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Electric vehicle numbers are on the rise which in turn is meaning the number of people looking for car charging installers in Milton Keynes is rising too.
Having a charger at home is the most convenient way to charge your vehicle and whilst all electric vehicles come with a standard 3 pin charger it's slow, inefficient and puts excessive stress on a domestic power network. The best option is to install a dedicated electric car charging point to ensure a faster, optimised solution for charging your electric car.
With a huge increase in demand, it's important that if you are looking or a car charger installer you are doing your research first.
Manufacturers tend to offer their own installation training for their chargers and upon completion will certify the person as a registered installer. In order to register to attend for the majority of manufacturer training, the person attending the course will need to firstly provide proof that they are a qualified electrician and are a member of a registered electrical body.
Registered electricians have qualified to complete any installation so the course is more aimed product knowledge – often manufacturers will only provide warranty on products carried out by persons that have completed their in-house course.
Larger electrical companies offering car charger installations often sub contract their work out meaning you have no idea who’s turning up and if they are properly qualified and insured.
Scarily there are companies offering EV installation courses with no checks on qualifications and upon completion of the course they just hand out the pass certificates following a multiple-choice test.
A quick google search and you can find courses to become an electric vehicle charger installer in 1 – 2 days, possibly an extra day if you wish to complete a NICEIC course. This is provided with no requirements other than a basic knowledge and understanding of electrical science.
This is absolutely shocking (no pun intended)
On average it takes an electrician 3 years to qualify and this is with day in day out work alongside an experienced and fully qualified electrician. There are absolutely no circumstances in which a person could learn all they need to know about the full workings of a new installation in as little as 3 days.
An installation carried out by somebody who isn't fully qualified could leave you with all kinds of dangerous problems, if anything out of the ordinary occurs (which is all in a day's work for an experienced electrician) the individual would not have to expertise or equipment to deal with it safely. Sign off of a new installation can only be provided by a qualified electrician and in most cases if this isn't provided this will void any warranty of the charger meaning if a fault develops due to poor installation you won’t be covered.
Many reputable electricians are undertaking additional training to enable them to provide electric vehicle installation services to their customers, it’s important not to get out by somebody out to cash in on high demand for a service.
Safe Check Electrical are registered car charger installers in Milton Keynes on hand to assist with your charger installation needs, give us a call today to discuss how we can help you with your electric car charging needs.