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Home Charging AU · Jul 29, 2026 · @bazza_w

BYD Atto 3 and a Model 3 off the same single-phase circuit, only 10A GPOs in the garage — heading for an RCD trip?

My partner's Model 3 has been our only EV until last month, charging fine off a granny charger on one of the two 10A GPOs in our garage. Now I've picked up a...

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Home Charging AU · Jul 24, 2026 · @kelso_j

Renting, no garage — running a 15m Arlec extension lead from the back GPO to the car out front. Is this actually a problem?

Renting a place in inner Melbourne, no garage, no driveway even. My only outdoor GPO is around the back near the laundry, and my park is basically street par...

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Home Charging AU · Jul 24, 2026 · @davo9

Going untethered on the Sigenstore 22kW 3-phase wall charger — what length and amperage Type 2-to-Type 2 cable is everyone actually running?

Already got the Sigenstore battery, inverter and gateway in, and now adding their 22kW AC wall charger to finish the loop. Going untethered rather than the 5...

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Home Charging AU · Jul 24, 2026 · @davo9

Is an 11kW L2 wall connector actually worth the $2K install if I've already got 3-phase, solar and a battery?

Ordered a Geely EX5, due sometime in November. We've had the panels and the battery in for about two years now, and when we did the rewire for those the spar...

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Home Charging AU · Jul 24, 2026 · @gregolas

GWM Ora, granny charger working fine — is paying for anything more actually worth it?

Picked up a secondhand GWM Ora a few months back, first EV, still on the granny charger that came in the boot off the regular GPO in the carport. Works fine ...

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