would make me find someone else for the next job. And as the customer I’d probably find myself re-running the cable myself!

[@albancibaj]

Why? What’s wrong with the cabling. Looks pretty neat to me..

[@RichardABW]

@@albancibaj Sure it's neat, but I can see a lot of it. I want to minimise the amount of cable I can see! My radiator pipes were chased in when they had to be redone for the same reason.

[@albancibaj]

@@RichardABW Yeah I sort of agree. I think it should have been installed a bit lower because it’s too visible for the house.

[@honisoitquimalypense1316]

​@RichardABW so you'd get someone else because of the cabling, even though the job is neat ..... yeah that makes sense, risk someone you don't know potentially doing a worse job, instead of just saying when discussing the job you'd like the cable running below the render 🤔.

[@RichardABW]

As I said, I'd probably just re-do myself. With trades I find often things like this are mentioned before hand and then get forgotten anyway.@@honisoitquimalypense1316

[@kobirelf97]

Who did well but that cable could have gone a lot lower it looks horrible like that

[@thecableguyuk]

If you watch the video fully you will listen to the reason why is was run at this height. The gas box was restricting it

[@stocksretreat123]

Tardy install. That cable looks a right mess. Run it to the lower level. Just lazy, or what.

[@honisoitquimalypense1316]

Let's see your work?

[@01theloneranger]

I would not be happy at all.....Black cable on a white wall? No. Use white cable or fit to the brick below.

[@thecableguyuk]

Hi Rodger,, I totally agree with you. This was the specification of the job when we took it on so we completed it as we were asked in the way we were asked. Thanks for your comment.

[@01theloneranger]

@@thecableguyuk Sorry.....Your customer is at fault. They have no idea of aesthetics do they?

[@leelipinski4667]

​@@01thelonerangerCustomer is always right. He did as he was paid to do.

[@polomint46]

Crap installation. Assume the customer paid the see the supply cable?

[@andrewstafford-jones4291]

The cable routing is a disaster - it should be removed and installed at the pebbledash juncture. I would be ashamed if it looked looked like that.

[@andrewstafford-jones4291]

Totally agree - this is disgraceful install, we see this all to often when the spark's "don't give a sh*it" about the install.

[@dereklee8080]

Omg, if he attached that black cable to my house as he has done in this video he would not be getting paid until he reinstalled the cable in a more discreet location and then filled in all the holes in that house wall and repainted it, what a shoddy lazy arse job

[@honisoitquimalypense1316]

How do you know he's not had a discussion with the house owner beforehand about where the cable is going? Everyone is quick to judge other people for their work. You sound like someone who would be a nightmare to do a job for.

[@KenSmithKPSELECTRICAL]

Part of being a good electrician is an ability to hide cable's, not the best install I've ever seen.

[@LeeThompson-m8v]

Full of dealer just trying to get consumer to accept low ball offers

[@MrVoytek1000]

Black cable on the wall, not acceptable.

[@christophermo13]

Mate. That black cable across white wall doesn’t look great. Why wouldn’t you run it lower just under render level?

[@MaraxYTube]

is it ok to buy 22kw version but still charge 7kw output? Just to be future proof?

[@richardwalsh5882]

Yes it is - but you will only be able to use one of the CT inputs as the others are reserved for L2 and L3.

[@samgreenfield6509]

What size cores have you used to feed the RCD from the cupboard?