What I would give to be able to buy that van in the US.
@darrenpidgen620716 сағат бұрын
Nope afraid not, I went 2 years ago and the amount of electrical content was minimal at best. Complete waste of my time, It’s a plumbers show with a spattering of electrical stalls to open it up to a wider audience.
@electrician2479 сағат бұрын
2 years ago you might be right. Things change. 2 halls, not 1. 600 exhibitors including many electrical. Even better if you plan to work on solar and battery systems.
@darrenpidgen62078 сағат бұрын
@@electrician247 Fair enough. I listen to various podcasts and watch various You tube sparks, if it gets a good shout then I might go next year. Always keep an open mind. By the way, I love the chemistry between Jamie Sam and your self when your on. One northern hot head, one cockney hot head and steady you with the voice of reason in the middle. Love it. It’s great pod and tree boys do it really well. Keep it up.
@ashpab10117 сағат бұрын
Very much appreciate the insight and explanation. Great video Mark!
@chrissharpe2106Күн бұрын
Just started doing EICRs and school boy errors are tripping me up. I spent an hour tracing a fault before I remembered my link was wrong side of a split load board.
@electrician247Күн бұрын
It happens lol.
@SPDTDLКүн бұрын
Just purchased a 4 year old new build. It has an EV charger installed using 2.5mm T&A, with a 25A MCB on the consumer unit. Charger has been capped to 25A using dip switches inside the unit. When I plug my car in, as expected it’s capped at 25A which is fast enough for me. Is this OK or should I be expecting a house fire? 😅
@electrician247Күн бұрын
That would depend on the cable installation method. Conduit, in insulation or clipped direct. Not a setup I would recommend tbh
@orestesdd2 күн бұрын
How can I identify if my jr45 jacks in my new home are set to T568A or T568B. I took a picture of one of them, but I can't tell anything from the picture. I ask this because I may have to re-do all of them (about 8 or 10) and I don't know how much spare ethernet cable I will have inside the wall. If it is not much, I have to be very careful when I wire the cables with a new and better jr45. Thank you.
@electrician2472 күн бұрын
Both have the same pin outs just different colours in the cables so can only be visually identified. If you can’t do that you can’t do it. Seak the services of someone who can would be my best advice
@orestesdd2 күн бұрын
@@electrician247 I will ask the construction company to supply me with this information since the house will not be completed until July 31st, 2024. Thank you for your comment.
@ianjco602 күн бұрын
LFP chemistry?
@electrician2472 күн бұрын
Yes
@huwjones61273 күн бұрын
Any ideas around the earthing arrangements?
@electrician2472 күн бұрын
We covered that in the videos on this one. The customer has a TT earthing arrangement during grid mode. Off grid this becomes the TNS reference earth for the inverters
@huwjones61272 күн бұрын
Thanks for the reply Mark! Enjoying your videos very much
@ifell34 күн бұрын
This must have been the third video I've been impressed with. Subbed
@geniusmarcsays24345 күн бұрын
cut your damn busbar , makes no sense to leave it exposed like that
@electrician2475 күн бұрын
🤣 you sure we didn’t. You sound confident
@klausmusterfau3087Күн бұрын
@@electrician247 isn´t it required to cover the unisolated poles of the busbar? 🕊 /edit: Okay, a few people asked about ist. So it is not required in the UK. Then that´s fine. - Btw I like your argument pro cableties.
@jamesmcguire49355 күн бұрын
Does this have to be connected to the app to work? I simply cannot get it to link up.
@electrician2475 күн бұрын
It can be used in plug and go mode but that needs to be setup in the app….
@NathanJones-cq1dz5 күн бұрын
Hi, I have recently ordered panels and solar from EON and I need a G99 for exporting. I have been told that the install cannot be booked until the G99 has been received however another installer has stated that I can install the solar but cannot recover and SEG payments until the G99 has been released. Are EON correct as I would like to benefit from solar despite the SEG while the sun is still shining?
@electrician2475 күн бұрын
It’s a grey area in terms of connecting equipment. If it is ENA approved one argument is you should be able to connect anything you like within the existing supply capacity. Another angle on that is you need agreement to export power into the grid as you can effect voltages in the local area. Our approach is the same as eon we will not install equipment than export beyond a G98 level without prior approval. You could install and limit the export to within g98 limits during the application but again that is grey lol. All that said G99 applications are usually faster than the lead time on an installation in any case. I would also advise some shopping around beyond energy suppliers as value is not always best delivered in those places.
@roncastro89085 күн бұрын
Why is blinquin
@Buy_YT_Views.6086 күн бұрын
is beautiful KZfaqr❤
@piney65876 күн бұрын
Great software 12 months in of industrial designs and still keep finding new features that save you hours of work than using separate programs. The schematic shown in the video can be framed and turned into a cad drawing in less than a minute and if you spend the time to label can form part of your documentation pack for points of isolation etc for your renewable compliance. Pretty sure my face is on their canteen dart board, for the amount of time I email them or the long list of requests I send in 😂 which to be fair they do listen and implement. A work around for a stand alone main switch/switch fuse is to use the junction box option and add cpd, this will also allow you to change cable size at this point you can then change symbol to look like main switch. Junction boxes will show on the ukforms as a separate test Although you can combine them via circuit edit and notes tab.
@glynjones81876 күн бұрын
Looks like an awesome piece of kit definitely going to have to look into it for training and course delivery for the new apprentices.
@electrician2476 күн бұрын
They do free licences for training providers if that is of interest. Thanks
@gino24656 күн бұрын
Mark can you please confirm.this software name I would like to purchase it. Cheers
@electrician2476 күн бұрын
Link in the description Gino but it is Modecsoft ElectricalOM. Thanks
@cag92846 күн бұрын
Good video. But it is easy to install a consumer unit, just be tidy with the wiring.... Did you use the correct torque setting?
@electrician2476 күн бұрын
Nah its easy why would anyone need to torque anything.... I guess its easy when you know how. Who knew.
@kevanrunt89008 күн бұрын
marvel me22's are my favorite by far
@Theo-xb8sd9 күн бұрын
I’m 14 years old and my dad let me use his van the same one as this and I have to admit it’s the fastest van I’ve ever drove I
@electrician2478 күн бұрын
🤣
@deansh85069 күн бұрын
Let's be honest a Stellantis EV (which is renound for poor efficiency on their EV drive train) and a small 50kWh battery (45kWh usable) this isn't meant for long distance motorway driving. Hopefully you can get it swapped out for something that suits your purpose. Also if you are regularly charging I would definitely recommend subscribing to the Tesla supercharger network and Ionity network. Around £8/month each subscription but it reduces charging costs considerably on the rapid chargers.
@electrician2478 күн бұрын
I am a Tesla and IONITY subscriber. This isn’t the only vehicle we have 🤣
@deansh85068 күн бұрын
@@electrician247 good good. I don't think many people realise these subscriptions exist. No brainer if you use the rapid charger network a few times a month 👍
@IW-tb8wr9 күн бұрын
My Caddy is on 230k. I'm looking to replace it, but my average is 90 - 100 miles a day. Most small evs are no good for that range. The areas i work in do not have street charging, and generally, I have a temp board while replacing the board, so only trickle charge available. Toyota are looking at other options. Nissan are looking at solid state units. Next Ford are cancelling ev factorys and looking at hydrogen. Most new diesels (new ford custom & Stellantis group) have wet belt engines, which are a bad idea!! Ford 1.5k to replace belt, the latter cheaper. Next, the deprecation - I have 5 customers who can't afford to get rid of their evs - they all have gone into negitave equity. For me, it's all a mess at the moment.... i think I'm going to hold on to the caddy!
@deansh85069 күн бұрын
If 90-100 miles is your average daily distance you would be ideal for an EV van. Why wouldn't you think it doesn't suit you?
@IW-tb8wr8 күн бұрын
@deansh8506 Several things currently... I only have space for a small van. Yeah, the range is 170 miles, which would be ok for work. But that range probably isn't the van fully loaded. 80 -90 % is motorway driving. Then there is winter & only charging the battery to 80% to maintain the battery. 99.999% of my customers do not have an ev charger & no on street charging. I also do long drives for leisure to Wales, Norfolk, Surrey. I go to Kent twice a month from north Essex - the hills coming back would drop the range- I would have to stop and charge - On a Friday night, I just want to get home! I like the idea but for me it's not there yet - I'm going to hold out, the caddy will do another 100k, my passat is on 350k. There will be other options: Toyota have just released an ammonia engine for a car. It is being developed for ships and haulage.
@stevenprestwich52110 күн бұрын
I have a good few vans and i did look at electric, i had a problem with firstly the price of the van and it's resale value, i paid £12.995 plus vat for a new Citroen berlingo diesel in 2022 and i've recently just sold it via ebay for £13k plus vat so lost no money and i've found it like this since 2019, Same with a Mercedes sprinter van it had lost £2750 and it was getting near 3 years old but it did have under 20k miles on it, i did some sums and thought 70p-80p charging per kw and my problem was paying someone £14.50 an hour to sit there, so just had a new Citroen berlingo driver diesel delivered a few weeks ago what was £17,500 plus vat, it worried me too if ever there was a power cut and no vans can go out and the cost to get say 5 hire vans quick,
@pmf291010 күн бұрын
Can I assume you don’t have a battery storage?
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
Erm you would assume wrong 🤣
@paulfisher791110 күн бұрын
ev is not the answer there an government agenda dont fall for electric stick to combustion engines
@ethanford88810 күн бұрын
The title should have been cream of the croppers 😂
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
Love that lol
@tony7865210 күн бұрын
I note that you have placed the harvi ct clamp between the supply fuse and the electricity meter. I thought the ct clamp was supposed to clamp after the meter but before the consumer unit?
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
Makes no difference so long as in the line conductor
@ForTheBirbs10 күн бұрын
The van manufacturers have a long way to go to catch up with EV cars it seems regarding motors, batteries and software.
@christopherrooney956410 күн бұрын
I have a ID Buzz I get 260 Miles on a charge at home. I work local and charge once a week. I would not go back to diesel.
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
Great feedback thanks
@liberatodelgreco443011 күн бұрын
Once again an unbiased opinion on EV van transition. EV van are getting better, however still a long way to got on the battery tech, it’s ok for our business model 60 mile radius and I have a spare diesel van. Perfect for Royal Mail, Amazon, but not so good for a business that can’t or don’t what to change and that’s ok. On the infrastructure the gas pipes have been upgrading pipes for years digging up street blocking up traffic that was the opportunity to upgrade every property electrical connection, we can’t even getting New Builds to have a 3 phase. The latest figures to upgrade the electrical infrastructure to meet net Zero is £ 60 Billion.
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
Our town relaid all the main roads and then 3 months later started digging them up to put gas pipes in. Make that make sense lol
@dama05411 күн бұрын
Another great video from a great guy
@sammcloughlin929111 күн бұрын
Wouldn't have one given, get 700 mile range on my vivaro with heating or ac on. Be like swapping my 90l tank for 10l one, fuel up once a week usually, takes 5 mins, go anywhere.... really can't see the appeal in EV ok if you chop them in every 3 years or so but 5 years battery will be fried and the vans basically a milk float for local jobs
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
We have normal vans that do 700-800 miles lol. But as a renewables biz it makes sense to try!
@sammcloughlin929110 күн бұрын
@electrician247 yeah that's a fair point, in that market I suppose it boosts your credibility, in principal EVs I think could be amazing but the reality just now is the range on comercial is poor, and the battery lifespan just doesn't make sense to me, very interested in JCB and their hydrogen engines, seems a much more realistic idea..
@sammcloughlin929110 күн бұрын
@electrician247 great video by the way,
@haldo69111 күн бұрын
I work for a DNO one of my jobs is dealing with voltage complaints which is becoming more common mostly car charge points. The main issue is the networks weren't designed for the electronics and protection in modern tech its not unusual to see 20v diffrent throughput the day. I went to a property with solar that was pushing the voltage up to 272v but after fitting a voltage recorder the voltage was going as low as 230v after some investigation there is atleast 6 customers with solar on the same phase on the cable back to the substation so all the inverters fighting to push back to the transformer untill one gives up and sends an alarm
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
Yep that is the problem in a nutshell. If you ever fancied chatting about it on the renewables podcast let me know! That would be awesome!
@robertfreeman790611 күн бұрын
Interesting comments on using EV's for your local business, I would also like to mention that another issue for home businesses is home charging, not easy. For me EV's are good locally with office charging, but for longer journeys, e.g. more than 50 miles and nowhere to charge at your work place makes Diesel the better solution at least for the next 10 years or so
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
Yes home charging and billing can be a problem but easily worked around with the likes of Monta etc. I often charge at home and bill the business. As I said in the video without off street parking it’s a non starter.
@PhilipHudnott11 күн бұрын
I have had an ENV200 for 5 years and it works well for me as a domestic electrician covering a 25/30 mile radius. I have home charging at 7p kW so a lot cheaper to run than when I had a diesel van of similar size. I do agree that they won’t meet everyone’s needs but it is improving all the time.
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
Absolutely perfect way to use one. I would no problem at all if that’s how we used it. Which was the plan tbh lol.
@effervescence566411 күн бұрын
I would avoid the Buzz as the payload is limited to 650kg, less than a transit connect or caddy maxi. I was all set up to order 2 a when they launched as the local main dealer was under the impression it was taking over from the T6.1 to then inform us they just weren't suitable. Hopefully the LWB version will be much better but no guarantee.
@bramcoteelectrical108811 күн бұрын
Diesel definitely Mark. Love your channel.from fellow sparky 😊😊
@rogerstarkey539011 күн бұрын
You now have Tesla opening many more chargers (If not all?) MUCH cheaper
@stevenausten-davies14111 күн бұрын
Think I’ll wait 5 years…
@jchidley11 күн бұрын
No nonsense information. Just the job!
@markstarmer367711 күн бұрын
What the hell made you buy an ev van ? I’ve used a diesel van for decades, with minimal issues. I keep them for about 4 years, so no major problems Obviously tyres, but that’s about it. I have cruise control, never ever used it, even on my car. No range anxiety, just so simple, not afraid to use the heater or AC. I seriously can’t believe a sensible electrician would even consider one of these.
@electrician24711 күн бұрын
Done it to death. Image for a renewables business. Yet to meet a sensible electrician tho
@markstarmer367711 күн бұрын
@electrician247 well I sincerely wish you well in your renewables business, and hopefully things turn out ok.
@homeschoolelectrics432312 күн бұрын
👍
@herrtomas672912 күн бұрын
At the moment, I don't feel that electric vans are viable unless you are only local, or have to work in clean air zones.... I have driven a PHEV for a year now, and think that has to be the way forward for now. Economy is good, and you have fairly green credentials if you have to move 'in the zone'! Mileage costs are also good (I used to have a diesel) with petrol being so much cheaper than diesel. If you are spending overnights as described with your current van, can you take your 'granny' charger with you even though it's slow? 10A charging overnight will add quite a bot of range for you.
@samfish693812 күн бұрын
put sealent in holes in brick stops air and water
@electrician24712 күн бұрын
We do 🤣
@samfish693812 күн бұрын
they should put dc isolator outside in case of fire
@electrician24712 күн бұрын
DC isolators belong in the fixed wiring. We do 🤣
@samfish693812 күн бұрын
get apple airtags take out speaker to find tools
@electrician24712 күн бұрын
We do
@markvinter752211 күн бұрын
Very interesting, one question for you, which supplier eg eon, octopus etc, have you found to be best for customer service and rates etc, thanks
@electrician24710 күн бұрын
@@markvinter7522 as an energy company Octopus are great. Not so much on the install side tho
@samfish693812 күн бұрын
dont put in side doors
@HeathenGeek12 күн бұрын
Well, that answers that, sticking with diesel it is then 🚑
@trisknight943014 күн бұрын
Hasn’t the invertor got a DC isolator intergrated into it ?
@electrician24713 күн бұрын
It does but that is not part of the fixed wiring so it’s a no from me on that front.
@trisknight943012 күн бұрын
@@electrician247 thanks I am not an electrician just about to have solar and there are videos out there about fitting additional DC isolators if the invertor has an intergrated one, is this the case ? Or are they still being fitted.
@electrician24712 күн бұрын
@@trisknight9430 imho they should be fitted. But people can and do argue you don’t have to. I’ve shared a number of videos explaining why I think that is absolute nonsense invented by manufacturers to deskill a sector ever further. To complex for a commented reply tbh. But when the inverter is on the floor getting replaced, were is your isolation.
@trisknight943012 күн бұрын
@@electrician247 thanks for the reply the videos refer to recent fires at properties where DC isolation was fitted this of course could be down to a faulty switch or one not meeting the BS standard. As I said not a fitter just an end user wanting to understand what the fitters are likely to do with my installation I’m having a solax inverter with an AC coupled battery with Solax inverter
@trisknight943012 күн бұрын
@@electrician247 just viewed the video regarding the dc isolation interesting the view is installer error and the need to ensure training and skilling of installer to improve standards and I agree
@christinewade342515 күн бұрын
Hi Mark - good video. Have a question. Our charging lead won’t come out and I don’t know why. I cannot get the dashes up to put in the code. Any advice please.