I won't be ordering my EV car until mid 2018 so can't get the 32A chargepoint installed under the government grant scheme right now (rules!), but as I have the en-suite floor up now would be a good time to run some cable in readiness. A once never to be repeated opportunity because the floor will be tanked and tiled.
Distance from house consumer unit to chargepoint would be less than 10m if run underfloor. If fitted later and through loft, 15m.
The garage has a light and double power socket one of which is used for the garage door. Both these are spurs off the house lighting and mains rings.
The options I see are:
1. run a suitable cable @32A under floor to garage - simplest.
2. fit a consumer unit in garage and run a suitable cable @??A under floor to garage to supply lighting, power and chargepoint - a more elegant solution and provision could be made for another light and at least one more double power socket.
Option 2 seems the best to me, but there may be other/better options so any suggestions please?
What sort of cable would you suggest for each option? Is there anything I should consider so not to fall foul of building and P regs?
Thanks
Distance from house consumer unit to chargepoint would be less than 10m if run underfloor. If fitted later and through loft, 15m.
The garage has a light and double power socket one of which is used for the garage door. Both these are spurs off the house lighting and mains rings.
The options I see are:
1. run a suitable cable @32A under floor to garage - simplest.
2. fit a consumer unit in garage and run a suitable cable @??A under floor to garage to supply lighting, power and chargepoint - a more elegant solution and provision could be made for another light and at least one more double power socket.
Option 2 seems the best to me, but there may be other/better options so any suggestions please?
What sort of cable would you suggest for each option? Is there anything I should consider so not to fall foul of building and P regs?
Thanks