What’s this then? EV Power sockets on houses with no drive?
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So how do you use one? Park on the road and dangle your cable out over the pavement? How does that work when someone with impaired vision comes along or whatever? Funnily enough we sell these cable protector ramp things which are used at festivals or on building sites etc to stop trip hazards - maybe you need one of those? Fine if one person plugs in but imagine a whole row of them with dangly wires? Just mad.
Julian Thompson said:
So how do you use one? Park on the road and dangle your cable out over the pavement? How does that work when someone with impaired vision comes along or whatever? Funnily enough we sell these cable protector ramp things which are used at festivals or on building sites etc to stop trip hazards - maybe you need one of those? Fine if one person plugs in but imagine a whole row of them with dangly wires? Just mad.
Based on the estates I driven round recently, what you do is park on the pavement so the visually impaired are forced into the road... Thing is, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to even park outside your own house to charge your own car as a lot of new estates either provide inadequate parking facilities or just one parking spot per household. The above example is typical of a lot of new estates.
So you’ll need a very long cable or start a war with your new neighbours.
Unless you have a dedicated parking spot, owning an electric car is fraught with issues.
So you’ll need a very long cable or start a war with your new neighbours.
Unless you have a dedicated parking spot, owning an electric car is fraught with issues.
Julian Thompson said:
Might be wrong here but are these EV power sockets? What’s the idea of that? Stick your car on the pavement so nobody can get past and plug in? Or are they just fancy outdoor plugs?
Is this your pic? I’ve got a meeting with a developer and this would be useful to show them what happens with no planning...They aren't proper EV chargers, but they allow the developer to say they have tried. They're a about as much use as any other external plug socket.
And that's because they're just 3-pin sockets with a RCB in the compartment below and placed in a Rolec Charger box.
Another example of housing companies sticking their fingers upto the planning guidelines. Tossers.
Cheap and useless.
https://www.electrical-showroom.co.uk/rolec-evwp00...
And that's because they're just 3-pin sockets with a RCB in the compartment below and placed in a Rolec Charger box.
Another example of housing companies sticking their fingers upto the planning guidelines. Tossers.
Cheap and useless.
https://www.electrical-showroom.co.uk/rolec-evwp00...
Julian Thompson said:
So how do you use one? Park on the road and dangle your cable out over the pavement? How does that work when someone with impaired vision comes along or whatever? Funnily enough we sell these cable protector ramp things which are used at festivals or on building sites etc to stop trip hazards - maybe you need one of those? Fine if one person plugs in but imagine a whole row of them with dangly wires? Just mad.
I might be deaming but I'm sure I've seen charging cables in channels across the pavement - perhaps you can get that done, when you're ready to use it.Evanivitch said:
They aren't proper EV chargers, but they allow the developer to say they have tried. They're a about as much use as any other external plug socket.
And that's because they're just 3-pin sockets with a RCB in the compartment below and placed in a Rolec Charger box.
Another example of housing companies sticking their fingers upto the planning guidelines. Tossers.
Cheap and useless.
https://www.electrical-showroom.co.uk/rolec-evwp00...
I've got one on my house but it's definitely got a type 2 / level 2 plug not a normal house plug. But! The installer only fit. 16 A fuse in the board so it will only give 3 kW or so. Think it should have had a 32A fuse, but now not sure on the cable gauge , it might not take it.And that's because they're just 3-pin sockets with a RCB in the compartment below and placed in a Rolec Charger box.
Another example of housing companies sticking their fingers upto the planning guidelines. Tossers.
Cheap and useless.
https://www.electrical-showroom.co.uk/rolec-evwp00...
Otispunkmeyer said:
I've got one on my house but it's definitely got a type 2 / level 2 plug not a normal house plug. But! The installer only fit. 16 A fuse in the board so it will only give 3 kW or so. Think it should have had a 32A fuse, but now not sure on the cable gauge , it might not take it.
Type 2 socket or tethered?A tethered cable will usually say what it's rated for. Rolex also sell a 16A to 32A upgrade kit. Relatively simple to do if you can do basic electrical work competently. Otherwise, you can also buy an uprated cable and connector pre-crimped from EV bits.
https://www.speakev.com/threads/rolec-32-amp-upgra...
All that said, either 16A suits your domestic needs (My Ampera only charges at 16A so on the rare occasion I don't have enough time to charge at home it's not really an issue), or bin the Rolec for a better charger.
Evanivitch said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
I've got one on my house but it's definitely got a type 2 / level 2 plug not a normal house plug. But! The installer only fit. 16 A fuse in the board so it will only give 3 kW or so. Think it should have had a 32A fuse, but now not sure on the cable gauge , it might not take it.
Type 2 socket or tethered?A tethered cable will usually say what it's rated for. Rolex also sell a 16A to 32A upgrade kit. Relatively simple to do if you can do basic electrical work competently. Otherwise, you can also buy an uprated cable and connector pre-crimped from EV bits.
https://www.speakev.com/threads/rolec-32-amp-upgra...
All that said, either 16A suits your domestic needs (My Ampera only charges at 16A so on the rare occasion I don't have enough time to charge at home it's not really an issue), or bin the Rolec for a better charger.
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