ZAPPI EV CHARGER installation UK - It WASN'T easy - find out WHY

A home EV charger installation is a trade-off between where you can park an electric car and where the power supply to the property is located.

In this project, we only had one realistic option and that was the furthest point from the consumer unit. See how we solved the electrical installation challenges.

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00:00 Zappi EV charger installation
00:40 A difficult electric vehicle charger installation
01:50 Myenergi Zappi 2 charger with PEN fault protection
02:30 Myenergi Harvi wireless current transformer
02:55 Mounting EV charger - special mounting post.
03:40 Choosing a cable route
06:14 Hiding the armoured cable
07:18 Cable route under the floor
08:10 Thinking about network connectivity
09:50 Myenergi Eddi as part of the ecosystem
11:00 Changing the consumer unit
11:40 Harvi current transformer installation.
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[Tomcat]

I’ve been recommended these guys’ shorts a lot and they’re wholesome and fun

[electrician]

Install loads of EVs and this is a difficult job well done. Brilliantly presented as always guys.

[brianwood]

I would love to say "Brilliant Job Lads" but, you only came along when all the work was completed. Ross has done has done a lovely Job on the install. The client must be well pleased. Thanks for sharing guys.

[Blackfngers]

Great video. Again showing why businesses who expect guys to bang in 2 a day for the price of the OZEV grant is a fools errand. Well done. I like the black galv trunking through the garden.

[Electronics-Rocks]

Interesting to find out about the galv trunking outside as we have seen galv trunking rust in less than six months indoors in a stone masons unit. Even have pictures as shocked how bad.

[guffermeister]

This goes to highlight the issues so many people will potentially face with doing an EV install. And how do you do that for someone who lives in a block of flats? Or how do you do it for someone who has to park their car on a public street who does not have their own driveway or cannot park close? Its going to be massively disruptive to many people. Its going to be similar to the availability of a reasonable interweb connection as to choosing a property - can I sensibly plug my car in to charge it?

[foxxmulder]

Great video. I liked the idea of using of using trunking along fence. One could have installed stainless steel trunking!

[Electronics-Rocks]

I did find the video interesting as I mostly deal with industrial now a days.

[jameshutchinson]

It might be worth mentioned that the Harvi cannot be used for wireless load management. All load management systems must be hardwired the harvi can only be used for solar purposes.

[premacy]

Thank you for this video.Great workmanship and attention to detail. Well done.

[SeanDerwin]

This kind of video is why I subscribe. Top drawer action.

[Cablesmith]

Definitely done a grand job of that lads 👌🏼

[NickW]

Good video of a tricky install. Did you need to provide RCD protection for the 6mm T&E - I guess you could keep it more than 50mm from the floor and ceiling but was the metal capping in the wall chase 3mm thick? If you did provide an RCD, did you go for a time delay to give selectivity to the zappi's inbuilt one?

[davidpatterson]

Very interesting video team, well done.

[rob_in_stowmarket_uk]

Jeezus! If my property was configured like that I would have the unit, even if it was capable of being isolated, inside my property - on the gravel section, for instance - to avoid vandalism etc, and loop the cable over/through the fence when charging the EV. Use a doored cage, or similar, to protect it from the dog!

[johnhoward]

Well that was a whistle stop tour of the install - I felt fatigued after watching it. 🤪 A couple of questions though.

To what did you affix the trunking? The fence wasn't appropriate, so I'm wondering if you still affixed to the fence posts but lower down.

To what did you secure the especially made EVC bracket? Mention was made of securing it into the ground (sorry if I've misunderstood that), but from the fleeting glimpses of the pavement, it looked like block paving, so what did you affix to that was relatively immovable?

[liberatodelgreco]

Excellent video, good option to hardwire the CT’s clamps.
I believe the Harvi is restricted to 65amp at the moment.

[waynegollop]

Where he fished the cables under the floor, how did he support the cables to prevent premature collapse?

[RabM]

I was reading zappi instructions yesterday.

It says you cant use the harvie to communicate between main tails and charger in the UK.

[sn]

I wonder why didn’t you install on a ev post the ev charger? Instead of installing on fence post?
What if the fence needed to be replaced or repaired in the event of storm destroying the fence post and the fence?