EV Switch home 7kW charger valued at $999 (inc. GST) first released on 15/08/2024 at an affordable introductory offer. Colour subject to availability. If colour is no longer available, you may receive a different colour.
7kW EV Charger $499 (Valued $999) + $25 Delivery @ EV Switch
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AssociatedLfunkyone on 20/08/2024 - 12:30 evswitchstore.com.au (2895 clicks)
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The current recommendation is not to charge your EV in the garage due to small risk of fire
well f me
If you're comparing level 1 vs level 2 charging.. there are many inconveniences to trickle charging.
why not portable charger that works the same
Because it doesn't work the same. 10A != 32A
But some like the Tesla UMC has swappable tails and supports 32a. You can buy a 5-pin tail and get a 5-pin outlet installed. It's also more flexible as you could swap in any charger
I have and use a 32A portable charger gets me 7kw
Can use it in any up to 32A rated 3 pin outlet
You are talking about those granny chargers using a 10A power point
Can use it in any up to 32A rated 3 pin outlet
How often do you come across those? Genuine question as I don't see them anywhere outside industrial applications so wondering how much use you get out of a 'portable' 32A charger if the only place that has 32A is your house?
The 3 pin yes not as often as the 5 pin 32A
You are right usually at a single phase home but if it breaks very easy to replace vs wall chargers that need an electrician
OP - wondering if these are these in stock in Aus or shipped direct from China? What kind of shipping times can be expected?
Think its Aus stock, my order estimate is 1 week delivery to Perth.
Just missed on getting one of these free when I bought my BYD Seal 1 week earlier before their recent test drive day sale last weekend. Does anyone who already has one of these provide opinion on the charger please. I'm trying to work out if I should buy this or a Tesla charger.
don't have this one, but I did have a 7kW charger bought from Aliexpress for bit over $300 (it's since been removed from Aliexpress).
IMHO, buy the cheapest AC charger you can find, because electrically there's nothing really in it.
The AC-DC rectifier is built in your EV.
I know there are smarter chargers which can communicate with certain solar inverters so it only uses excess solar to charge your car. But given I only charge once a week with 8c/kWh overnight, I don't see why you want to pay more for features that won't save you much.Thanks mate. That's good advice. I'm likely to mainly charge at night time as well.
Does anyone know if this is truly suitable for outdoor use?
It's IP65 rated, but then it comes with warning to keep it dry and "Please consider charger protection against lightning and heavy rain".
It sounds like at least a hood would be required?The other charger I'm considering is the Ocular LTE. It's datasheet explicitly states that it's suitable for outdoor use.
The reply from Customer Care was:
Yes, the EV Switch charger is designed to be weatherproof. It is built to withstand various environmental conditions, making it suitable for outdoor installations.
I’ve pulled it apart. Seems very waterproof
I am getting quotes from electricians and they need to know if the charger has a built in RDC-DD (DC leakage detection). If it does the quote will be cheaper as they can use an Type A RCD, but if it does not they want to use a Type B RCD which costs $300 more.
I've looked through the docs but it doesn't mention RDC-DD or IEC 62955.It does say "Safety: RCD TypeA+6mA DC detection" but I am unsure if it includes this or it is the recommendation.
Has anyone had this charger installed and knows what type of RCD I should have electrician quote on?
If you don't get a response, I'd suggest you ask them the question and let us know. I'm interested to know because I'm getting installation quoted as well. I've already bothered them enough 😊
https://www.evswitchstore.com.au/pages/contact-usI contacted them and they sent back:
Hi,
Thank you for reaching out.Confirming that the charger does have a built in RDC-DD.
Customer Care Specialist
Simplified Charging – Make the SwitchUnfortunately no link to official specifications to back it up.
Great. Thanks.
It appears the main supplier En+ lists a 6mA DC RCD in its product page and some of the rebadged versions do mention IEC 62955, so assuming they are all the same model and not different versions, it should be OK for electrician to use a Type A RCBO.
Main issue will be if the details given in the EV Switch installation manual will be enough to convince electrician to quote on Type A rather than Type B.
If I don't have an inverter with OCPP - is it even possible to get a EV charger than pulls excess solar easily?
Update if anyone cares: super easy to install and use. Love the length of the cable and the neat and tidy look of it. Think I saw the car reporting 6.5kW when I checked, but I'm sure this varies.
Quick question for you - do you have solar, and if you do have you got it talking to the charger?
Sorry, I don't have solar.
No worries, thanks for replying. Also sorry another question - how much did you pay for install?
@axejr: Sorry thought I had replied to this. Know an electrician so don't have a price. I'd say the most complicated part is routing the cable from the meterbox to where you want the charger. Mounting the charger to the wall, wiring it, installing a new fuse to the meterbox, are all fairly easy tasks and shouldn't cost much. If you can put the charger next to the meterbox, thats the cheapest install. If you want it on the other side of your house, chasing the cable through ceilings and walls, this makes it harder and more expensive.
Just got mine installed by electrician today.
For a network cable install, the network port is too close to the lid. I had to remove all of the rubber around cable boot to allow the cable to bend enough for the lid to close. May have been OK if you purchase a 90 degree downward cable.So far I have not been able to figure out how to configure the OCPP options to get it to talk to 3rd party controllers, e.g. ChargeHQ or HomeAssistant.
Update: to set OCPP you need to use AP mode and can then enter in the URL.
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The current recommendation is not to charge your EV in the garage due to small risk of fire. Personally, a portable EV charger that you can charge at home or away is more economically, less bulky, and more versatile. Using a 5 pin, 32 amp, switch and socket "caravan plug" will allow you to plug in a portable charger or wall charger of your choice, and plug-in whatever you want with the right adapter. As far as I know all portable chargers are waterproof…