EV charger

ver01@ · Sunday at 09:32

Considering options for the location of the EV charger. My preference would be to have the charger somewhere where it's not exposed/visible. The garage has this board. Could the charger be installed there?

ver01@ · Sunday at 12:59

The main fuse in the property is 100A. I am sure the cable meets standards if I were to use it with the granny charger for the other car but would prefer to have the main one out of sight and somewhere where is it protected from rain/sun/snow/frost.

ver01@ · Sunday at 16:27

Looks like the fast charger will be outdoors then and the granny lead will use a new plug in the garage.

ver01@ · Sunday at 19:06

Tinders said:
You need 6mm cable from the original consumer unit. And you will need a 32a RCBO.

I've had a look at the main consumer unit and for the garage it has a 16A breaker and 2.5mm2 live and 1.5mm2 CPC?. The cable that I can see entering the garage has 600-1000v marking (trying to get a better picture of the other marking).

ver01@ · Sunday at 19:14

It's BS5467 and 14mm in diameter so it's 2.5mm2

ver01@ · Sunday at 21:38

You need 6mm minimum for a proper charger but for the granny one it would be more than enough.

ver01@ · 2024-08-19T07:12:31+0100

The consumer unit in the garage does not have space for another circuit. One breaker is for the lighting and the other for a mains plug. Might be easier to just remove the lighting circuit and upgrade braker and cabling.

ver01@ · 2024-08-19T07:28:28+0100

Might end up doing that - tidier that using junction boxes etc.

ver01@ · 2024-08-19T15:14:30+0100

Is there anything special about the garage consumer units?

ver01@ · 2024-08-19T15:39:19+0100

The charger will run from the main unit. The garage one will be only for the granny charger.

ver01@ · 2024-08-19T15:48:21+0100

Which is 7m away so will need a new socket close to the CU.

ver01@ · 2024-08-19T17:25:21+0100

Can I have the wiring for the new socket added to the same breaker as the existing sockets? I don't think I will be using the other socket while having the granny charger plugged in, but there is a freezer connected 24/7. If it pulls 2-3A would it be ok?