- Time and time again
when me and the team at eFIXX talk about EV charging.
We quickly bring up the subject of future-proofing.
Think of the owner of that new EV car.
They come home, they plug it in,
and they quickly see their electricity bills
go through the roof,
but what can they do to the roof
in order to reduce their energy costs?
Of course, solar.
And we'll see later on in the video this Pulsar Max
from Wallbox has got you covered
in that area, but before that, we need to get it installed.
So we're gonna pass it over to the team from Haywood EV.
Let's go through the same thought process
both the customer and electrician had to do
in order to locate appropriately the position
of the Pulsar Max EV charger.
They've decided it's gonna go just here,
which means the ground will need to be excavated
and they're gonna insert an EV Block Mini,
which works seamlessly with EV Tower
in order to support that EV charger.
The supply to it is gonna be via an EV-Ultra cable,
which has a CAT5 cable built into it,
which means we can make that appropriate CT connection
back at the mains end.
With a location selected and the weather getting worse,
it's time for Haywood EV to start the excavation process.
They remove the top layer of gravel
and put it to one side before starting digging down
for the ducting that will house the cable.
The cable also needs to cross the path
so the block paving will need to be lifted
so that cable can work its way back to the consumer unit.
The area which will house the EV Block Mini needs
to be dug out considerably deeper and wider
than that of the trench.
And once it has been excavated, a layer of sand is inserted.
The ducting and tape are then introduced,
as well as a pose mix around the EV block
in order to secure it.
Just a couple of hours into the install
but I think it's perfectly demonstrated here
when you specialize in something as Haywood EV has.
You've got the right blokes on the job,
you've got the right equipment,
and we're nearly at the stage now
where we can install that EV-Ultra cable
and make those final connections
to the EV charging point yourself.
Next up, it's time for Hayward EV
to get the big drill bit out
as they drill from within the installation to outside.
Then the EV-Ultra cable is unwound
and poked back into that hole.
The cable needs dressing down the wall
and finding its way back
to the ducting where it'll be attached
to the draw-through tape that's already within the ducting
and is there anything more satisfying
than seeing that cable come out the other end?
Next up, let's look at the connections
within the consume unit.
We're gonna strip back our EV-Ultra cable
and make our connections for our line, our neutral
and our circuit protective conductor, as we would always.
Please note in this part of the consume unit,
the RCCB is an A type.
The next thing to be installed is the power meter.
And to do this, the bus bar needs to be shortened.
It has a number of functions.
In its most basic form,
it is a current transformer preventing the installation
from drawing more current
than the supply cut out fuse is rated at.
If you have solar panels installed,
the excess power can be diverted to charge the car.
It can also manage a combination
of both grid and solar panels for that charging process.
The connections for the power meter
are as per the Wallbox instructions
with the brown and blue providing a 12-volt supply
to the power meter from the Pulsar Max EV charger,
and the orange and white and orange,
the current being drawn from the property via the CT clamp.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Great chance to interject here.
My installation here at Lindside Studios
is in a similar position to the one on site
where I need to make these final connections
at my Pulsar Max EV charger.
However, like me, you would've noticed the rogue MCB
within the plastic consume unit.
And when the customer turns around
and says they don't want it upgraded, what do you do?
I'd love those thoughts and comments below.
Now, you may have also noticed,
the cable went past the meter box area
so you could consider putting a consume unit
within that meter box.
Is that also something you would do?
Again, make sure you leave those comments.
However, for me, the better alternative
would be to install an outdoor consume unit
like the one here from Wallbox.
And let's have a look at the great features within that.
Nice little units these are,
and something I haven't seen before, an MCB,
which is also an SPD in one unit.
I've got an A type RCD,
as well as the single phase clamp power meter
and the connections we've just discussed.
If you make another connection to line
and neutral here to give it a voltage reference,
it will work with your solar, your wind
or a combination of both.
Back on site, the EV-Ultra cable is fed up the EV tower
and lowered onto the EV Block Mini,
and then bolted down in all four corners.
Next, the backfill can be completed.
A plate is then fitted to the tower, which the wall plate
for the charging unit can be attached to.
This wall plate makes it easier
to fit the Wallbox EV charger by clipping it in
at the top and only requiring two screws
at the bottom in order to hold it securely in place.
As we continue on with the final connections,
let's run through the data sheets.
A 7.4 kilowatt unit.
It's IP54 and IK10 and weighs 1.3 kilograms.
The size of the unit is 198 by 201 by 99 millimeters
and comes in a wide range of colors.
And the cable you can see on the right-hand side
that goes out to the EV car is seven meters in length.
Inside of the EV charger is a current selecting dial
and if we were to select position number one,
the EV charger would have a maximum of six amps
but we're gonna select position number seven,
which gives it the full 32 amps.
We've also got a power boost slider
and that goes between T and NT.
And because we've fitted the CT clamp in the installation,
we're gonna push this one into the position T.
We've also got a power sharing
but we've only got one EV charger that changes the position
that this slider would be in,
depending on the number of chargers you have.
But as we've only got one EV charger,
we're gonna put this into the position NT.
The setting up process couldn't be easier.
You can either connect via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
We use Bluetooth.
Then we scan the QR code on the side of the Pulsar Max.
And this allows a registered installer to set
or change things like the charging current
and the earthing arrangement for the installation.
For those who are also wondering,
the unit also has its PEN fault protection built within it.
When it comes to apps, the one from Wallbox
for the consumer has an Eco-Smart function,
which means you can harness the renewable technologies
to charge your car in the most efficient way.
So it means in your new shiny EV, you can say
to all your friends, you're driving around on wind.
Or maybe it would be better maybe
to say I'm driving around on sunshine
and if it's sunshine you're interested in
and storing that energy, check out the video on screen now.