Blew The Brick Out On A New Build- Zappi EV Charger 

Dont worry pal its going to be the smallest defect in that new build.

I think you can take the drill off hammer action towards the end of drilling the hole and this limits the damage to the brick face!!!! 👍

When drilling from the inside, try switching off hammer mode when you're about half way through outside brick.

First video I ever saw of yours, many moons ago, was when you'd goofed a drilling angle and had to fess up to the customer. How things have come on 🤣

Thanks for the shout out 😊 almost perfect “West Yorkshire” 😂😂

Great video Nick, good to see you back to your normal self

Had the exact same problem with a turbidity meter, nice and simple fix but im glad other people have the same issues in other electronic gear

i have a 22mm core bit for drilling out, clean finish every time

Hi Nick if you accidently knock out part off the brick try if possible to get brick dust or smash up brick wasted and mix with mortor to try and shade the effect with a covering

Octopus fit zappis with 6mm CAT5 as standard. So solars and battery's can be hard wired into the zappi

I drill so far then switch off the hammer for the last bit. I also use a small drill and then drill from outside with the larger bit to cable size.

I used a hilti px 10 transpointer hole locator for the first time other day. Amazing bit of kit lined up a hole through over a ft worth of concrete floor to be core drilled. Was absolutely bang on when the drill came out expensive bit of kit but worth it!

You do make me laugh Nick, good work on out-ternally stuff. New word, oxford will be calling.

Enjoyed watching and learning Nick , ⚡️👊

Reminds me of many years ago when I bought an SDS drill and had a job on a house built out of engineering bricks. Usually ended up blowing half a brick out the other side, bit of a learning curve 😂

i drill half way through the outer leaf, then use a 25mm core drill to finish off. It takes a bit longer, but always a perfect finish on outside wall.

At least you have learnt if you have that problem next time you will know how to resolve it. For me what has given me reservations about doing car chargers is not the installation it's the setting up and programming and what happens if the customer rings up with an issue.

Nice rawl hammer Nick !

Great Video and install. What EV Charger would you recommend or like to install ?

Love the heat shrink, il be nicking that next week, just not that Bosch thing. No one likes Bosch anymore 😝

Don’t leave it on hammer all the way through. Drill when you are nearly through. You can gage the thickness of the wall near an external door and window and mark your drill bit with some tape.

Very competitive price there Nick. Octopus standard install for tethered zappi is around the same cost.

Hi Nick Are you sure £1020 INCLUDING vat?? That EV is about £700 itself, after you take off £200 for the vat, about £100 fot SPD, MCB, cable and trunking what is your profit margin on this job?

Brick buster good to cover the hole Nick

Might not have been best for the sds but I used to do internet installs for a telecoms company and the company policy was to drill inside to the outside, wasn't allowed to do the opposite so the way I managed to minimise blowing out the bricks would be to set the sds in between the drill and sds mode and vary the setting as I was drilling so that it would only slightly hammer and not at full strength. Sounds more like a rattle than the hammer mode. Doubt it did the drill any good and I'm sure someone will ratify in the comments but had the same one for 2 years and worked fine the whole time I had it. Was a makita so your mileage may vary with a different brand tool cos it didnt work the best with a dewalt when I had my hands on one. If you ever need to do a cable run from the hole to another location, some buster plates and a tonne of silicone does the job. The other more proper way would be to blast thru the first brick on hammer, enter the cavity, then go like 30-40mm and switch to normal drill for the rest, just takes too long imo.

Geeez. Why oh why are splitm boards even allowed any more? Changed a few years ago in Aus. A good move by Doncaster cables. While we've "harmonised" our standards old wiring colours are still the norm for fixed wiring here but changed decades ago for flex cables. We did away with bare earth cables in 1970's or so. CPC is fully insulated and same size as main conductors for twin and earth

Jaysus only getting the earth sleeved in coils this year 😂😂 wait till lsf cable comes in down line for ye

Please use a hammer to knock the red plugs home fantastic videos look forward to seeing them

Any idea why the charger has to be mounted at that height? Seems very low and would make more sense if it was a customer preference where it goes.

Nick I’m disappointed you didn’t notice the theme tune Zappi’s play when turned on is from Zelda! I asked them at a trade show and apparently one of the designers is a fan of the game.

is zappi install zero VAT on install + purchase, i just learnt its 20%

What's the point in having sleaved earth in twin and earth?

Board height:- that should be top/bottom of switch 1200/450mm according to part m. EV charger likewise. Customer can request that it be at a different height but not in a new build & you’ll want the instruction in writing. Some councils are looking at taking action on part m. Blowout:- measure depth of wall & turn hammer off for the last 35mm. A new apprentice would be good for you I think.

We have been using sleeved cpc in Australia more then 20 years, have no idea why UK wouldn’t do the same.

"Hager split-load board in a new build, work that out" - was pretty much word-for-word the question I had when I bought mine early 2022. Absolute nonsense. Still haven't got around to replacing it with that double stacked 22 way FuseBox board I keep eyeing up.. Also what I'd do - and do do - is sharp bits and not use hammer, that's usually your best way to not have a blow out, that drill bit is far too small to need hammer, if your bits are blunt sharpen/replace them, they should go through that wall like a knife through butter without hammer. It's like we've forgotten how to use drills. Second one is beefier might need it, but that 6, 8mm, whatever it was... It can still happen, but it's almost like you want it to like that.

Hi Nick, Did you have to go on a EV course?

850 + VAT is £1020. £580 for the charger+ £50 for the SPD&MCB+ £20 for the cable and Wagos means your total equipment cost is £650. Half a day labour is therefore £200+VAT. I would say this is on the low side considering the cost of your tools, testing equipment, training/certifications and business expenses including depreciation and fuel.

Are you going into AV Nick?? Lutron, Control 4 etc. straight forward for a person with your experience

That job should have been £1500 + easy. I was thinking of doing the ev course but what your charging doesnt seem worth it. With all materials deducted you would make more on testing and doing eicr's in half the time you spent on that job.

One random question. Where's the property boundary between the new builds? Is this a shared driveway / access?

Nick love the video's keep going strong brother

Turn off hammer when you 1/2to 3/4 though outside brick/mortar and just drill takes a couple more seconds but no blow out of brick 🧱

now i know why they are called Hammer Drills !!!!

It happens to the best of us Blowing a brick I mean. Who’s Artisan anyway 😂

It doesn't take long for electricians to start a race to the bottom, a grand to install a charger. A zappi is close to £600 plus vat, then everything else. A plumber will buy a combi boiler for around £700, and think nothing of charging £2k or more to fit it, when are electricians going to wake up.

Nice install, pal! I've had the same issue. You'll get similar when the screen is not fully plugged in..another one to keep in mind. Can happen easily if the screen has been disconnected/ reconnected or it's slightly hanging by its own wait as you're fitting the unit... You get missing text on screen or doesn't interact correctly

They sell cordless heat guns in pound shop. Five for a quid.

Surprised BOSCH haven’t told you their small impact drivers don’t have a second use as a hammer 😂😂

Love the videos and keep up the good work but can i ask again about the prize draw have i missed it the one where when you get to 100,000 subscribers you was given away all that tools

Nice job but your Zappi needs to be on a double pole breaker and connected so that no other circuits are effected in the event of a fault. As you decided to stick with the existing board, you can get a Hagar double pole RCBO which should have been put that to the right of the main switch with your surge protection. That's why in 99% of cases it's cheaper, quicker and compliant to fit a dedicated EV CU with surge protection. I think Zappi have also updated their literature stating that it should be on a 40a supply ;-)

State of that brick work, Looks bloody awful! Like the brick underneath the extractor😳

why a split load board on a new installation ? , surely the consumer unit is a knocking/splash /damage hazard at that height and location

Really cheap that nick. Materials are about £750. Just because people call it the going rate doesn't mean its correct. I dont see where your business profit is ? You've barely paid yourself a wage from that

Twin and earth was sold with a sleeved cpc over 30 years ago! It didn't sell well because of the price! I guess the same will happen again!

nice.

There is a vent brick on your right that is directly above a standard brick OMG can you get it moved please

I’m baffled that twin and earth cable isn’t standard over there. That’s all we get in Australia.

Hi nick I think you probably made about £200 for the morning. If you haven't got any other jobs then its another job for people to get you to do. If Jordan charges his £130 an hour then his EVs jobs must be £1500 + Would be interesting to see what others are charging for a short install

I’m assuming the £1k you’re mentioning doesn’t include the Zappi itself Nick, just the cable, accessories and installation?

Those bricks tho...

I guess as a 1 man company, EV installs are easy work and good money

You can't make an omelette without breaking an egg....😊

Why are people still fitting split boards!

why are you wearing combat boots from operation desert storm

Hammer 🧐🙂🇮🇪☘️

Hi Nick the ev charger should not be supplied by an rcd shared with other circuits .

Price including the zappi? 😂

Sounds cheap if the charger cost £700 as explained on other messages, the if you take the vat off 1020 that leave you with £116 for your time and rest of the materials

I would lovfor you if you wante to help you and operate the camera if you want

Take the hammer off , just the modern bricks are soft

Damaging a new build is like complaining a fiat is unreliable "it left the factory like that mate"

That brickwork is dog rough shouldn't notice the blowout from the drilled hole

Only the zappie ev charger cost 1000 euro here lol

Adam, Adam & More Adam!

Nice job I would of put the EV on its own rcbo personally and 40 a

There is some spare ways on main switch side. Should of installed on that side

That’s far to cheap, can’t make money doing these jobs for that. Don’t fall into that trap

1. you can no longer install EV chargers on split load boards 2. Need its own double pole RCD/RCBO 3. Install evs on 6mm/40a breakers due to their sustained load at nearly 32a constantly

Way too cheap. Also sharing an RCD with other circuits is non-compliant - it must be a dedicated RCD.

turn off hammer, yes takes longer but you wont blow bricks

Inc vat! Youre mad you must have earnt peanuts

Nick can offset the price of the install a little for the RU-vid video money machine, whilst maybe not day one, it's not a loss leader of a job. Also you would assume a good EV install is a word a mouth when you're not know for it. A slice of bread on the table is better than nothing at all.

lets talk seriously about the business side though its not adding up seems a bit desperate to work that hard and long for peanuts 1 install per 8 hr man day including travel is fair (on average) 300 notes per working day average if you are running a business (midlands) sales Price £1020 MATERIALS 700zappi + 150bits =850 Daily business overheads £100 (more if you rent a unit or advertise) Barely worth it? £50 wages some days? go bankrupt or be poor? OR Specialise Do 2 per long day pay a workmate minimum wage still earn fairly basic money for your hyper-focus and energy

Zappi are just Junk... They shipped a pile of units with bits missing!!! There is only EV Sync or HyperVolt (Still good even now Raz has left) if you can poke up with tethered crap! The T&E has been about for 30 years in the Exhibition industry, Australia use this by default!!!!!