Comment on Is charging electric car at holiday house "theft"?
snacks@feddit.uk 10 months agohalf awake sorry! my mistake.
as long as the wiring is recently checked its ok but many UK properties are not safe at all for this sort of load.
Comment on Is charging electric car at holiday house "theft"?
snacks@feddit.uk 10 months agohalf awake sorry! my mistake.
as long as the wiring is recently checked its ok but many UK properties are not safe at all for this sort of load.
PupBiru@kbin.social 10 months ago
that’s literally what the fuses and breakers are for
snacks@feddit.uk 10 months ago
In theory yes. If you’ve ever stayed in a bed and breakfast on the Isle of Wight for example, you wouldn’t trust those fuses as far you can throw them and absolutely don’t want a £20k lithium battery car plugged into what is essentially world war 2 wiring. Your breaker will just expire and leave the rest to burn away
PupBiru@kbin.social 10 months ago
world war 2 wiring kinda isn’t the issue… if the wires can handle 5a they should have a 5a breaker… the only problem with old wiring is the insulation could be done for and then it’s an issue of arcing which will cause a fire whether there’s something plugged into the socket or not!
electrical fires and safety here is not an issue unless the house isn’t up to code… so either they’re using it as a poor excuse, or they’re admitting that their house is unsafe under any circumstances
… or, possibly just as likely considering they’re concerned about “30hr” of charging: they’re just ignorant
snacks@feddit.uk 10 months ago
Yes, I’m sure we agree on that. My point is, loads of houses are not up to code. Garden plug outlets for mowing the lawn are not be used for charging a car in the same way that old extension leads are not