Vehicle charging with own charging station, what work is involved?

That more and more people are driving electric should be obvious. Because of this increase, it also happens regularly that the public charging points in the neighbourhood are increasingly occupied. As a result, you cannot charge your electric car, which means you cannot go to work the next day. Very annoying, of course! However, there are ways to solve this of which the most obvious is: by installing a charging station (or charging stations with multiple cars) be installed at home. As there are several variants of the posts on the market, you can fully adapt the charging post to your situation. Before you can start using the charging station, however, some work needs to be carried out. But what work should you think about before installation?

The models and their own work

If you want to have your charging stations installed, it is first important to know which model you are buying. There are free-standing models, which you need to place in the ground, and also wall-mounted charging stations. It depends on the available space which model you choose. Once you have chosen the model, you can also see what additional work is required for installation. For a freestanding variant, for example, you need to do some digging. You will need to place the pole in the ground and the cables will also have to go through the ground to your meter box. So this can take extra time compared to the wall-mounted boxes that you can use as charging points.

Making the distribution board safe for use

During installation, changes should also be made to the distribution board. The number of groups is often not enough to connect all electrical appliances and a charging station can carry a lot of load. A professional will therefore install an extra group and modify the meter box in such a way that it is safe enough for you to use all electrical appliances at the same time. This will prevent you from still being unable to charge your car or from not having all the conveniences in the house and everything around it. However, it does involve extra work to take into account.

No unexpected extra charges with recharging

Once you have installed the charge post, you can use it immediately. Using the corresponding charging card, which is linked to your bank account, you activate the post. You connect the corresponding cable between the charging station and the car and it will immediately start charging. As soon as your electric car has a full battery, the post will switch off again. The security on each charging station ensures that no one else can use your charging station, so you won't incur unexpectedly high costs. All you can do is enjoy the conveniences you get with your charging station.