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Is this the Easiest Electric Vehicle Charging Point Installation Ever?
Join me as I try out yet another Electric Vehicle Charging Point at my own home, this time i'm installing an Easee Charging Robot! In this video I show you the process of installing this electric vehicle charging point, and some of its interesting features!
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@artisanelectrics 7 месяцев назад

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@magnusnyz 3 года назад

Installed maybe 100 of the Easee EV chargers myself in Norway. Lovely charger. East to install and very little issues with it compared to other chargers i have installed in the past. Cant wait to see what Cory thinks of it :D

@IanFarquharson2 3 года назад

Did you reuse any of the old holes for the board, or did 4 more holes appear.

@TheWebstaff 3 года назад

Looks like he might have been able to re use 2 holes and the bottom on is the new one. Unless the bottom one was a cable clip hole already.

@MartynSmith 3 года назад

The wood looked like OSB not marine ply - you will need to seal the ends

@faisalmoghal4055 3 года назад

Paint it too! Looks a bit 🤮 at the moment!

@Richardincancale 3 года назад

I was pleased you kept up the Swiss cheese tradition and drilled new holes for the the board rather than recycling a few of the 150 existing holes :-)

@fcom3 3 года назад

you forgot to mention, Easee has ‘back entry’ so when possible, garage walls for example, our fitters will drill through and rear cable the backplate…looks really cool , and no ugly cable!!!

@edc1569 3 года назад

Want to see the robot function, how does it plug itself in?

@efixx 3 года назад

5.0Nm torque for the mains terminals on an Easee charger 💪

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

Thanks for the info!

@thomjak86 3 года назад

Funny thing it's written inside the charger beside the terminals.

@makg4655 3 года назад

@@artisanelectrics do you do RAMS & METHOD STATEMENTS FOR EACH JOB YOU CARRY OUT ??

@HenryLoenwind 2 года назад

You forgot the most important feature for installing them in groups: Once you configure one, you can pop it out of the baseplate and pop the others in one after the other---they will read the stored configuration from the baseplate. Quite important if you have 101 of these and don't want to stand there for hours and hours with your phone...

@garybibby2698 3 года назад

So many charger tests - you need to start a league table and give them a score.

@caparn100 3 года назад

0:50 Can you tell the homeowner to turn their olive tree occasionally? It's leaning towards the sun.

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

Its my house so yes I can

@emilgemc8913 3 года назад

@@artisanelectrics the plywood board that is too big you should be marked and cut it on the size of the charging case with a skillsaw now looks like unprofessional work

@mfx1 3 года назад

@@emilgemc8913 It's OSB not Ply and OSB ALWAYS looks shit anyway.

@samuel2j213 3 года назад

@@emilgemc8913 he doesn’t care if it looks unprofessional it’s his house , and he’s more bothered about ruining the wall than the length of the wood

@JasonEDragon 3 года назад

@@emilgemc8913 No, the backing shouldn't be sized to the charger that you install. The whole point is that over the next 100 years there may be 10 different chargers of different sizes installed in the same spot. The backing should be reasonably sized to accommodate most charger form factors. Perhaps, just as electricians don't like carpenters doing electrical work, one should consult a carpenter to design a good backing using material that will hold up well in the weather and look nice. Then the carpenter could either make up a batch or advise on what materials to keep on hand to make as needed. One could even paint the backing for the next day's job the night before with an appropriate color.

@JohnWatkinsUK 3 года назад

With all these Cloud connected chargers, it would be a useful test to see how they function if the Internet connection is unavaliable.

@eirik1704 3 года назад

The charger makes its own wifi point, that you can log on with your cell and make adjustments to the charging speed and so on. you can also put in an phone card to supply the charger with is own 4g connection, but I have never tried that.

@thomjak86 3 года назад

Allso if you pair it with tibber you could set your offline charging speed in A.

@bumblebeeev5973 3 года назад

The Easee units come with an inbuilt e-sim, comms are excellent on these.

@stuinNorway 3 года назад

Even if these lose connection to the servier they have a fall-back system that allows the system to charge your car, if it's being used to forward charging info to a 3rd party supplier (for charging a work vehicle paid by company for example) that data is stored locally and uploaded back to the server once back online.

@ModernHeroes 3 года назад

The blanking plate is a great idea for new build houses - round here the planners are currently satisfied if they install an outdoor 3 pin socket “to enable easier future installation” of a charger which is farcical. This would be far better, pre-cabled with the appropriate size cable etc but without the cost of supplying the whole thing.

@tdadyslexia 3 года назад

Hi Jordan, The wood is oriented strand board (OSB) and it needs protecting with wood stain, or it will peel apart in no time atoll. That wall looks like swiss cheese!

@JasonEDragon 3 года назад

As a DIY homeowner in America, the one downside I've found of hiring proper tradespeople is that for some reason they tend to dislike reading the instructions first. I often read the instructions online before I even buy an item - and the quality of the instructions often reflects the quality of the product.

@lkm5462 3 года назад

You gat an A for not reading the instruction as per the code of being a male

@PatonCavaney 3 года назад

When your only customer is the CEO of Artisan Electrics himself

@roaridse 3 года назад

The next charger for you to install and test have to be the zaptec charger, which is another charger made in Norway... :-)

@richardwhitear1570 3 года назад

The board you fitted is called OSB, and is used in many construction works. It is normally designed for inside use. I think it needs painting or staining, and would look nice in the same green as the fence or front door. Great video.

@grahamstevenson1740 Год назад

It's most certainly NOT marine plywood !

@andyhill242 3 года назад

You should "paint" your backboard with some Yacht Varnish, that should stop it from absorbing water.

@joakimjohansson752 3 года назад

This charger is perfect for domestic use as well, but it's not really designed for the UK market, and your regulations( Hence the lacking PEN fault detection). To get the most out of this charger you need to link it aginst the Tibber smart app( Tibber is a electricity provider on the Norwegian market) and install the Tibber Pulse( monitoring device for domestic installations). That way you charge during the periods of the day when electricity is cheap, and the pulse and Easee charger communicates and makes sure that your main fuse is not overloaded :)

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing

@stuinNorway 3 года назад

Had one for almost a year, not had a problem so far. Some of the smart features you don't mention is that with the use of RFID we can split costs. I have an RFID card for my work van (Work installed via local fuel supplier who also supply fuel cards for our non-electric fleet). So long as I start the charger with the RFID registered to that account, all charging for that is recorded, documented and ends up back with work, who then refund the electricity costs for charging their van. If we have guests who need a charge, I can start with the app, and that shows a personal use. We're looking at a 2nd car in a while, which will be electric, so as the cablings already there we can simply add a 2nd unit, and let them figure it out. Being 3-phase ready also means it's 22KW capable out the box, as long as you have a 3-phase supply. Ours is cabled as 1 phase, but just upgraded house feed to 3 phase (1x50A doesn't go far with elec heating, cooking, and a van to charge, domestic gas is not normal here in Norway, at least outside Oslo) , and we have that option later should we end up with a vehicle supporting 3-phase charge (not many do yet). Sorry, your Norwgian accent was poor . . says the Scotsman in Norway. ;)

@officialqzf 3 года назад

I am a certified Easee installer in Norway and we love these. Have one myself for my EGolf too.

@carlosheldrake4895 3 года назад

Loving the mask ;) At least the weather held off for most of it! Have a good weekend.

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

Thanks, you too!

@adcuz 3 года назад

This "robot" doesn't do any robot stuff, disappointed. I was expecting it to plug itself in to the car.

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

I know 😂 not sure why they call it a robot

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

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@makg4655 3 года назад

@artisanelectrics do you do RAMS & METHOD STATEMENTS FOR EACH JOB YOU CARRY OUT ??

@koma-k 3 года назад

I have the Bitcheck's "big brother", the Toolcheck Plus. It's my favourite compact bits/mini ratchet/screwdriver set by far, the only weak point so far being the sliding cover holding the ratchet in place: It can easily break should you accidentally drop it. Wera customer service was great though - I contacted them hoping to be able to buy a new cover, but instead they sent me not only the complete Toolcheck frame, but also the Toolcheck Plus frame for free... so then I had to go out and buy the 813 mini screwdriver handle so I could convert my Toolcheck to a Toolcheck Plus ;-)

@redcrow2006 3 года назад

Would be easy to have a spare unit on site for a commercial install. So if a charger goes down you can just swap it out easily until you can get it looked at.

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

Yeah thats a good point

@stuinNorway 3 года назад

@@artisanelectrics Our work installed about 50 of these for our fleet of nissan E-NV200s we use, so far no issues anywhere (other than a few cases with limited supply to the house meaning using the timer functions were essential, as cooking + charging together tripped the standard 50A main fuse in the house, simply using the app to drop the max feed to the van also reduces that issue, and still plenty time for overnight charging.

@adammoen2096 3 года назад

I have a Easee charger. Works great with smart charging from my power company Tibber here in Norway .

@mfx1 3 года назад

It's NOT marine ply, it's crap OSB it'll look shit in no time in the rain.

@stephencoulthard1718 3 года назад

Bout time you Invent a Universal backplate that takes any charger, before your wall looks like a firing squad been round :)

@hakonsudmann5974 3 года назад

Hi. I got one of the first batch of chargers and it has been mounted outside for a while. Never had any problem with water. Even when the cable was coming in from the top. Paid about 457£ for it in Norway. Now it’s mounted inside the garage.

@efixx 3 года назад

There’s a special tool to remove the cover.

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

Yeah thanks I figured that out right at the end LOL

@davidtones4917 3 года назад

Thanks Jordan for another interesting video. I mush prefer a tethered charger my self. Also calling it a robot is a bit misleading ha ha was expecting it to do all the work for you

@officialqzf 3 года назад

Also, you can use the Easee Installers apps to create sites directly in the app. This allows you to use your phones RFID writer to write all configs directly to the white RFID tag in the wall mount.

@JustAnotherDronePilot 3 года назад

Wish you were in North America. It’s often rare to see someone take pride in their work as you do.

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

Thanks a lot

@henryeadie7972 3 года назад

Did RU-vid finally bully you into not drilling more holes in the wall? 😂 Missed a chance for a click bait title here - "RU-vid makes Jordan get wood" 😂 😂

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

LOL

@TheWebstaff 3 года назад

15.06 so basically if I just buy a charger I can drive around and look for blank installs and just pop the cover off and get a free charge! Thanks for the heads up!

@stuinNorway 3 года назад

Only if they are stupid enough to leave the system like that and live.

@espencapable 3 года назад

@@horatiupogoreanu6422 Yes, but he has the robot and the code.

@thomjak86 3 года назад

I'm using this charger to charge my Tesla Model S with 230V 3fas 32A, main fuse 50A, charger fuse 40A and 10mm2 cable. All with in the 20% safety spec. Topping out at 8.6kW with 243V.

@kjelllindberg6987 3 года назад

I also have three of those currently we only have one car a Zoe, three-phase 32A 400V so 22kW charging... 50A three-phase main fuses that are basically unused to anything else. These Easee chargers are the best. Or at least gives the "most bang for the buck".

@TheYann 2 года назад

very nice, looks sleek and indeed easy in many ways ... however I'm puzzled, why is this called a "robot", it has absolutely nothing "robotic" about it :) Great video, great channel, keep it up!

@MindsetSolutions 3 года назад

marine ply??🤣🤣 Stick to the electrics Jordan, wouldn't make a great chippy on the weekends😂 Great video though pal :)

@stupot8572 3 года назад

That awkward moment when you realise you should've read the instructions before you started the install... lol. Still, makes for good entertainment. Meanwhile - serious point - I don't have an EV at the moment but may consider one in the near future and so have been reading some info online regarding home charge points. Some of which says that new rules dictate that you're supposed to have an earth rod (TT) installed in addition to PME?? Just so you understand, I'm not an electrician and would obviously be getting a professional install, but I'm interested in this issue none the less. I'm in Scotland, and have TN-C-S on my incoming mains. If I was having a home charger installed, it would be directly on an outside wall of the house. The consumer unit is on the same wall inside, so esentially back to back with the charger.

@espencapable 3 года назад

I've been only installing easee chargers the last two years. They are brilliant. Especially paired with a good power provider.

@SniPinPenGuinz 3 года назад

As a sparky from norway, i love theese chargers! They are really good!

@gordonmackenzie4512 3 года назад

Marine Ply Not ! That is Sterling Board OSB. My son in law is the head electrical engineer at the factory. Not really a long term outdoor solution, and not very bonny.

@craigwoodley290 3 года назад

Jordan! I thought you didn't fit junk. OSB is not marine ply. good vid as always though.

@NickW1111 3 года назад

Apart from that retaining screw, is there anything to stop anyone pinching the charger? It probably wouldn’t be much use without the ability to register it, but still a pain and cost if it is stolen.

@officialqzf 3 года назад

You can attach a padlock on top of the robot (inside the enclosure) which would block anyone from pushing it up an off off the backplate.

@motorcyclegarage2307 2 года назад

Basic question : Could you put in 3 units on a single phase with 100amp main fuse ?

@frostmourne7802 2 месяца назад

We need 32a or 40a MCB only for this charger s it has built in RCD ? Can we fit with 40 Amp single pole RCBO?

@blexaartlett 3 года назад

Due to fit 2 Easee Charge and 2 Easee Ready units at a local school. Really excited to get my hands on these and finding out how easy to install they really are. Great video as always 👍

@michaelgoode9555 Год назад

3 second hardware install, 3 hour dicking around with smartphones and accounts. Why is so much in life all about harvesting your personal information? Just give me a dumb charger. I don't need all this guff.

@bdeithrick 3 года назад

I can’t believe an Electrician would put a wallbox on an ignorant dirty piece of chipboard. Outside a house probably worth £450k. 😔

@mark_just_mark 3 года назад

Fastest charger install… Even faster if you read the instructions first!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@stuartduncan2772 Год назад

I've just ordered an EV via Motability. Their charge point is being done by Easee so I'm wondering it I'll be getting something similar.

@ajsnr1 3 года назад

wood is OSB or orientated strand board will eventually succumb to moisture if you don't seal the cut edges , pva would do

@Chris_In_Texas 3 года назад

Standing off the OSB board would make it so that it could be rear entry and then not worry about screws / lags getting into the brick. Easy stand offs are small 1" PVC pipe cuts run screw thru them. Some nice epoxy paint would make the OSB last a lot longer! OSB doesn't do good with water. I am assuming the Mrs of the house won't like the big chunk of wood on the side of 'her' house! 😁😁👍

@keithg1xfl 2 года назад

It's NOT Finished!, You Never clipped the Cable to tthe Board, just left it Waving About

@rossadamdixon 3 года назад

This is the charger that I'm looking at for our flat allocated space. 4g connection is a big win for us.

@myphotos Год назад

2 things , I get the wood but it looks damn ugly try cutting and painting black maybe. also what prevents this from being stolen?

@jslay88 3 года назад

I think the term "robot" is more than misleading. This is only a controller. Has 0 robotics in it. Doesn't leave me with a lot of faith if the engineers of this company don't even know what a robot/robotics are.

@TheDisturbed0ne1 3 года назад

Thanks for a great and informative video! Would you recommend getting this over the Tesla wall charger for a model 3?

@geraldtomson8105 3 года назад

Its the wrong type of wood Jordan it will all swell up as it absorbs water

@AndyK.1 3 года назад

Come on guys. It will last at least 6 months by which time 5 other chargers will have been fitted. And the wood could be replaced.

@Tore_Lund 2 года назад

Are people particularly decent in Norway, because putting these up in any other country, half of them will be gone in a week when you just can remove them with a bent nail!

@alexdougherty4905 3 года назад

As soon as it has pen fault detection built in it will be a good option going forward.

@eddie1330 Год назад

This is going to be the problem when more and more people have EVs, the electrical grid won't be able to Keep up with the power usage Not much though gone into this right?

@THLighting989 3 года назад

Ahahahha great video ! We need Artisan Skip Supplies merchandise

@guerillacity 3 года назад

Nice job, but that backboard is disgusting, I know it's your own house, but it could have been better 😉

@GroundhogDK 2 года назад

Do "guests" need to install the app to charge? Or is unlocking with RFID enough?

@johnmatthews2671 3 года назад

I have a series 1 Leaf with the smaller battery but with the optional 6Kw charger. Since I bought it I have used the 13 a/h socket in the garage. It roughly charges about 10% capacity per hour. I have thought about having a 7Kw wall charger fitted to my house but all the ones I see reviewed seem so complicated. I am of the older generation, I don't have a smart phone even. Why can't I buy a simple to use wall charger with no app needed which I can just plug into without a wi-fi cloud set up. Is there such model out there for us "ludites"?

@rossadamdixon 3 года назад

So I think the reason is that if you want a discount front the government, the device has to be passed as a smart device, as in internet connected. So I'd suggest most companies go this way when designing it.

@Bxn320 5 месяцев назад

You didn’t do the commissioning of the box and the setup in the app with the NFC on the machine

@JohnSmith-bx8zb 3 года назад

The backboard looked like OBS / Sterling Board. From my experience even with the edges sealed water will still get into it and it will start to swell, delaminate and generally look a mess. Perhaps a plastic backboard would have been a better option

@CriticalRoleHighlights 3 года назад

Wait... You didn't seal the wood before putting it up? The ends that were cut are completely open to the rain and moisture. Put a layer of UV resistant epoxy on it just to be sure it can handle the weather and not rot within two years. You live in rainy Britain, after all ^^

@jacklaroche4975 3 года назад

Board is disgusting looking , on the side of a house ,can’t believe the customer accept that

@darren.hilldrup 2 года назад

That bit of board looks awful perhaps get a local carpenter to make you up some templates you can use on any job and make it look smarter ?

@johnmorris7899 3 года назад

I like the idea of the baseplate. If the company releases a better version in the next few years you can just pop the old one off and a new one on.

@ptroinks 2 года назад

I don't understand why it's called a "robot"...

@geoffupton 3 года назад

artisan vader! 😂😂 nice diddy gadget... tbh, i like 😊

@angusbrown8707 3 года назад

Cos the bit of timber looks fucking lush on the side of the house 🏡

@exwhyz33 Год назад

Any chance you could do a video on '2022 chargers you are happy to recommend'

@fumthings 3 года назад

i hope the dog had his shots, wouldn't want the poor creature to catch anything...

@terencecottington4273 3 года назад

Sorry but I think your Hypervolt was a much better looking charger. This thing looks cheap and nasty. Don't like the fact that you use a separate charging cable. The Hypervolt and Andersen chargers leave this thing standing in the middle of a field, in cow doodoo. It looks far too amateurish for a professional electrical company to be installing. It would sell very well in stores like Lldl or Aldi for the bodge DIYer but not for someone of your standing. Makes you look cheap installing crap like this. Take that piece of wood back to that very kind lady and offer the charger too....

@AndyK.1 3 года назад

They all have their pros and cons. Jordan just trying to work out what to supply in which situation. This one sounds good for flats with underground car park. Or for 2 cars on 60A supply fuse

@SpartasEdge 3 года назад

Darth Vader mask? When was the last time you saw Star Wars..Lol

@NaughtyGoatFarm 3 года назад

What a great product.

@markmilligan6616 3 года назад

That board will fall to bits once it gets wet

@henrikcrusell7491 3 года назад

Cable gland goes in BEFORE the cable ;-)

@deanhulley89 3 года назад

Great videos Jordan. So would you say that the hypervolt is your favourite ev charger now.

@OrtzGaming Год назад

i always got told battery heats up then current increases.

@coastersteve 3 года назад

Can’t you pair the tesla RFID keycards to it to start / stop charging and I believe the latest version of the charger now has PEN fault in, at least that’s what our installer has told me today as I’ve just ordered one.

@johnwinters4201 3 года назад

Very disappointing for something which claims to be a robot. It's only an ordinary charger after all.

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

Haha yeah slightly misleading I guess

@deltoncbaker 3 года назад

Even being generous and say you charging at 8 amps for you to charge from 20% to 80% would take over 17 hours. I don’t think your tenants would be very happy to share charging at currents that low. However 21 amps is a respectable charge rate giving you recharge times around 6 hours per vehicle you might get both your vehicles charged overnight. Sounds perfect for your situation. I think this product in a tenant share situation, is only good enough to get your vehicle across town to the nearest Supercharger. Did you know that the regenerative braking can actually recharge your Tesla. If you can convince someone to tow your Tesla for about 25 miles at 70 m/hr. Of course the vehicle doing the towing will only be getting about 5 miles to the gallon. Great presentation, you made feel right at home. Happy charging! HEY I see your installing a “Massive Solar “ array, I hope it is yours you need one.

@rjb5667 3 года назад

Apart from the cringeworthy intro it was a good video….nice one 👍🏻

@artisanelectrics 3 года назад

🤣👍

@AUGUST263 2 года назад

Hi Jordan l’m thinking of getting one of these Easse Chargers, been recommended by an EVO Installer, you stated that you would provide an update in a few weeks, what’s your verdiit?

@DrAbdulWahidMohammad 2 месяца назад

Do you have a video on how to setup the equalizer?

@LarsLindquist78 3 года назад

Great video as usual Jordan! Been looking forward for your review and install of the Easee, this as I have had one of them for about year here in Sweden and been very happy with it and planning to get another one for the loadbalancing once we get another plug-in vehicle. Really like that I can lock and leave my type2 cable at home.

@TheWebstaff 3 года назад

'I managed to solve that problem' So you just went fuck it and left it.. :)

@andypaddon690 3 года назад

What's on your front door at the end of the video????

@colinb188 3 года назад

He's not a Cory is he?

@richardskinner6391 3 года назад

I spent the whole video waiting to see the "robot" features, I was expecting it to plug itself into the car or something heh...

@scriptedpixelsltd 2 года назад

this or the Tesla charger .. for a Tesla Model Y

@KineticEV 3 года назад

I'm an IT guy but certainly not an electrician this would be a fairly easy install for me. I think the average customer would have problems installing this one vs the other ones you've installed. I dow however like the RFID feature. I wear a RDID ring and this would be great and would prevent a neighbor from trying to use this when I'm not home. Here's a suggestion for the wood you installed. To me this looks like interior wood so consider replacing it with pressure treated lumber later. If you're going to use it then buy a really good exterior sealant and/or paint. Wood like that will breakdown over time and with the type of environment you have over there it will deteriorate fast.