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Newbie - Charging Lead Question

6K views 7 replies 5 participants last post by  ajtaylor 
£645 is a rip-off price for a 13A domestic "granny" EVSE. Avoid. Even the ID.3 one was only something like £180?

You can get a basic 10A one from Screwfix that wll be fine, make sure you go for Type-2, not Type-1! I can't see any problems whatsoever with using a non-OEM unit. The ones they sell you are exactly that as a rule, just with their logo on & a huuuuge markup added.

On ID.3 you can set the AC Charging to a low-rate, runs at 6A, so I expect Enyaq's the same. Charging at 10A runs a non-zero risk of overheating the 13A socket, as they aren't always in 100% nick or even made particularly well. So it's a very good idea indeed to always stick to 6A on a granny charger, unless you really do need the faster rate. I've toasted at least 2, maybe 3, 13A sockets over the last 7 years. Always at the higher current! 6A is far kinder to the poor domestic stuff.
 
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