Home charge points for Radstock houses with a driveway, garage or off-street space, wired on their own circuit, protected by a Type A RCBO and notified to the network operator.
Priced per installation. Your written quote follows a survey, charger and all.
A home charger needs three things: somewhere off the road to park, a supply that can take the extra load, and a safe earthing arrangement at the charge point. We check all three on the survey before we quote.
Parking is the first question in Radstock. Many of the older terraces front straight onto the pavement, and a charging cable cannot be run across a public footway. If you park on the street we will tell you honestly that a home charger is not an option there. Houses with a rear lane, a garage, a front drive or a parking space are a different matter.
The charger gets its own circuit from the consumer unit, protected by a Type A RCBO. BS 7671 requires each charge point to have its own 30 mA RCD plus DC fault protection, either a Type B RCD or a Type A RCD with a 6 mA DC detection device. The chargers we fit have that DC detection built in.
A 7kW charger draws around 32 amps for hours at a time. On a terrace with an older supply and an electric shower, that matters. We check the main fuse rating at the cut-out, look at what else runs at the same time, and fit a charger with load management where the supply is tight, so the charger backs off when the shower or oven is on.
Earthing is the other check. Many homes are on a PME supply from the network. A fault on the network side can raise the voltage on the earth, which is a risk when a car body is connected outside. Many current chargers have built-in protection against that kind of network fault; where they do not, an earth electrode at the charge point may be needed. We test and decide on site, and the quote states which approach we are using.
The houses on the newer estates around Westfield and Writhlington often have driveways and a board with room for another circuit, which makes for a straightforward install.
Every install is quoted in writing. Long cable runs, a new board or groundwork are listed separately on the quote.
The price depends on the charger you choose, the cable route and any work needed at the board, so we don't publish a guide price. The survey confirms all three, and the written quote sets out exactly what is included, charger and all.
A standard installation takes about half a day once the survey is done.
Village houses with long drives and detached garages are often easier to supply than town terraces, though the cable runs are longer and armoured cable is usually needed. We fit chargers in Kilmersdon, Writhlington, Haydon, Wellow, Dunkerton and Camerton, and in Peasedown St John and Timsbury.
Midsomer Norton owners can find more on our EV charger page for Midsomer Norton.
Tell us your car and where you park. Photos of the consumer unit and meter help us price it quickly.
Send us photos of your board and parking and we will tell you what is involved.
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