The EASIEST EV Charger To Install... OR IS IT??

Today I installed an Ohme EV charger, as usual I faced challenges with the cable route, other than that, this may well be the easiest EV charger to install....OR IS IT??
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[@jonbuggins5575]

Had an install last week, customer thought the charger couldn't go in because of middle of the house location but Id watched this video a while back and had floorboards up by the meter and the rods there in no time, customer was chuffed with her new Zappi on the wall. I'm only my first year into installs, but content like this is absolute gold 🤟

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you! Pleased it helped you out!!

[@shiamjad]

I like your detailed description of everything you do...5 stars

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you 👍

[@ALKUKES]

very informative gear video explaining step by step, what size is that cable and is it armored cable does it have to be armored? where can i get that junction box? can i install this by myself at my own house? thank you

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you, the size of the cable depends on your cable calculations, armoured/not armoured - depends on your installation method, you can buy the junction box at an electrical wholesalers and you probably shouldn’t install this at your own home if your not an experienced electrician with all the correct test equipment 👍

[@AngelaPeters-fy1tc]

Very good video and you seem like a friendly chap with a good sense of humour. I take it every EV install is different according to factors such as if theres space in the existing consumer unit and how far away the charging point is. Have you done say a terraced house that has no driveway and just a small front garden just curious to know how you deal with properties that have very limited space. Thanks for taking the time to compile this video and ive just subscribed as well.

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you for subscribing!! You seem like a friendly fellow also!! I have and done a video on it, check out the videos it’s somewhere 🤣

[@markyd2633]

Mate...that was a great vid.......nice editing.....getting better every time What was the total time taken to install the charger? Have a great xmas

[@sotaelectrical]

Hi mate thank you so much, it took about 4/5 hours, it would be way quicker if I didn’t video it, but I like making videos 🤣 Have a great Xmas also!!

[@NickF76]

Thanks for the video. I am looking at my first EV. I am on a looped supply and the consumer unit and meter are in the middle of the house. So this and your looped video have helped. I have a consultation next week with the installer (i live near manchester - so a bit far for you to travel) fingers crossed they are as informed as yourself.

[@GrahamWoodward-ww1zf]

Hi Adam, a tool that I have found really useful under floors and loft spaces to grab cables, rods etc. is a litter picker and the longer the better.

[@sotaelectrical]

Thinking out of the box!! Like it!! Great tip!!

[@geew2993]

Like your enthusiasm, I’m having an Ohme epod installation this Thursday in Kent. Be great if it was you .

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you sir 👍👍

[@lachyjames8629]

No fire clips under the floor?

[@sotaelectrical]

Why would fire clips be required under a floor?

[@amcmanus7426]

Brilliantly explained. I enjoyed this 😊

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you

[@kingsaf3998]

Happy Xmas and new year, already looking forward to next years uploads.

[@sotaelectrical]

Happy Xmas and best wishes to you also for the new year!! Thanks for watching my videos consistently, appreciate your support. 👍👍👍

[@jsouto77]

Thanks for filling my stocking....You have a Merry Christmas too :)

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you buddy 👍👍

[@femigeorge7641]

Great video, I have a similar situation with the consumer unit in the middle of the house, what would my options be if the bungalow has a concrete floor?

[@sotaelectrical]

Go through the loft

[@jess_the_hungry_cat]

Great video. Did you really forget you'd installed the consumer unit previously or was that just for the camera? Anyway, have an awesome Christmas. Take care.

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you, lol that was my lame attempt of being funny, have a great Xmas also!! Take care buddy 👍👍

[@BillsCountrysideAdventures]

New subscriber mate, loving the videos. I have just had ohme pro, but don't think the bracket is very pro with 8m of cable. Saying that the app and setup is good.

[@sotaelectrical]

Hello mate, thank you for subscribing!! Much appreciated!! Yes the bracket is a bit flimsy for 8m of cable 👍👍

[@BULLEAD]

You seem to install a wide range of different brand chargers. Have you had some supplier specific training from all of them ?

[@sotaelectrical]

Hi mate, yes I do offer a wide range and I do all the supplier training for all the brands

[@benoliver8775]

Brilliant job only thing I would say as a carpenter who fits external gates I would not have run it directly through the gate posts as if that post needs renewing at some point it will be difficult to get the cable out. Top work tho

[@sotaelectrical]

Fair comment! Have a lovely Christmas 🎅

[@pikricky]

Another good one,have a great Christmas

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you, you too!! 👍👍

[@sambrown4053]

Nice work. Where did you get your roll out mats?? Great idea

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you!! I got the mats from a website called ‘stickersnthat’

[@PeaceChanel]

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[@Tamil.o.Official]

I have a Ohme 7.4kW ePod Home EV Charger Type 2 in black, which does not have an electronic display and is very standard. I have been using it for the last six months, and I didn't set up Timber, just charged manually. However, for the last few days, there has been a problem. Sometimes it turns on, and after a few seconds, it shuts down. The lighting display also shows different colors than it used to. I need to know if this is an issue with the EV Charger or the consumer unit supplying the electricity.

[@sotaelectrical]

sounds like you need someone to pop out and take a look to be honest.

[@Tamil.o.Official]

@@sotaelectrical someone resolved to my Q - I have a Ohme 7.4kW ePod Home EV Charger Type 2 in black, which does not have an electronic display and is very standard. I have been using it for the last six months, and I didn't set up Timber, just charged manually. However, for the last few days, there has been a problem. Sometimes it turns on, and after a few seconds, it shuts down. The lighting display also shows different colors than it used to. I need to know if this is an issue with the EV Charger or the consumer unit supplying the electricity.

[@Riley_Jarvis_the_sparky]

Merry Christmas to you mate

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you mate, and to you 👍👍

[@benjames3959]

Are your rods 5metres long each?

[@BryanTheSpark]

Great video. Enjoy a well deserved break 🍻🍻

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you, hope you have a good Christmas and best wishes for the new year 🍺🍺

[@krismarshall4157]

Great videos, can you recommend which Wiska box is best for the ohme home pro 32a to suit instal or 40a belt and braces. Can you still screw them to terminals as per instructions ? Conflicting info on this

[@johnbyrne5726]

Loved this, informative as well as entertaining! Quick question: can the EV charger connect directly to the Meter Box? (Our Consumer Unit is well hidden inside the house!)

[@sotaelectrical]

It can be installed from the meter by installing a secondary consumer unit👍👍

[@WombleUK]

The other good thing with them drill dust extractors is they help give you a nice 90° drilled hole & it is nicer to not have the little piles of dust everywhere 😉

[@jackmarsh6398]

Also, putting a screw and penny washer in the top of the plug holder stops the top piece sagging

[@SirTerabyte]

I couldnt tell from the video but was the ethernet cable routed with the armoured cable? It looks like they are both coming out from one cable.

[@sotaelectrical]

It’s called an EV Ultra cable and the CAT5 is integrated with it 👍👍

[@dankeen583]

Did you notice the batten holder hanging off behind your head?😂

[@sotaelectrical]

God know Thomas about a year ago 🤣

[@jamiei543]

Have an Ohme charger installed. Not a massive fan of it always looses its internet connection from the mobile sim that it uses and sometimes requires a power down to fix this and whilst it has no internet the option of authorizing charges does not work meaning any one can use the charger. The CT clamp on my one also doesnt work and so i have had to turn load balancing off as it was stuck at low charge speeds and the CT clamp makes a loud noise tried to call Ohme several times but can never get through to them left several voicemails to call back and have heard nothing.

[@sotaelectrical]

Hi Jamie, Thanks for your comments, one thing I also do is check the 4G connection at the property before installing an Ohme, it’s a shame your having this issue. I would maybe suggest contacting your installer (if it’s Ohme then I understand you have tried to contact them) and get the CT connections checked out, should be an easy fix. Thanks for watching and best wishes for Xmas! 👍

[@jamiei543]

thanks and yes the CT clamp is an easy fix think i know what the issue is the installer used 1 pair of CAT5 per CT wire meaning each wire to the CT has 2 cables which wont be helping things will probably end up redoing these connections after xmas when i have time and seeing if that gets the CT to start working@@sotaelectrical

[@billyreynolds8965]

I'm installing a ohme home pro charger, is there anything I should be aware of or anything to help with the install? Cheers mate, love your videos 👌

[@sotaelectrical]

Make sure you have a wiska box with two 25mm knock outs for the cable glands, make sure you can get 4G at your customers house where your installing it, other than that, it’s a piece of cake 👍

[@billyreynolds8965]

Legend!! Cheers mate. 🍻

[@finchyfun1]

Just wondering, do you do any EV installation for Mobility. We will be getting a free standard installation by Mobility when we order our first EV. Just hope the election are as good as you.

[@sotaelectrical]

I don’t but I can I guess?

[@ljft4790]

I use the same external connection box as you so I'm curious: do you use the included terminal block or something else more robust. As always, it's interesting to hear what others are using. Many thanks.

[@DTech101]

Great Job mate! That holder to release the charger plug is the best thing, I used it on my Indra Lux it finishes it off well and makes for a neater install compared to the holder and rubber boot that still allows water ingress think Indra dropped the ball on that one. Ohme is by far the best integration with Octopus 🐙 a mate of mine has it and it can do the dual tariff ie it knows when your charging at the lower price of the tariff in the day time outside of the set hours and give you the price of the charge accordingly, although Octopus 🐙 schedule the charge on Indra. Indra still associate any charge outside of the set times as peak rate and displays it on the app as peak rate even though Octopus 🐙 Automated the charge schedule. Indra seem at a loss as how to implement this like Ohme have got told they will look to update in the next firmware update. Ohme is by far the star of integration but ugly in the looks department IMHO especially if it has to be installed at the front of the house.

[@sotaelectrical]

Thank you mate, and thanks for your comments, good info there for sure!! Hope you have a lovely Xmas!!

[@DTech101]

@@sotaelectrical you to bud, at least you get a couple days break from work lol, have a good Crimbo mate

[@TFSELECTRICAL]

Merry Xmas bro

[@sotaelectrical]

Thanks bro you too 👍

[@JayG2K]

whats the diameter of the ev cable, would the jokari stripper just do the same job? 8-28mm

[@AndyWillis-b1g]

Hi pal how do you get on with testing the built in RCD as I’m like you and fitted one upstream to protect cable but during testing it trips the upstream RCD instead of the built in one … I had to temporarily fit and MCB first to get round this cheers

[@Davidhughes9467]

Any preference on what charger you install?

[@sotaelectrical]

I like the Simpson and partners, zappi, Ohme the most at the moment 👍

[@Davidhughes9467]

@@sotaelectrical Thanks for reply Ive only installed one easee, and I've got another 2 to fit debating what to use client doesn't mind what he has, I found the easee nice to install seemed basic tho but have nothing to compare against.

[@sotaelectrical]

@@Davidhughes9467 if your customer wants something nice looking, go for the Simpson & Partners, if they have solar, install. Zappi, if they don’t and they are on octopus intelligent - install a Ohme that’s my kind of rule of thumb

[@Davidhughes9467]

@@sotaelectricalok great thanks for this info much appreciated mate 👍

[@andrewwest8418]

Hi, looking at getting a EV but I know my fuse board hasn’t any spare space available so every trip switch is connected to something around the house (lights,sockets, Outdoor sockets etc) does that mean I need a new bigger fuse box fitted or can something be done to free a space up for the EV charger to be wired into? As I want to faction all of these things in to the cost of moving over to a EV. Thanks

[@sotaelectrical]

I would either suggest replacing the existing one or leave it alone and put in a new separate consumer unit for the charger 👍

[@andrewwest8418]

@@sotaelectrical thank you for the reply. Price wise would doing it that way be cheaper as well as less hassle? Any idea a rough figure to look at doing this I appreciate it’s depending on area etc I’m in the Thames Valley area UK.

[@sotaelectrical]

@@andrewwest8418 cheaper and less hassle to put in a separate consumer unit for sure!! Price wise I won’t discuss on here, fuel for an argument

[@shopsmile9336]

How much does this cost in total?

[@sotaelectrical]

I won’t reveal work prices on here, I always get hate from someone and it’s so unnecessary

[@mikebrooks9854]

Always great videos 😊 Merry Christmas 🎅 Did you have to do the C&G 2921-31 to install electric vehicle charger points?

[@sotaelectrical]

Hi Mike, you should but no one is policing what courses you do, I would advise it though!! Merry Xmas to you too and thank you for watching mate 👍👍🍺

[@captainchaos3053]

You might know about electrics but you should never put fixings into mortar joints!

[@sotaelectrical]

Ok!

[@glideman]

Why install the box so low? The customer is going to have to be on hands and knees to read it 😂

[@sotaelectrical]

Regs mate

[@markseddon7887]

Bricktop! 🤣

[@sotaelectrical]

🤣

[@Muka-62]

Put it on da bill £££££££lmao 😂

[@jackmarsh6398]

Mate, just go under the floor yourself. There is plenty of space down there. It would take 5 mins to complete the cable run.

[@mikejackson1383]

Sound is poor!

[@sotaelectrical]

Hi Mike, sorry can you elaborate so I can try and improve, I’m pretty thorough so interested to know what you mean?

[@mikejackson1383]

Volume seems really low I have to turn my volume up to max on your videos.

[@sotaelectrical]

@@mikejackson1383 ok note taken, sorry about this

[@BerkeleyTowers]

Sounds good to me. Haven’t had to adjust the volume from a session watching lots of other stuff.

[@alanr585]

Yeah, you seen to have the mic in a good position but yes low and lacking in the high frequencies.

[@FFT_Electrical]

You are so 100% on those bl00dy screws, guaranteed to snap if you try and back them off

[@sotaelectrical]

They are the worst screws ever!! Merry Xmas mate 👍👍

[@AndyWillis-b1g]

Hi pal how do you get on with testing the built in RCD as I’m like you and fitted one upstream to protect cable but during testing it trips the upstream RCD instead of the built in one … I had to temporarily fit and MCB first to get round this cheers