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EV CHARGING EQUIPMENT

John Peckham
I am hearing from my network of contractors, that have actually read the new 722, that they have been asking charging equipment manufactures for documentary proof to comply with Note 5 of 722.411.4.


They are getting knocked back for asking or in one case a Declaration that says the particular device complies with BS 7671. I think that is wrong to declare that as BS 7671 is an installation safety standard and not a product standard. I believe that as a minimum the equipment must comply with the Low Voltage Directive and be CE marked. I also believe that manufacturers have to issue a Declaration of Conformity. 


BS 7671 722 has numerous references to the various standards required such as BS EN 61851 that the equipment must comply with. I am thinking it may be illegal to offer the sale of equipment that does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and is not CE marked?


I am hoping the countries top man of equipment safety standards, Paul Skyrme , sees this post and will come on and give us his expert view?


Has any forum member asked for a Declaration of Conformity from EV charging equipment manufacturers and received one?
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    So the old adage, you get what you pay for, holds true.


    Spend £70 or less on a EV looky likey consisting of a labeled 13-amp single socket and a near useless RCBO in a plastic box and you will need to spend a couple of hundred quid on a consumer unit with a new consumer unit with a type B 30 mA  DP RCD in it on top of the other installation charges to top the EV battery up at a rate that allows around eight miles of driving for each hour charging, 


    Or you can spend a considerable amount of money on a top end EV charger that can possibly just be connected into a spare way in your existing consumer unit and charge the EV one hell of a lot faster. Though the possibility of the installation costing over £20K with a supply upgrade to three-phase.


    Installation of the dirt cheap "charger" could easily cost half as much again or more than the expensive charger.


    Andy Betteridge
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    So the old adage, you get what you pay for, holds true.


    Spend £70 or less on a EV looky likey consisting of a labeled 13-amp single socket and a near useless RCBO in a plastic box and you will need to spend a couple of hundred quid on a consumer unit with a new consumer unit with a type B 30 mA  DP RCD in it on top of the other installation charges to top the EV battery up at a rate that allows around eight miles of driving for each hour charging, 


    Or you can spend a considerable amount of money on a top end EV charger that can possibly just be connected into a spare way in your existing consumer unit and charge the EV one hell of a lot faster. Though the possibility of the installation costing over £20K with a supply upgrade to three-phase.


    Installation of the dirt cheap "charger" could easily cost half as much again or more than the expensive charger.


    Andy Betteridge
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