5 Reasons NOT To Charge An EV By 3 Pin Socket!

Many owners seem to think charging on a domestic socket is perfectly safe for charging their electric car. Others also think they are saving money by not paying for an electric car charger. Today with efixx the channel electricians go to. We explore why you should be charging your electric car on a dedicated EV charger. Some of the issues we explore in this video are from the amount of time it takes to charge by a 13 amp socket, we also explain its not saving you money as your losing out on extra capacity speeds that can be used to charge for much less! We also look at the safety issues by installing a new 13 amp socket we tested the heat with a flir camera not imagine this is an old socket with old wiring that heat build up could be much much more! There is other massive safety issues including PEN faults and RCD faults thanks to efixx for assisting me on this video if your an electrician or wanting to train to be one check out their channel its a great resource of information to learn! 🐙🔌https://share.octopus.energy/straw-mo... £50 credit on your gas and electric octopus go 5p per kwh offpeak! Octopus EV's? use code "OEV-NR358" 🚗Tesla Supercharge Miles? https://ts.la/nick62063 💻 Check OUT EV's Nick website https://evnick.com list of recommended companies and products. 👕☕ Fancy an EV Nick Mug or TShirt https://teespring.com/stores/evnick 00:00 Intro 00:34 Fitting 13amp socket 00:55 Charging By 13amp socket takes TIME 01:34 Capacity is important 02:00 13amp socket costs more to charge 03:25 Faster Charging Gets CHEAPER 04:23 People really not buying EV Chargers 04:50 Safety Issues with domestic plugs 06:23 Broken PEN 07:17 RCD Protection Could FAIL 08:50 Safety SHOULD be fitted on ALL EV charging 10:05 Future proofing is important! 11:20 Fuse protection 12:21 Its more convenient Channel all about Electric cars and battery powered devices, I seek to educate my self and you the audience every week with info i know from working within the car trade and information I learn being part of the Renault Zoe Owners Club 💸 Thanks to Leo Clarke, Glenn Hodnett, Benedikt Klees, Neil Purssey, Neil E Roberts, Dave Seath and Victor Fitzpatrick for supporting the channel via patron! -------------- Setup -------------- 📷 Shot in 4k Ultra HD Filmed on a DJI Osmo + buy from amazon - http://amzn.to/2z8Aa6Z 🎙Audio - Rode VideoMicro get it from amazon http://amzn.to/2zRne2v ZoomH6 audio interface https://amzn.to/2RNsvzX Thanks to Ecoplugg for the purchase of this if you need a charge point installing please give them a call and say "EV Nick" sent me. Lapel Mic https://amzn.to/2GkIrbo Wireless Mic https://amzn.to/2RSyEuC 💚 I use TubeBuddy Sign up with my link its a great product if you create content for Youtube https://www.tubebuddy.com/EVnick