PHEV home electric charger

[BRSEngineer]

Are there any reccomended home charger units. Im thinking of getting an Ohme home pro. Thoughts, experiances. 

 

[Edela]

I takes only 7 to 8 hours to charge it with granny charger. Considering this, you might not want to spend money on charger which only cuts charging time in half.

[jjc]

one benefit you would get with that charger is that if you are with Octopus it would allow you to have their Intelligent tariff which could save you some money on your electric bill.

 

John 

[Ootohere]

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/502644-anderson-a2-or-zappi-or-ohme-charger

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/498246-superb-iv-3-pin-charging

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/498176-16a-or-32a-socket

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 18 February, 2023 by toot

[Markeknows]

Adding a charger is one of the things most likely to improve the saleability of your house. No more granny charger out the window. And on Bulb/Octopus tariff between 2 and 6 am it’s a ¼ of the normal charging price, although the day rate is a little more. So even for for the iV small battery I get to drive all my local errands and trips way cheaper than petrol. 
But, just don’t get a Project EV. Horrific app. I should have gone Podpoint or Ohme

[BRSEngineer]

my Thanks to everyone who has commented thus far..

[Benjybobs]

I’ve got one of these

 

Wallbox, pulsar plus

 

it’s been great so far. It’s really small, which is handy as I was able to get it where I wanted it. 
 

it can charge up to 7kw, which is overkill for the phev as it tops out at 4.  but I’m sure there will be an electric car there one day that will benefit. 
 

its tethered so there’s no messing about looking for cables when i arrive home in the dark and wet. 
 

the app is great too, and tracks all the charges and costs as you go along. 
 

I paid £800 to have it installed with a 30m ish run down the drive, back in 2021. I suspect costs will have gone up a bit since then. 
 

I sometimes use the granny charger when at work, and it takes 5 plus hours of the day to charge from empty. 
 

this will do it in under 4. 

[BRSEngineer]

In two minds about the ohme now having identified it has a sim card whose cost is only covered for 3 years. I therefore don't know this cost in the future. May be better off getting a wi fi connected box.