scrumpyjack wrote:Very happy with my PodPoint but I agree it is best to get a tethered charge lead. I didn't and it is a bore having to get the lead out and plug in both ends. It all worked fine for several months then started losing the wifi connection. I had an old repeater in a drawer which I put in the house near where the podpoint was installed outside and it is fine now. I have a mesh wifi system but the range did not quite reliably reach through the wall to the podpopint.
Yes, I hadn't thought about the process of plugging in both ends. It would be a nightmare for me as, to reach the charger, I'd have to lean against a potentially wet/muddy car which is parked close to the internal garage wall where the charger is fitted. With a tethered charger the cable is looped up onto the wall bracket fitted by the installer close to the car socket.
It's worth, if installing in a double garage, considering future needs and the possibility of two electric cars? I did think about changing my car to a BEV as well so, before installation, checked that the charger lead would reach both BEVs. A neighbour has to "juggle" their two electric cars to each use their outside charger. (And, yes, they are very heavy )
regards
Howard