Fitting a single phase Matt:e for car charger

[Rockomuir]

Evening all,

Just After some knowledge about the Matt:e. I have been to a job where a 13 amp Rolec car charger point has been fitted On an external garage wall which is attached to the house. I can see no evidence of an earth rod and I am assuming it is still connectEd to a pme earthing system. The car charger is on it own 20amp radial. I have told the customer that I do not think that this is up to regs and said I would investigate and find some info about it. Fitting an earth rod is not a preferred option as it is a concret drive. Has any one fitted a Matt:e box, are they simple to fit, is it just a case of incoming and outgoing cable.

thanks

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

If a 13 amp charger is it just a socket outlet or do you mean 16amp charger with actual EV socket or tethered lead?
Easy to install a matt:e device simply route the circuit through it. It's a very simple device.
It's possible and likely the charger was installed to earlier versions of the regs where if it was not considered reasonably practice to install a rod you didn't need to. So loads of lazy folk didn't even try.p

 

[Rockomuir]

If a 13 amp charger is it just a socket outlet or do you mean 16amp charger with actual EV socket or tethered lead?
Easy to install a matt:e device simply route the circuit through it. It's a very simple device.
It's possible and likely the charger was installed to earlier versions of the regs where if it was not considered reasonably practice to install a rod you didn't need to. So loads of lazy folk didn't even try.p

it is just a socket outlet, not an actual ev socket.
Am I right in thinking that 18th regs regarding car chargers still apply as it is just a posh outside socket In reality.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

it is just a socket outlet, not an actual ev socket.
Am I right in thinking that 18th regs regarding car chargers still apply as it is just a posh outside socket In reality.

If its just an over priced over engineered socket in pretty casing then its a socket. the charging aspect comes from the granny charger that will have its own in built rcd