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AJGalaxy2012 Member Since: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Gainsborough Posts: 1464 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
We have two EV's and 2 x 7Kw wallboxes (my own design), my youngest has a model 3 and my cousin an ID3. We have always had charge available to guests as well as keeping ours full. Installing 3 phase IMHO seems OTT for 99% of the time.
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Bl4ckD0g Member Since: 16 Feb 2020 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1322 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I’m glad the government disagrees with you |
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AJGalaxy2012 Member Since: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Gainsborough Posts: 1464 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Theyre mandating a 3 phase supply should be fitted to every house? I cant see that happening for a very long time to come, it really isnt necessary, nice to have but not essential. BMW i3 Electric Car
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northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8680 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The suppliers are now mandating it on new builds.
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AJGalaxy2012 Member Since: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Gainsborough Posts: 1464 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
That makes sense and i totally agree at install time its only 2 extra cores on the supply line so minimal costs. We have heatpumps and 2 x car chargers, i do have the wallboxes configured to load shed if necessary just in case, it's happened twice so far, both times when the heatpump is ramping up temperature of the hot water cylinder to kill off bacteria. BMW i3 Electric Car
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northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8680 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Well that’s my electric dream shattered……
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AJGalaxy2012 Member Since: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Gainsborough Posts: 1464 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Need to buy less/smaller pressies !
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SamThomas Member Since: 12 Nov 2021 Location: South East Posts: 293 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
It's all very well insisting on 3-phase & higher capacity to every new build but a waste of time & effort unless the main grid (132kv) & the sub grids (11kv) are upgraded - who is going to pay for that then ?, hopefully, not me.
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Bl4ckD0g Member Since: 16 Feb 2020 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1322 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
That is the cool thing about infrastructure. It needs to be done in advance, and individualistic short term thinking doesn’t help anyone.
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SamThomas Member Since: 12 Nov 2021 Location: South East Posts: 293 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I'm not being individualistic at all - I just don't see why I should pay for something I will not benefit from or agree with en-masse.
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Bl4ckD0g Member Since: 16 Feb 2020 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1322 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hmm ok…
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Andy S Member Since: 16 Jun 2013 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 1041 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sam, you’ve been subsidising the greening of the grid for years through levies on your leccy bills. The next step is to level up between gas and leccy to make ASHPs cheaper. They will do this by reducing the levy on electricity and loading on to gas. Meanwhile, we ignore huge energy resources beneath our feet and insist on moving to an energy source with guaranteed intermittence. You couldn’t make it up….. |
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AJGalaxy2012 Member Since: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Gainsborough Posts: 1464 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
You already do - thank you ![]() 2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone) 2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6 |
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SamThomas Member Since: 12 Nov 2021 Location: South East Posts: 293 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
OK then, I'll rephrase my statement ;
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