NEVER Before Installed EV Charger...HOW TO Install The Indra Smart Lux & Some Essential EV Tools.

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2 ай бұрын

Today I installed the Indra Smart Lux 10m tethered EV charger, I have never installed one of these before so I thought I would take you along this new journey with me for a completely unbiased look into the charger, the good things, the ANNOYING things and a look at some tools along the way.
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@nikhoward Ай бұрын

Could some of the data boys explain the thinking for using jelly’s and not Wagos please?

@mcmullen7143 2 ай бұрын

Box spanner for stuffing gland over the cable?👍

@samelliott1737 2 ай бұрын

I've got a set of the 5 tread Little Giants and they're worth their weight in gold! Couldn't recommend them enough.

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

That’s brilliant thanks for the feedback 👍👍

@user-vp5qj3hd9d 2 ай бұрын

Great Work! Glad I came across your channel a couple months ago. Very helpful as considering a career as an electrician. Keep up the awesome work.

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!! 👍👍

@cric.k 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic work as always mate. Your channel was a great find. Keep it up mate 👍🏻

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Thank you sir 👍👍

@kingsaf3998 2 ай бұрын

Hi, I just watched your short video on a customers charger only charging one car, well I had exactly the same problem. The issue was one of my EV was going into sleep mode. I would plug in about 4pm schedule to charge at midnight by this time the EV went into sleep mode and would accept the charge. Hypervault logged into my charger remotely and changed some settings now works fine.

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Ah that’s great, thanks for the info!! 👍

@Brayden421 Ай бұрын

Colours don't matter on the cat5 connection so long as both ends support Auto MDIX which basically anything built in the last 20 years will support. When I did my CCNA course they harped on about crossover and straight through cables like your life depended on it, meanwhile in the real world everyone had moved on. Auto MDIX works by probing the other side to see whether it has been wired back to front (like a crossover cable) or randomly by a sparky trolling his viewers.

@WelcomeMrPatrick 2 ай бұрын

Changed all my ladders to little giant, 100% recomend!

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your feedback!! 👍

@abu-bakarzz5259 2 ай бұрын

What is a lowcatalment (when you mentioned wiring the cat5 cable from the EV ultra) with the hardwired internet

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

It’s what protects the main cut out fuse basically

@bradleyarcher9840 2 ай бұрын

Neat job, haven’t seen too many Indra chargers, I think the Zappi’s and Ohmes are taking the lion share of work.

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, yes they certainly are!!

@martinhudd5474 2 ай бұрын

Lol how can indra get angry when they sale the product and provide training. Training obviously isn't that good if the installers think they have to call to commission the product. Great video really enjoy the content

@BeaconFTW 2 ай бұрын

Could potentially 3d print a tool to do up compressions glands face on similar to the rothenberger tool for taps

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea

@jonathanstephens7804 2 ай бұрын

getting a bit tired of seeing so many chargers come to market and they expect you to complete a training course for each brand. It feels like each time a customer buys a weatherproof socket you need a training course for the brand of socket! I know its more than a socket but bloodyell, each week another one pops up!

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

I know what you mean

@holmesyful 2 ай бұрын

Do you have to install the stuffing gland or is that just personal choice? Will silicon not be enough?

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Silicone is definitely not enough

@avantgarde70 2 ай бұрын

Followed you for a while, you know EV charging well. Would you make a video on steps on installing and what information one needs to know prior during survey for e.g cable length etc Thanks again for your content you doing good job

@avantgarde70 2 ай бұрын

If you were to provide ev charging tips and tricks course i would pay what you ask for it.

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comments! Ok Il do a very simple walkthrough video on surveying a job, bear with me though! I have a lot on at the moment my friend 👍👍

@avantgarde70 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate your response alone, thanks again and brillant work.

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

@@avantgarde70 thank you sir

@iambenmitchell 2 ай бұрын

Hey there, noticed the bin at the start says Hampshire, could you give me a quote to install a charger at my house in Ferndown if I supply the charger? About 30 mins from Southampton :) I have a 100A main fuse and the meter box would be less than 10 meters from where I want the charger. I'd like to go the route of having one of those outdoor PEN-Fault protected mini consumer units installed next to the meter box. Thanks!

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Yes or course, drop me an email with your number and ill give you a call Enquiries@sota-electrical.com

@rustybucket6935 2 ай бұрын

So how do you commission it then, looks like an awkward install and a bit of a ball ache to commission?

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

They have a web based app you have to use

@ms.electrical 2 ай бұрын

Little giant steps…. I found they weigh a ton compared to normal steps & have an extremely annoying loud click bar installed on the last step which is irritating if your up and down a lot or trying to keep noise down if a customer works from home

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Ahh that’s interesting!! Thanks for the feedback!! 👍👍

@kennethmurdoch9099 2 ай бұрын

100% agreed on all points. Have a set and almost always leave them and revert back to my smaller steps.

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

@@kennethmurdoch9099 understood!!! Really appreciate everyone’s feedback on this

@user-wv6jl5qw3u 2 ай бұрын

That’s only on the green fibreglass ones I think. The last tread with the warning click 🤦‍♂️😂 The A frame are brilliant (Heavy though) They are on wheels. But great on uneven ground stairs etc.

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

@@user-wv6jl5qw3u brill thanks mate

@heladas90 2 ай бұрын

Better or worse than a hypervolt?

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Difficult to say, not a lot in it

@DTech101 2 ай бұрын

PS do away with the hook as that rubber boot gets water ingress, when my spark was installing mine had to call them because of tech and my voltage was 252v on my supply, I’ve changed my earth arrangement for TT instead of PME Indra tech didn’t want the charger settings changed for a TT so I told the spark keep it as a TT as the system is a TT not a PME and I want it wired as such, I polled my Shelly devices and they registered spikes of 254.5v at points which as far as the spark said would have cut out the charger. After months of chasing the DNO I got them to tap the line now max volts 250v. PS my spark was using the engineers portal to commission he was a good lad showed me it as he was going through it .

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Great comments, thanks for watching!! 👍👍

@markyd2633 2 ай бұрын

So you pay to do their installer course....then you pay to buy one of their products and they are not happy when you ring them to commission the charger..... Well they can go and feck themselves then

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

Just to clarify, you don’t pay to do their course, I may have just picked a member of staff that was having a bad day, you never know

@markyd2633 2 ай бұрын

Customer support goes a long way.....feck em anyway😂

@markyd2633 2 ай бұрын

Joking fella.......enjoyed the online chat as well this evening......well done

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

@@markyd2633 thank you for joining this evening and getting involved! Appreciate you and your time 👍👍

@RossTheSpark 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely horrendous chargers ! Connectivity on them is years behind, generally very poor in comparison to what else is on the market ! Red flashing lights will be the tamper sensor, poor placement on both the Smart Pro and the Smart Lux which might I add is just the Smart Pro in a different case. I don’t hate Indra by the way. Just have no time for poor products which unfortunately they are in my professional opinion.

@sotaelectrical 2 ай бұрын

All comments- fair, thank you for watching and commenting 👍