The 13A socket and cable plug would be connected in a waterproof designed for purpose lockable box next to the car on the drive so no-one will have access. At this end there would be about as much danger as one of those public or even domestic charging stations that get rained on all the time...
I would if it was my house. Got no objection to paying for a professional and a safer solution. It's just that the one I invited in didn't have any safety objections to the extension idea. Maybe he should have
I know you are right in safety theory but in practice 5 of my neighbours run their mower extension cables across the road regularly in the day with 5-6 cars per hour running over them. No deaths or knackered cables yet although yes, it could be the UK's least safe street. I in contrast have been...
On a drive opposite the house. The cable has to cross a very quiet private road to reach it (2-3 cars might drive along it at night when it would be charging)
On the foxes front, good call. Would 20mm flexible steel conduit be ok as a fox cable protector in terms of overheating?
Regarding earthing this is the only thing from the instructions, quoted directly: "Connect only to properly grounding type socket"
Regarding regulations, to the best of my...
Hello all. Advice appreciated on running a 22m to 25m single gang extension cable from a domestic socket indoors, to an outdoor electric vehicle's own official 5m charging cable (which ends in a three pin plug). Nothing noteworthy about the wiring in the house whilst the charging circuit...
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