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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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    I don’t think that is the point RICHARD is making. Merely that the door when bonded represents a risk that is often cited for EVs.. Back in the eighties and nineties bonding just about anything that was metal was the message that was perceived by the Hoi-Polloi  if not totally advocated by the oligarchs. I remember heated debates about the bonding of metal window frames and window cleaners on metal ladders dying in their thousands. 

    Regardless of what we as individuals may perceive as risk, the law requires that it is assessed and reduced to a level as low as reasonably possible. To that end we use guidance from relevant authorities so there is no escaping the guidance in BS 7671 for electrical installations or Section 722 of that document and the attendant COPin particular, for EV charging.
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    I don’t think that is the point RICHARD is making. Merely that the door when bonded represents a risk that is often cited for EVs.. Back in the eighties and nineties bonding just about anything that was metal was the message that was perceived by the Hoi-Polloi  if not totally advocated by the oligarchs. I remember heated debates about the bonding of metal window frames and window cleaners on metal ladders dying in their thousands. 

    Regardless of what we as individuals may perceive as risk, the law requires that it is assessed and reduced to a level as low as reasonably possible. To that end we use guidance from relevant authorities so there is no escaping the guidance in BS 7671 for electrical installations or Section 722 of that document and the attendant COPin particular, for EV charging.
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