Advice on new home EV charge point install.

[nicebutdim]

Is that cable to the charge point NYY-J or similar? I'm guessing it is from the stuffing gland and wouldd expect SWA if suppled from an MCB.

 

[Oldfriend]

Is that cable to the charge point NYY-J or similar? I'm guessing it is from the stuffing gland and wouldd expect SWA if suppled from an MCB.

Hi, I haven't got a clue. They are a very elderly couple so I will need to wait until I visit again ,then I will check out the cable and get pics of the actual charging point in the garage. It might not be for about another week or so! I don't want to worry them about asking them those sort of questions. Thanks for your help up till now though.

 

[nicebutdim]

I'm a trainee and merely postulating, but would expect combined RCD/overcurrent protection in lieu of an armoured cable.

It's possible the cable is armoured, but there's no earthing of armour at source and I'd be surprised if it was earthed at the charge point.

 

[Oldfriend]

I'm a trainee and merely postulating, but would expect combined RCD/overcurrent protection in lieu of an armoured cable.







It's possible the cable is armoured, but there's no earthing of armour at source and I'd be surprised if it was earthed at the charge point.
It is definitely an armoured cable that has been used, I just don't know the spec of it. I will find that out in due course though. Thanks.

 

[nicebutdim]

It is definitely an armoured cable that has been used, I just don't know the spec of it. I will find that out in due course though. Thanks.

If the cable is armoured, and the armouring earthed, then I'm not seeing any issue - provided it is suitably protected form overload by that 40A MCB.

 

[littlespark]

Not the best location for the main intake fuse and consumer unit.

 

[Oldfriend]

If the cable is armoured, and the armouring earthed, then I'm not seeing any issue - provided it is suitably protected form overload by that 40A MCB.































































I can see that they have not used a normal armoured gland at either end so I'm assuming the armour is earthed inside the consumer unit and inside the charger. Without taking the small consumer unit front off, w

If the cable is armoured, and the armouring earthed, then I'm not seeing any issue - provided it is suitably protected form overload by that 40A MCB.



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They have not used normal armoured glands at either end so I'm assuming the cable is earthed inside the consumer unit and inside the charger. The only way to tell would be to take the front off the small consumer unit but that would mean pulling the main fuse and breaking the seal, so I probably won't do that.

 

[Oldfriend]

Not the best location for the main intake fuse and consumer unit.

Very true, but not a lot can be done about that now. They did ask about relocating it a few years but got a huge price for doing it, so did not go ahead. None of the guys involved in this latest EV project have even mentioned the location as not ideal.