Cable for electric car charger

[curium]

Hi All,

I don't have an electric car and at current prices it'll be a while before they trickle down to my price bracket.

What I do have though is a suspended timber floor that I'm about to seal up after lying insulation between the rafters and placing a VCL before I screw down 22m t&g chipboard.

I intend to glue the tongues and grooves which will make lifting the boards tricky in the future.

I thought it would be prudent to look into laying a cable from under the stairs (where there CU is located) to close to the front door so that at some point it could be connected to power a charging point outside.

What sort of cable should i lay?

Cheers

 

[ericmark]

Varies charger to charger, likely need 3 core 6mm² for the power, but some have sensors to work out how much they can use, so have a second lighter cable as well.

 

[winston1]

I intend to glue the tongues and grooves which will make lifting the boards tricky in the future.

I suggest you don’t do that. As time moves on there will always be another reason to lift the boards.

Bought a house in 1982 and had boards up to rewire, run telephone cables everywhere and fit central heating. A few years later boards up again to run burglar alarm cables. Next time it was for CAT 5 cabling everywhere. What next? My crystal ball does not know but possibly fibre optics.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Varies charger to charger, likely need 3 core 6mm² for the power, but some have sensors to work out how much they can use, so have a second lighter cable as well.

Suggest you install a length of EV ULTRA CABLE

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SYEVU6slash3CAT5.html

This cable is designed for use in the installation of electric vehicle charge points.
The cable
incorporates power conductors and an enhanced Cat 5 screened data cable, encapsulated
in a double sheathed design for extra protection.

 

[bsr]

How about laying duct which can be filled with whatever is the appropriate stuff at the time?

https://www.builderdepot.co.uk/cable-ducting-twin-wall-black-per-metre-50mm

I think this one comes with a draw rope already fitted but if not, use a hoover to suck through a length of Poundland rope before fitting.

Otherwise either EV ultra or (my choice) 3 core 6mm2 SWA and Cat 6 ethernet which would be cheaper and effectively the same thing.