moving an ev charger

[neilyboy]

my son has recently had an ev charger installed for his car (last week) cost was £900, simple run ,consumer unit on outside wall ,drill through to garage and armour cable run of 3 metres to the charging point.Not disputing the cost as hopefully they have provided the relevant certs etc.

now that his wife has seen where it is she wants it moved to the other side of the garage, again simple high level surface run and out through the garage wall to the new position. approx 3 metres away The company want £350 to do this.....

My question is do we get them back or can I move it for him ?

former electrician,retired public sector,as an electrician I worked in industrial,domestic installations and maintenance

any thoughts,

 

[buzzlightyear]

can I move it for him ?

You could. Move it, but your warranty will.
Out the window.

 

[neilyboy]

yes ,that's exactly what I thought.
I could move it,if a problem occurs I could move it back to the original position....
320 mile return journey tho..

 

[MJPD29]

At a 320 mile journey is is worth the saving/risk of something going wrong in future?

 

[littlespark]

I don’t know if the warranty would be affected?
All they know is X unit fitted at Y address.

As long as the original installers didn’t take photos, and you don’t make a dogs dinner of it.

 

[buzzlightyear]

It's down to the persons that move it, cock it up face the consequences.
Of the installer normanat that job for inspection can you imagine what will be said.

 

[nicebutdim]

I don’t know if the warranty would be affected?
All they know is X unit fitted at Y address.

As long as the original installers didn’t take photos, and you don’t make a dogs dinner of it.

The above might possibly be feasible, if inadvisable, should the contract be between customer and manufacturer.

If the contract is between customer and installer, I'd be fairly certain they'd know exactly where it was installed and any claim may well be rejected on the basis that the installation had been altered.

Electricians assume liability for circuits on which they've worked, this liability would pass to anyone who subsequently alters that circuit. As for the charge point, alteration of circuit wouldn't necessarily affect its warranty, but any evidence of issues surrounding terminations would give solid grounds on which to reject a claim - some charge points require a very low torque at terminations, with less than substantial connection of terminals to circuit board.

In short, while the OP is free to make their own decision on this matter, I'd urge caution for reasons stated above.

 

[newfutile]

I presume the cable will need joining , so they will know as extra glands and wiska/ adaptable box will not be on the invoice,it would all need testing again after the work.
a 320 mile journey may cost almost as much these days!

 

[neilyboy]

Thanks for all the replies,
still thinking about it,one thought I had was that its difficult to buy 3 metres of armour cable the shortest length I have seen is 10M so I would be as well removing the original cable and running in the new one thus doing away with any junction boxes..

 

[DPG]

Thanks for all the replies,
still thinking about it,one thought I had was that its difficult to buy 3 metres of armour cable the shortest length I have seen is 10M so I would be as well removing the original cable and running in the new one thus doing away with any junction boxes..

Do you have the necessary test equipment to test the install when complete?

 

[neilyboy]

I have a megger mft 1741 bought for me by my present employers to do some fault finding

 

[Midwest]

£350 is not a lot of money to pay, in the scheme of things. Just paid £430 for a car service & mot.

 

[LewisM]

Just tell her it can't be moved as they are designed to be a maximum length from the consumer unit ignorance is bliss

 

[Highspark24/7]

I would crack on and move it you probably have more experience than the guys who fitted it as long as do a cert for the new cable the car charger should all ready been pat tested so to speak all you are required to do is test your new supply

 

[Risteard]

I would crack on and move it you probably have more experience than the guys who fitted it as long as do a cert for the new cable the car charger should all ready been pat tested so to speak all you are required to do is test your new supply

I've never yet come across PAT Testing of an EVSE.

 

[davesparks]

I have a megger mft 1741 bought for me by my present employers to do some fault finding

Sod using that for fault finding! An analogue insulation resistance and continuity tester is a far better option.

 

[davesparks]

its difficult to buy 3 metres of armour cable

No it isn't, you ask the person behind the counter for 3 metres and they go and cut 3 metres, pretty simple.

 

[slartybartfast]

You could. Move it, but your warranty will.
Out the window.

How will this impact warranty?

The supply cable does not come with the EVSE, and instead provided by installer....

Just extend the cable and use suitable glanded junction boxes....

 

[MJPD29]

How will this impact warranty?

The supply cable does not come with the EVSE, and instead provided by installer....

Just extend the cable and use suitable glanded junction boxes....

Certificate no longer valid, installers warranty gone as it has been altered instead their last visit. Will need re-tested and certified at new location. Manufacturers warranty won't be void if installed correctly again, but installer will be under no obligation to honour any sort of warranty.

 

[slartybartfast]

Certificate no longer valid, installers warranty gone as it has been altered instead their last visit. Will need re-tested and certified at new location. Manufacturers warranty won't be void if installed correctly

You are over thinking this. It's no different to extending power cord on an extension lead.....