Charging point
Discussion
I live in a new build with the ubiquitous electric meter and gas meter on the front wall.
The circuit board is under the stairs and pretty useless for getting any connection to the outside.
If I wanted to fit a charging point could I connect it directly to the meter on the outside? Is this my property or is it only my property after it enters the house? Does the electricity supplier actually own the meter?
The circuit board is under the stairs and pretty useless for getting any connection to the outside.
If I wanted to fit a charging point could I connect it directly to the meter on the outside? Is this my property or is it only my property after it enters the house? Does the electricity supplier actually own the meter?
Drawweight said:
I live in a new build with the ubiquitous electric meter and gas meter on the front wall.
The circuit board is under the stairs and pretty useless for getting any connection to the outside.
If I wanted to fit a charging point could I connect it directly to the meter on the outside? Is this my property or is it only my property after it enters the house? Does the electricity supplier actually own the meter?
Normally in that situation the installer will T off the mains supply after the meter and add another consumer unit just for the charger. The circuit board is under the stairs and pretty useless for getting any connection to the outside.
If I wanted to fit a charging point could I connect it directly to the meter on the outside? Is this my property or is it only my property after it enters the house? Does the electricity supplier actually own the meter?
(Edit: Pipped to the post!)
Whilst you can't connect a charger directly to the meter as such, what you can do is have the supply tails from the meter split with one pair going to your consumer unit (as is the case now) and the other to your charger. This is beneficial for a number of reasons, not least that you are not adding an additional high current draw item to your existing consumer unit. Note that the charger will need supplying from a its own mini consumer unit (containing the necessary protective devices) and technically speaking this is not allowed inside the meter box.
It'd be worth discussing options with your charger installer, and they may suggest requesting your electricity provider to fit an isolator switch (usually done for free) which then allows the splitting and additional work required to be done without the main fuse having to be pulled.
Whilst you can't connect a charger directly to the meter as such, what you can do is have the supply tails from the meter split with one pair going to your consumer unit (as is the case now) and the other to your charger. This is beneficial for a number of reasons, not least that you are not adding an additional high current draw item to your existing consumer unit. Note that the charger will need supplying from a its own mini consumer unit (containing the necessary protective devices) and technically speaking this is not allowed inside the meter box.
It'd be worth discussing options with your charger installer, and they may suggest requesting your electricity provider to fit an isolator switch (usually done for free) which then allows the splitting and additional work required to be done without the main fuse having to be pulled.
Exactly what my fitter did when my charge point was installed
Supply taken from after the elec meter into a small consumer unit under the electric box outside and a run of cable 10mm iirc through to the charger
Only down side is one more plastic box on the front of the house along with the fibre, elec and gas meters
Supply taken from after the elec meter into a small consumer unit under the electric box outside and a run of cable 10mm iirc through to the charger
Only down side is one more plastic box on the front of the house along with the fibre, elec and gas meters
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