Given that our house was originally two 1850s cottages knocked together, then has had two extensions in the 1960s and 1980s, plus a big double garage built alongside, it’s all a bit Heath Robinson (if you know what I mean by that), so I can almost guarantee that any installation will be both problematic and cause other issues
Best I stick to petrol until we decide to downsize to something more manageable as the years advance! Might compromise with a PHEV (using a normal plug socket) but I’m no longer convinced that they are worth the price premium. Thankfully no decision needs to be made until next year.
Best I stick to petrol until we decide to downsize to something more manageable as the years advance! Might compromise with a PHEV (using a normal plug socket) but I’m no longer convinced that they are worth the price premium. Thankfully no decision needs to be made until next year.What I will say as a member of the NICEIC and qualified EVCP installer upto and including currentl regulations, is the regs around charge points are forever changing fast. Since the indroduction of BS7671 18th edition in 2018, there have been 2 amendments in 2020/22. The current 4th edition of the Code of Practive for Electric vehicle charging equipment installation, will be replaced to the 5th edition later this year. So unless your looking now or within the next couple of years don’t worry about it, as the likely hood regs will change again after that.
However if you want some advice based on the current regs including the 5th edition of the code of practice Id be happy to oblige more in depth on your 1850’s cottage/s 🙂
The maximum length of 15meters for 3 core 6mm2 SWA or T+E can be used supplying a 7Kw wall charger.
Since the introduction of the not so Smart chargers regulation were signed into law in December 2021 and mandatory use in June2022, you would need to have a decent WiFi signal at the point your charger is fitted….