ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINT AT A FLAT OR APARTMENT, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW!

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINT AT A FLAT OR APARTMENT, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW!
Many of our electric vehicle charging points videos are often fitted at properties with off-street parking, but what can be done if you live or own a flat/apartment? This video will detail how you can have a private or shared vehicle charging point when living or owning a flat or apartment. Want to find out more about what Government grants are currently available for EV charging points? click this link 👉 • CHANGES TO THE OZEV GR...
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00:00 The Topic
01:00 Charging Location
02:46 Power Location
06:08 Switch Fuse
06:46 First Consumer Unit
09:48 Cable Running
11:40 Second Flat
13:43 A Different Route
14:21 Grant Funding
17:37 Another Factor
18:04 Who’s Paying?
19:41 Power Consumption
21:53 A Little Treat
23:49 What Charger
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@artisanelectrics 3 ай бұрын

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@peterpeterson9903 2 жыл бұрын

As a consultant engineer who as part of our provided services designs EVC installations to go into new build flatted developments I can say that to do this properly, all above board and correct in every manner is very difficult. Something many people overlook is a privately owned cable going through common areas. You are then into the realms of legal requirements to put in place the right agreements to allow the cable to go through common areas. The next issue is safe isolation, if the cable is protected from the private dwelling and someone in the future is working within a riser etc. you must provide safe isolation within the common area. Another thing to consider is that this development probably has an ADMD of 2kVA per flat, what happens when infrastructure designed for a far smaller load has to start accepting EVC connections into multiple flats? Where the developer wants to include EVC, generally we put a feeder pillar in the carpark and it is adopted by a back office service such as one Rolex run, to pay the bills, meter the power and invoice the user accordingly, basically it sucks to have a EV and live in a flat where you might find you cannot just have your own power supply to your own EVC.

@milhousevh 2 жыл бұрын

Having your own supply to your own bay has all sorts of issues down the line if the owner of the bay doesn't have a vehicle and wants to rent it out. Using a communal/landlords supply to disassociate the parking bay from the property makes the most sense - just use a freely available payment gateway (eg. "Tap Electric") that reimburses the owner of the communal supply for the EV usage and everyone is happy. The owner of the communal supply doesn't need to know or care who uses the chargepoints, just leave that to the payment gateway to worry about.

@banditfet 2 жыл бұрын

another possible way of doing it could be to maybe replace the fused isolators in the service cupboard with a small 2 way fuse board, feed the flat with 63A (the flats appear to be fed in 16mm² T&E so 80A is pushing it a bit anyway) then 32A for the charger, if surge protection is being fitted then will need a slightly bigger board 4 maybe 5 way, suppose depends on the space you may have available, definitely think the Easee Chargers are the right option for this install too!

@nzer19 2 жыл бұрын

Easee don't respond to support requests. Quite an awful impression.

@banditfet 2 жыл бұрын

@@nzer19 I haven't had any issues with the Easee chargers I have installed so don't know what the support is like unfortunately

@Jock55 2 жыл бұрын

@@nzer19 As the owner of an Easee One charger I have contacted Easee twice. Both times via their website and both times have had a response within hours. Can't understand why you would have a problem.

@maydayelectricalsolutionsl7601 Жыл бұрын

well explained Jordan, we recently done a similar job and found that moving the electrical meters downstairs to be an easier option to running cabling externally from the building.

@marktubeie07 2 жыл бұрын

This was FANTASTIC. Although not in the UK, it gave me some great background info in moving forward with electric vehicle charging, which I hope to do in the future. Nice one!

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching.

@johnglenton5350 2 жыл бұрын

That was an excellent video Jordan, your knowledge and presentation skills are second to none. Well done my friend. John from Hull.

@rossr100 2 жыл бұрын

That was so informative my head hurts! Great video, cheers from NZ

@ForTheBirbs 2 жыл бұрын

What an awesome video Jordan. Well done!

@nusermane1076 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly 130,000 subscribers, congratulations!! 🎉

@stewartlunt9070 2 жыл бұрын

Concern from the routing I have is taking supplies from one property through another. Going through landlords is one thing but going through another dwelling I wouldn’t recommend. That would all need agreement and would recommend clear labelling of where cables fed from at more than just each end, where visible in loft of apartments

@saw00see 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. If flat had exclusive use of loft space above it, may need to vary terms of lease to run another flat's cable through it. Else next owner could just remove it.

@sygad1 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and good to see you at Fully Charged the other day, would like to talk more about this as a potential business opportunity.

@petershillito 2 жыл бұрын

This was really interesting. One of the reasons I moved to a house from a flat is that the management company didn't want to install EV chargers, but that was before the grants for more than 5 spaces (the whole development would have about 50 spaces) so maybe they'd be more receptive now. If I ever look at moving into a flat, I might run this video by them if they aren't into the idea. However, since I'm still renting, I went for a charging solution where I can take the charging infrastructure with me. I have a commando (blue) socket installed and an Ohme Go charger to charge the car. When I leave, I can just bring the charger with me, and the cabling for the socket I can cheaply get removed and move to the new house (Unless the landlord decides to pay me what I spent on installation).

@TheDankelsall Жыл бұрын

Always good to have a neatly trimmed bush, not essential but nice to see. Great advice.

@frankbumstead3838 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, well done.

@steve11211 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and shows the complications of installation...

@skfalpink123 2 жыл бұрын

So basically in a flat with air-source, heat-pump heating, electric cooking and an electric shower - the only allowable EV would be a Scalextric (at the lower speeds only)

@alanhat5252 2 жыл бұрын

amusing but no, it needs the electric supply company to come & upgrade their supply. This has even been discussed on BBC TV news.

@mkijn999 2 жыл бұрын

Or you add a sensor that disables ev charger when more than 50/60 amps used and switches back on after.

@ratchet1freak 2 жыл бұрын

or a smart load distribution charger that throttles charging to the car when load demand in the house is high

@skfalpink123 2 жыл бұрын

@@alanhat5252 which creates its own problems. If all 118 of the flats in my complex move to 3-phase, with electric air-source heating and EV chargers, then the small (half-garage sized) substation that services our flats would need to be upgraded to twice what it currently is (if not more). Problem there is that the land simply doesn't exist to allow such an upgrade. We would either need the council demolish the local swimming baths, or six (or more) residents would need to completely sacrifice their parking bays.

@alanhat5252 2 жыл бұрын

@@skfalpink123 that's an interesting conundrum. My first thought is that if your current substation is single-phase (I find this unlikely) it would be trebled to add the other 2 phases which would probably add sufficient extra capacity without increasing the scale of any component. My next thought is to question why the substation is on-site at all given that they can fail in a most spectacular manner, possibly leading to a Grenfell-style style scenario. How far away is the nearest sensible alternative site for a substation? Modern electronics can replace transformers, drastically reducing the footprint & adding management capabilities like Voltage control & selective circuit switching, I believe they're cheaper too.

@sp6184 3 ай бұрын

So informative, thank you.

@sophismus1 2 жыл бұрын

I live in a small apartment block. We are considering installing EV system and found Jordans explanation incredibly informative. I am sure their are many pitfalls however the issues requiring consideration are clearly laid out. It's a pity for us that Artisan are not on Solihull? Keep up the great work.

@aljames7345 2 жыл бұрын

Is there an edinburgh based equivalent coming that would do such an install on my flat?

@QuentinStephens 2 жыл бұрын

This is a very timely video! How do you cope when there is no wall to which to attach the charging point? E.g. the wall belongs to someone else or - as in my case - the parking bay is across a pavement from the flat (so a pedestal is also out). You also mentioned that you can only get the grant if you have an EV, but that's a chicken-and-egg situation: many people won't get an EV without also having a charging point installed simultaneously, and there are long lead times for vehicles. So is there any flexibility on the installation time and having an EV time?

@paulharris6911 10 ай бұрын

Your videos are great and very detailed 👍🏻

@geraldelwood9660 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update on grants etc. It becomes a full-time job just to keep track of all the changes in our industry. I'm curious as to why, when talking about max demand, you didn't qualify it by saying that the possible problem of excessive load could be overcome by the use of load balancing with a CT clamp, or in the case of the Easee charger - an Easee Equaliser.

@dlongltdful 2 жыл бұрын

Change 80a KMF in riser cupboard to 2 way board and supply all from there. Crazy running from each individual flat.

@tomlloyd9372 2 жыл бұрын

Ask the DNO to upgrade the single phase Landlords supply into a three phase supply? And fit a 3phase CU in riser above? And do the back office payments etc. Looks like there are spare ways from that 'grey box' - thats a Lucy multi service distribution board, MSDB. Saves faffing around with multiple flat CUs and the routes. MSDB- from left to right; first 3 ways are L1, next 3 are L2, and L3 gets the next 4, looks to be a spare one of each 😁 Nice vid. Cheers for the content👍

@230879Darren 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and presentation 👍🤘

@matthewwhite8390 2 жыл бұрын

This really is an excellent video.

@peterbridges6851 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative thank you.

@caterthun4853 2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps. Also look at lighting provision at the charging points. A solar light with movement sensor cheap easy installation.

@GARRYEASTON 2 жыл бұрын

The red fuses mean that the supply is fused elsewhere. Its not the fuse in the switchfuse which protects it. There is individual fuses in the service head! Which is why the head is so big and wide!!

@TheChipmunk2008 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't see this before i commented the same. Sure it was just a brain fart by Jordan

@chrisli210 2 жыл бұрын

i got a quotation for my 3 flat tower (with 3 phase) that I should get a new circuit and distribution board setup from the main switch after the meter (instead of getting the cable to the in-house MCB), which do you think is the best approach? new MCB from meter or getting it from the home?

@stevenfeavearyear7567 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos and straight forward important information. Im from New Zealand and some things are similar but seeing the chargers and features are the best tips to take away. Interesting that you didn't mention a new connection to the street grid for this?

@Scotts_Status 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!

@GrenPara 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video thanks for making it. You were talking about grants but said you needed 5 for biggest grant. Could you make it 5 by simply adding one charger on building visitor parking spot and on landlords circuit.

@electrician247 2 жыл бұрын

Well explained Jordan. That looks to be a tricky job to be fair!

@dorisslutterbuck8724 Жыл бұрын

Very useful thank you. I live in a second floor flat with consumer unit in the flat and the meter on the ground floor. I have had two survey quotes done and neither mentioned the consumer unit and the need to run cables from it, yet in your video you will be doing just that. Is there a way to avoid having a wired connection between the consumer unit and the meter? Thanks

@stevejones9945 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Jordon a really good informative run through of what you need to consider for these installations.

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@haldo691 2 жыл бұрын

Is there room to change the fused isolators for 4way boards then run a cable up the riser for each apartment and out to the appropriate parking space

@chrisj170678 Жыл бұрын

Very useful video thankyou.

@trickydicky90 3 ай бұрын

Interesting video, I live in a block of 9 flats and as an owner have a directors share of the management company and its financial affairs, what's not so great about the £850 per parking spot is the electricity from the management meter supply, I doubt that would be fed on the 7p tariff unlike my own consume unit through my own supplier, so any saving of the £850 compared to the £350 would be lost in a matter of months due to higher cost of tariff per KWH on the management supply. Correct me if 'm wrong.

@michaelwilson3844 2 жыл бұрын

Another great informative video Jordon, I have just had a EV OHME charger installed to centre brick post of double garage, AS it was 30 metres from my outside main power supply box and I didn’t want cable fixed along bottom of stone brickwork I had a trench dug mainly under lawn and then a section of hardcore & gravel drive. MY question is I’ve watched loads of videos where the supply always goes into the customers consumer board. On my installation it was all done via the main house supply outside box. What is the disadvantages of wiring it this way if any ? Love watching all the videos that gets put up.

@bramcoteelectrical1088 2 жыл бұрын

None buddy all good just not supposed to put fuseboards into meter cabinet

@TheChipmunk2008 2 жыл бұрын

Just a small correction Jordan... The protection is inside the 3ph service head box below the redhead units. The switchfuses are to protect the cables to the flats :)

@imark7777777 2 жыл бұрын

it almost makes you wonder why they even put the redheads in?

@therealdojj 2 жыл бұрын

1, huge cable runs 2, joined up thinking if they all install them together 3, but only one can get the grant as only one vehicle is on order? but if there were 5 you could put in as many dummy ones as you could fit? thanks

@nettlesoup 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting and useful for those of us in flats, especially as I'm in flats with a few large buildings and possibility of the home owners association putting in five or more units in some of the shared parking spaces. Unfortunately, none of the spaces have walls nearby so then it's a case of how much extra does it cost for pedestal installs and are there any that actually look good in a garden setting with grass areas near the parking bays. I can imagine a lot of people being upset by the look of some of those poles and huge black boxes. Ideally, the charger would be something telescopic that disappeared into the ground when not in use! Maybe one day.

@makg4655 2 жыл бұрын

Pedestals are cheap enough it’s realy the digging of trenches do cable runs etc . All the pedestals need is like a 600x600x600 hole filled with concrete ( approx)

@HenryLoenwind 2 жыл бұрын

@@makg4655 There are pre-made foundations that just need to be lowered into the ground, but yes, that size is about right. And, nettlesoup, multi-unit chargers are usually not "big black boxes", just google for the aforementioned easee chargers.

@ashwinpais7423 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward for the installation

@pereparabol 10 ай бұрын

I live in a terraced house (tenant), and both my supply and CU are inside the property, in a cupboard under the stairs. The floor is all concrete, and access to the top floor from that cupboard is very limited. It's absolutely impossible to pull the cable in any reasonable hidden way beside just dropping it through the living room, and then go outside via my landlord's garden and then to our small dedicated parking lot. So, I'm never getting a proper charger in this building, despite it being only 15y old 😪

@davethebulb 2 жыл бұрын

Why not install a smaller (garage) consumer unit with surge protection in the supply cupboard for each dwelling, instead of running cables all the way up to the flat? I used to be a Wylex rep and would have thought that this would be the easier option? Good video by the way.

@Dime_Bar Жыл бұрын

Everyone loves a neat trimmed bush.

@machcncsystems 2 жыл бұрын

Why is there no segregation of the AC and Comms. In Australia its 150mm or a durable barrier, so conduit. Yet I see 220v and coax sitting on-top of each other. Cheers keep up the good work.

@smakarl0 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Would you please do a video about the different types of EV charge points and their features?

@guygfm4243 2 жыл бұрын

Good information thanks

@nev1985 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, as a flat owner it’s been very educational in terms of the practicalities but being in Scotland I’m not sure how relevant the regulatory side is. I’m in the unfortunate position of having the furthest space from the block for flats so good to know it is doable, albeit going EV is are the furthest thing from my mind at the moment!

@peterpeterson9903 2 жыл бұрын

It probably is not doable is the thing. You would not be able to freely run a cable through any common areas without a lot of red tape. Find my comment on this video in the comments section and you will receive some insight.

@craiga657 2 жыл бұрын

Another Taylor wimpey special, I’ve seen some of their installations before and that’s a good one Jordon 😂🤣

@green4661 2 жыл бұрын

We have 110 flats & no numbered spaces & sharing will never work on an estate. But sending Managing Agents your link - after Ive planned Leaseholders EV spaces - rented flats will be without !! Plus the 100 houses - there is not enough Electric cable power before estate goes boom. Very interesting, our spaces are far away from block but maybe you can get electric from the light cables ?? Damn not Cambridgeshire either just down though 😁

@abcmsaj 2 жыл бұрын

Another Q around funding... could they have had FIVE charging points - 4 with actual chargers (£850) and then one that came off the landlord supply that was just provisioned? That way they'd get the max funding and also have a spare zone in case they ever extended the car park, or made the bays slightly thinner to fit more parking?

@gino2465 2 жыл бұрын

One question I have is the MD ,should the correct process of calculation of MD should be done by an amp meter. I know that part of an eicr inspection must use a meter to measure the max demand using a amp meter. In many cases it's calculated only.

@chargeheadsuk 2 жыл бұрын

Love this, definately getting a share on my page 👍😉💪

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Tim 👌🏼

@chargeheadsuk 2 жыл бұрын

@@artisanelectrics very relevant 😉⚡✊

@StuartLomas 2 жыл бұрын

This only works if..... 1. One lives in private apartment/flats. 2. One has assigned parking spots. 3. One has permission from landlord 4. One does not live in high rise block. 5. One does not live in Social/Council Housing. 6. None of the above resolves Real World range anxiety, I drive an ICE Petrol Mercedes which gets a guaranteed 350 mile/tank not upto 350 miles dependent on using lights/heater/Rado/heated screens etc. 7. More cost on top of the purchase/lease of an EV. So many issues with owning an EV including the UK only has 5% excess electricity on the grid overall. Using the 'Green Agenda' to justify owning an EV does not work as most of the UK Electricity is not Green power. All the above comes from someone who would switch to an EV tomorrow if all of the above issues were eradicated.

@sahhull 2 жыл бұрын

EV ownership is going to become a lot more expensive. The government cannot go without the petrol/diesel duty and tax going into the coffers. They have already talked about separate meters for domestic and EV charging. Road charging based on your 'car' calling home and telling whoever how many miles you did and was it congested. They will take the money right out of your bank

@stevecraft00 2 жыл бұрын

There will be main dno fuses inside the main 3 phase incomer. These may well be 60A. The switchfuses are there as the meter tails exceed 3m, they belong to the customer, not the dno.

@mikeselectricstuff 2 жыл бұрын

For setups like these, someone should make a switchfuse unit which also provides a second output via a DP RCD, so you could effectively split the flat's tails without needing much more space in the distribution area.

@christastic100 2 жыл бұрын

Proteus will usually make up anything you want. Iv had stuff made to order.Eaton make an 80 amp MCB too

@electrician247 2 жыл бұрын

Lewden have these available

@christianclark1354 2 жыл бұрын

That DNO supply head looks like it has additional unprovisioned capacity. Would suspect the DNO could upgrade the management company's supply to a 3-phase relatively easily in this property. Could then put in a 3-phase board and some faster chargers all fed from the main DB using back office billing. Probably wouldn't even need to go into the flats.

@bramcoteelectrical1088 2 жыл бұрын

@@christianclark1354 good shout

@adrianthoroughgood1191 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this. Why not just run them all from that meter cupboard. You can still run each charger off each flat's feed so you don't have to mess about with a billing system, but now the cables all run together from the single point without having to do seperate cabling in each flat. If the supply needed to switched off for maintenance of some kind in the future it makes it easier if the switches are all there together as well.

@notbadforasparky4791 2 жыл бұрын

If a 5th charger would mean all '5' installs getting grant, then maybe install one off landlords supply whilst you are there. Either a dummy for future use or active with public 'metered' use with back-office use. That way, a visitor could also use. Also, would installing extra isolators in the meter cupboard be better than running cables from each flat? Run cables through communal area within maybe, some pendock or box trunking?

@Wintersky136 2 жыл бұрын

7:24 no one does that anyway aswell… Install a distribution block after the main switch and install a small RCD/Breaker/Surgeprotectionboard that feeds the charger and you‘re done!

@dtmm2 2 жыл бұрын

I've been after a point at my property for ages but always hit a brick wall when it comes down to getting approval from the landlord, without it costing easily £400-£500. Then theres the cost of having the point installed. The best option I found was PodPoints Apartments system, but the cost is still insane. New flats are not built for EV charging at all. I've given up.

@Ray-dv1md Жыл бұрын

This is why the idea of 100% electric vehicle adoption is a fantasy.

@fuzzylon 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a very interesting video! When you have the opportunity please could you do a video for a large block of flats where running cables (power or data) from each flat to the parking spaces just isn't feasible. Lots of people will be in this sort of situation who'd like to get an electric vehicle, but getting a charging point installed seems really difficult. Many thanks.

@HenryLoenwind 2 жыл бұрын

From a technical point that's actually a really easy case, there are a number of chargers (like the aforementioned easee) that are designed to be connected in groups of up to one hundred to one supply and then meter the usage. The real issue there is to get the management company/landlord to have those installed, manage them and handle the billing. Sadly this is nothing an electrician can help you with. But we are approaching the point where landlords will realise that trying to rent out a parking space without a charger is the same as trying out a flat without a bathroom. In about 30 years, when EVs make 80+% of all cars on the street...

@milhousevh Жыл бұрын

@@HenryLoenwind look at Tap Electric for "free" (transaction fee only) billing - they're an Easee partner, and don't charge a monthly per chargepoint subscription (plus transaction fee) like Monta, Fuuse etc.

@paulfr887 2 жыл бұрын

very interesting keep up great work be safe guys :D

@mattywisey 2 жыл бұрын

Would I be right in suggesting that the landlord supply wouldn’t be protected by the government unit price cap too as it’s a commercial property / supply?

@makg4655 2 жыл бұрын

Is the incoming supply 3TP ?? If so could you not put in fast chargers and use back office payment ?

@grantpatterson1441 2 жыл бұрын

😂 😂 Nice little safety check on the main buzz bar with the he power on. Even if it is a insulated screwdriver, noticed on more than a few videos someone pokes around a live consumer unit.

@heladas90 2 жыл бұрын

Surprised he did it on camera to be fair.

@rednael500 Жыл бұрын

In Germany we have meter cabinets installed in the utility room of apartment buildings with enough space (DIN rails) above the meters to mount the backup-fuses for the consumer units and three-phase RCDs and MCBs for EV chargers there. Of course there are also challenges to run the cables to the charging points, but it is a lot easier to get the power from one place instead of the individual flats. That also prevents the expenditure of providing a billing system, if every parking space belongs to a specific flat.

@adamhardy8690 6 ай бұрын

Most things in Germany are better thought out than here so not surprising

@davidegarga 2 жыл бұрын

Hi yes a have a question about you mentioned all the possibilities of government Grant but you didn’t mention anything about your quotation??

@juicerj1430 2 жыл бұрын

Great content Guys....just check with the DNO about the size of the fuses in the 3 phase Ryefield unit supplying those red links !!

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Good point!

@popeyethesailor9 2 жыл бұрын

In my experience these have always been 60A fuses!

@johncostello9388 2 жыл бұрын

when taking into account the lead on the consumer unit supply should an air source heat pump supply not be thought about as its along the same green lines and may save having the work done twice.

@adrianfoy6790 2 жыл бұрын

What would you recommend for an electric vehicle charger please Domestic house . Cheers

@user-it7lf7kk8m 5 ай бұрын

What safety ramifications are there for running other [eoples cables through properties e.g fire protection etc for the loft cables?

@uksupporter8867 2 жыл бұрын

Did you ensure the owner of that wall the red Mazda was agreed the charger can go on it also if the owner of the flat there if not the owner of the red car is hauling with the clonking of the connectors ?

@thepuddlejumper500 2 жыл бұрын

Who owns the wall at the three parking spaces, looks like a separate building. Would this impact on location on the wall.

@michaelrooney6200 2 жыл бұрын

Did you actually have to unscrew the MSF cover to get the fuse out ?

@nusermane1076 2 жыл бұрын

Again a great video by you guys!!! Will there be an installation-video for this site? Would be great 😍

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Possibly!

@mintsauce563 2 жыл бұрын

Potential for 400v depending on flats phase and charger locations

@user-it7lf7kk8m 5 ай бұрын

If airbnb is a workplace, how does that fit in with planning permission for change of use of the property from residential to workplace?

@steverobinson8170 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget you first need permission off the freeholder , sometimes forgotten and the owner of the brick wall

@ZiggyTheHamster 2 жыл бұрын

This might be a dumb question as an American, but is there not "guest" parking? They could install 5 chargers and have the one extra for guests, and either use a public charging network (ChargePoint here in the US) or allow the guest charger to use any resident's RFID card. That seems like it would greatly simplify getting the grant and the work completed.

@Joe-lb8qn 2 жыл бұрын

If there is guest parking it would be simpler to still have the 4 chargers 1 per apt and just have a guest who needed to charge park in the residents spot and the resident in the guest spot. Also avoids the issue of the LL having to pay full install cost for what would presumably be a very infrequently used residents charger.

@timw1971 2 жыл бұрын

Superb video. Will there be a video of the install?

@boltactionbunker5276 2 жыл бұрын

How would we get a charger with on road parking. Our road has no off road parking and 20 cars on any given day. Most days you can’t get out side my house.

@JohnWilson-jh5iz 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like an ideal scenario for thieves to steal all the exterior exposed cabling that will appear if charging points become the norm .That surely will be a major problem in the future .

@dabe1971 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting to see it's possible with even a tricky build. How would you deal with our scenario where we own both the house and the garage opposite but the two are separated by a 2 metre public footpath ? Do regs allow for overhead cables between them for a charger ?

@Brian-om2hh 2 жыл бұрын

A gully could be installed in the ground, to allow a charging cable to run along it below the depth of the surface. This is the method often used when someone needs to charge outside a terraced property.....

@TheMartyMarf 2 жыл бұрын

Some crazy long cable runs!

@artisanelectrics 2 жыл бұрын

Super long!!

@jkvan 2 жыл бұрын

Great informative video Jordan 👍 is the supply TNS? As far as I’m aware the Esee charge points don’t have PEN fault detection so you would have to fit a Matt:e unit or divorce the Earth and TT. Just thought I’d mention. Keep up the good work 😊

@HenryLoenwind 2 жыл бұрын

They do have PEN fault detection now that they make special UK models.

@fastdub0073 2 жыл бұрын

Hi do you still need to fit a type A rcd at the board if the EV charger has one installed in the unit itself.. Plus you mention running the cable through the other flat loft.. Will you mark the cable it's on the other boards supply in the loft incase of future work done in the loft. Cheers Steve

@heladas90 2 жыл бұрын

Because only a hand full of chargers have the Type A built in, sync EV and zappi come to mind. The rest have a type AC built in.

@alantyrell41 2 жыл бұрын

No. Running a feed through an adjoining property is a no. Who has insurance liability if something goes wrong?

@mjrauhal Жыл бұрын

Interesting, I hadn't really thought it being reasonably feasible to run power from the apartments themselves but... sure, then (at least for this kind of low-rise). At least it's straightforward for the billing part.

@rossadamdixon 2 жыл бұрын

I spent 2 years arguing with and then replacing my factor so I could just ask my fellow owners if we can install a charger in our space. Finally got the vote and have approval. Also going to the Easee charger for the 4g connection and fortunately there is a run from our 4th floor flat down to the bin store that's 8m from our space. The only real issue is having a trench dug for the final part of the run. All in with grant it's £2,500 for us to get the install but something I feel confident we would get back from the sale of the property in the future.

@aljames7345 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in a block with 45 other owners. Do I have to get all to agree to it or just a threshold percentage?

@rossadamdixon 2 жыл бұрын

@@aljames7345 you need to look at your deeds of condition. For me it was about calling a meeting and then getting a majority of votes cast.

@aljames7345 2 жыл бұрын

@@rossadamdixon thanks v much Ross. Will do.

@adrianthoroughgood1191 2 жыл бұрын

@@aljames7345 Sounds like a challenging situation but we'll done for persevering with it. Maybe you can get some others I the building to join in with it. If you got 10 installed rather than 1 I'm sure the cost each would be lower.

@jimsouthlondon7061 2 жыл бұрын

How much cost to take a T off from the street supply with remote monitoring to the server ?

@bertiebassett1972 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video Jordan😊 You mentioned the owner of the tarmac not wanting it cut up but the owner of the fence and back wall could have an issue with you drilling into it? Helpful explanation of the grants too 😊👍

@Joe-lb8qn 2 жыл бұрын

MY exact thought when I saw that, that back wall looks like part of another building (maybe a garage?) that isnt part of the flat in question.

@rogerbean393 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly who owns the back wall ?

@saw00see 2 жыл бұрын

Also, if my lease gives me exclusive use of the loft space above my flat, you can't run another flat's cable through it. (At least not without relevant clause in lease else subsequent owner of that flat could remove the cable!)

@BryceEnergyServices 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video presentation. A build in 2015 should have given more consideration to EV charging for each flat parking. I appreciate the solution of individual cables in this instance but I think I would of gone for a new management meter connection with a back-office billing service for all. Might be more expensive now but gives more options in the future.

@rupe53 2 жыл бұрын

I do believe that was the finished inspection date, which means planning was done at least a year or two before. I seriously doubt anyone in 2013 could have figured the EV market for taking off this fast.

@Parklive_uk Жыл бұрын

@@rupe53 plus they couldn't even be bothered to wire the consumer units properly in the flats, so it's unlikely they cared enough to think about the future after the flats were sold and the cash landed!

@rupe53 Жыл бұрын

@@Parklive_uk ... again, planning is likely a year or two ahead of the inspection dates, meaning the architects are probably working with code from around 2010 or earlier. Future changes would be handled in the future... and 10 years is a LONG time to plan anything ahead.

@wonkaredits3327 2 жыл бұрын

I believe you said these were owned by separate tenants (leasehold) rather than the landlord for the whole block, so how is it acceptable to run another flats supply through another’s loft space ? The fence looks to be owned by residents of other properties, the brick wall you want to fix the chargers to looks to be owned by someone else (possibly a garage), all of these issues need to be addressed first. Looks a nightmare install though, good luck.

@stupot_64 2 жыл бұрын

I would have thought that a wayleave would need to be obtained from the lease holder of the flat that will have two cables going through their loft. Whether there is a charge for the wayleave or not will be up to the leaseholders to discuss between themselves.

@audigex 2 жыл бұрын

The power consumption calculation seems strange to me In my house I have a 20A microwave circuit, 32A cooker circuit, 32A hob circuit, and 32A car charger... but a 100A main fuse? Even before considering any lights or sockets, garage door, security system, fire alarm etc it seems to me like I could feasibly draw nearly 120A just by cooking while charging the car. Should I be concerned?

@kevin11007 Жыл бұрын

Is it ok to run someone else's cable through neighbours roofspace like you suggested.

@Strider9655 2 жыл бұрын

What about high rise flats or tower blocks? I mean who's going to stop the charging points getting vandalised?

@hextablekev 2 жыл бұрын

You were looking at installing cables in the riser with fire alarm and coaxial cables on the existing containment ?

@ian0401 2 жыл бұрын

How do you handle compartmentation and fire stopping drilling through fire separating elements?

@rupe53 2 жыл бұрын

probably just the way it's usually done... with fire rated caulk and conduit for penetrations. A job like this will absolutely need to be inspected when finished.

@buixote 2 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering about the commercial charger companies... Here in CA, one would be *Chargepoint*... I'm wondering about how something like that might work in your situation... that way Chargepoint, or your equivalent handles all the billing... Maybe parking is *resevered* for each flat... ? Just seems like if individual tenants are responsible for the electric bill on each charger, that's a recipie for a headache...