today we're looking at EV charging with Replenishh
okay then gordon tell me all about replenishh okay so replenishh not a chargepoint manufacturer
gary they are a dedicated distributor for everything to do with EV charging
there's probably two types of electrician working in the ev market the occasional one and the one
that maybe specializes in it do they cover both they absolutely do yeah you're right there's that
occasional one who's perhaps got a loyal customer base and wants to get into ev charging and those
electricians who have already in the market and yeah that is all they do eb charging day in day
out and you know what an exciting market it is and it's all set for future growth oh unbelievable
amount of growth if we think we're all going to be driving battery cars in the near future
obviously all of those points need to be installed so what sort of points can we get what sort of ev
charges can we be supplied okay so there's two types of electrician and then there's really
two types of ev installation there's probably those ones for home charging okay and there's
also the the workplace charging market which is a little bit more complex and more things
and yeah replenish have those covered but let's start with the charges themselves so we've got a
few on the wall here from wall box and eo that we haven't seen on the channel before but they also
supply the charges from Easee Schneider Electric and Delta which is interesting when you start
looking at fast charging with dc wow that's that's a wide range of charges before we start
but that's that's probably that's the end part isn't that's the bit we screw on the wall at the
very end but there's all of the infrastructure going before it gordon yeah and that's covered
as well so we can think about that crucial thing of circuit protection and we know
that regulations are always changing and always evolving and where do you get that hard to get
stuff you know that goes in the distribution board those special rcds that painful protection
and we know ourselves we've got a pen for protection that we put in for our easy
ev charging points that we've got here and you're going to tell me now where we got that from yeah
i have to admit gary yeah yeah you think after phone all these different manufacturers to do
stuff when we're doing ev charging videos on the channel actually no we just get that from
replenish and we've got them behind us and we've got a pen full protector here from
garrow and we've got some schneider EV type b evr rcds yeah so open that one up because i do like
this because this is a new product uh that yeah Garo only recently introduced it and it's
already available on the shelf uh at replenish so that's good so we like that and that's got a type
b rcd there and it's got the pen fault protector where it's monitoring for broken pens as well
in there yeah so it's got that and i even found this unit from schneider electric as well which
is a type B EV RCD okay let's have a little closer look at that then because they tend to
be quite rare but they're going to become more and more popular as we move forward yeah that's
clearly a type b clearly on there isn't it yeah so yeah so that that's good so got that covered and
then but also you know when you start thinking about commercial installations it's not just
necessarily about the charge point it's about how you charge people for using the charge point okay
that's good yeah because you put your pedestal in maybe and then obviously you're not going to give
your electricity away for free are you going no so replenish work with park and recharge which is a
major provider of the support for the open charge point protocol which works with lots of different
eb charges and it's that back office that allows you to sort of yeah charge people for charging
it would be really great if there was a system in place to help you when you're actually trying to
maybe quote for a job or piece together all of it especially if you're early into ev charging
you might find you miss certain things gordon well gary it's time to enter the configurator
so let's have a look at the configurator gary so we're thinking to pick a domestic install that's
us it's ac let's go with easy that's a charger we know pretty well oh they're very nice aren't they
lots of nice colors there star wars inspired colors a little bit of information about the
product charging capacity yeah i'm not using it on a solar system so yeah that is the one for us
okay so we'll just have one of them obviously kind of more on the system uh we're not it's
gonna mount to a wall so we don't need a post some hints on the cable there we'd select the
ny cables ideal for that the length of that cable as well yeah so 25 and 50 meter rule that's quite
handy you don't have to buy loads and don't forget the cable cleats and the glands and the glands oh
obviously the critical part of earth protection for pen faults we've gone for matty yeah
put that in there add that to the basket uh obviously it's a untethered charger so you
do need to buy a lead so you might need to buy lead to go with it that's a handy little
hint that wasn't going to select the easy zone lead and obviously that final touch
a little bracket to hook the lead around that's good pop those into the basket then
so there's our basket of parts we've put together for that project now obviously you may want to do
this well ahead of when you're actually going to you know actually provide a project this may
still be a quotation for a customer so you want to know you've got everything covered in there
before putting that price in so you can quickly blast through the configurator you have to check
you've got all the essential bits before putting that final pricing that's pretty clever so the
price is sitting there as part of your quote there yeah we'll save that as as efix so at least now we
know how much how much equipment we've acquired from replenish for that previous video we did
wow the configurator's got it all covered gordon yeah we've got all the bits that we saw during
the configuration on the bench in front but how easy charge the cables the yeah fixed installation
clips bracket and the bracket now that was developed by replenish yeah so that's a that's
a really useful tool it sucks in all of the parts that they distribute and stock and can be really
useful at the quotation stage and obviously at the installation stage because obviously
we know the most expensive part is the one that you forgot to order other one if you've got the
quote for in the first place it is and that handy hints in it and each section have you
thought of this have you thought of that really good that moves us maybe on to the commercial
aspects and there's one or two things in there that you wouldn't think they stopped but they
certainly, do they stock everything you can think of and maybe something that you might benefit
from when we're we're talking about reversing our ev uh charged car maybe close to a pedestal
you've even got the barriers and the signage to suggest it's in the location as well and you can
even get that signage customized perhaps you've got to want the customer wants their logo on their
particular sort of symbol depending on what charge network they're using to celebrate the
fact they've put in EV charges so you get all that from representation so you've installed
your ev charging point whether it be commercial or domestic and then you're at the point where
you're going to need to test it and in front of us we've got two testers here we've got the 3152 from
Metrel with the ev adapting lead as well as the Megger1741 plus which is designed for EV as well
all right what's the plus well the plus uh it's a little bit better than the 1740 it's just a little
bit it's like 11 on this probably better than 10. it's that charge it goes to test the goes to 11.
okay well i can i can got a 12 going right okay that looks remarkably like maybe a walkie-talkie
what is it okay well let's also think about those commercial installs and some of the domestic ones
how do the charge points communicate back to head office perhaps to communicate some energy data or
charge data they're probably using the roving network for the mobile phone so it'll find
the network in the area and transmit the data that way yeah so this useful tool here will
actually survey that network before you've done the install it'll tell you the relative strength
of those different mobile phone networks right okay so imagine you're in an underground car park
and you've got the install done it could be a real painful moment at the end to find that actually
you can't pick up a network yeah so it's it's sort of unique little bits of kit like this that yeah
really good for the replenished stock things like that and have thought about putting these into the
shelf to yeah to make that life easier for the eva installer so yeah okay what about training gordon
okay that's another another important aspect obviously the EV markets developing incredibly
fast new charges and new regulations and yeah replenish you've got that covered as well to help
you back you up as you get out there and develop those projects i think they'll even come to sight
to support you on some of the larger installs to make sure you've got everything covered one so i
needed an account now that's where i'm at that stage you've sold it to me gordon how do i get
myself an account with Replenishh okay so replace it's all online you know they are an online
distributor and everything's yeah electronic very easy to set up yeah just get yourself on there get
the accounts and you get that important thing that goes with the account gary and that's credit yeah
and being able to build your business with a good credit line behind you allowing you to take on
bigger projects and get that financial buffer is yeah that's that's where they really excel so is
there a company behind replenish that maybe we will know more about okay well depends on which
world you come from but obviously replenish is a new name but the companies behind replenish rapid
electronics and the bigger conrad group have been in electric distribution for decades and they're
the kind of financial muscle that's helping to bring this new service to market so i'll
get myself an account i get myself a credit line and i put my order in how long am i going to have
to wait for the items to arrive okay so it's all obvious you get it when you go on the website you
can check the stock levels of the various parts and all the in stock items or deliveries next
day and you've got to experience that recently as well yeah i went out on site with MJ electrical uh
doing an ev install check out the video if you haven't already seen it and all the materials for
the job would come from replenish so we had the garrow ev b type rcd and pen protector as well
as the cables that were out to that ev charging point yeah replenish were really handy on that
job because it's not necessarily with that tesla charger understanding what circuit protection
you need to put with it and luckily replenish support were able to advise the correct type
and more importantly get it delivered on site next day so we could get that installed done as always
at efix we're interested in your comments are you currently using replenish for your ev charging
installations are you thinking about using them in the future please leave those comments below
and we'll try and get back to you along with replenish as many of those comments as we can