Rocko
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The legislation is that they should be pre-configured to off peak charging, but the user can change it to whatever they want. They also want a 10 minute deferment during off-peak charging time to negate grid surge.
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The legislation is that they should be pre-configured to off peak charging, but the user can change it to whatever they want. They also want a 10 minute deferment during off-peak charging time to negate grid surge.
Mark Irwin
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Sounds more sensible as sometimes you have to charge in the middle of the day.
Rocko
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If you don't mind the colour, these are a steal...
I got the last blue one.
I got the last blue one.
Woodcutter
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We have access to supply a few EV chargers now, but this is the only one so far that looks pretty good.
Rocko
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These look fantastic
That does look excellent and it's also solar compatible. It's just a shame it doesn't have a cable management solution.
Woodcutter
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Nice, I really like that.
Our Andersen isn’t weathering very well, the aluminium bit is absolutely trashed with the salt air. They sent me a replacement, must get it fitted.
Rocko
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They're surprisingly well priced for the look of them.
Deezer-D
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My Andersen seems to be only charging at 3.6Kw. Car has been in with Mini and had a software update but no joy. Andersen have sent a couple of hits to it but still the same outcome. 8 hours to charge instead of 4. Makes a quick top up impossible. Frustrating.
Do you know anyone else with an EV that can plug in to check if it charges at 7?
Deezer-D
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No, don’t know anyone else with a home charger unfortunately
Deezer-D
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I may take you up on that depending how I get on with Andersen.
If you're down Bangor direction over the weekend, you're more than welcome to plug into mine.
Bought a Sevadis Maxicharger in end, quite a small and neat unit and well reviewed, got it installed today. Not keen on having them on outside wall so got it mounted close to our garage door in the internal garage.
hutchy_belfast
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What I don't understand is that except for Anderson or whatever they turned into why do they all have to be brutally ugly? Surely not rocket science to design a small black box, bit of piano finish or brushed steel effect or something that doesn't look like a fisher price toy or an intercom from the 90s!?
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I don't mind the reel types. The cable needs stored somewhere at the end of the day and I'm not keen on trying to feed it into a slot on a fancy holder in sideways rain
Mind you it seems about 50/50 between folk that wrap them up neatly and plug the end into the holder and the folk that leave the cable tangled up like an old bit of rope strewn across their driveway.
Mind you it seems about 50/50 between folk that wrap them up neatly and plug the end into the holder and the folk that leave the cable tangled up like an old bit of rope strewn across their driveway.
hutchy_belfast
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Agreed I'm not getting soaked for that either and untethered is a bit of a pain. There has to be a better way though. If my podpoint was on the front of the house and not hidden behind a chimney breast it would do my head in. I've seen wall mounted garden hoses that look better ffs.
Rocko
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Coog, start knocking out 3D covers to make them look fancier.
