EV charger installation in Joondalup.
The biggest EV postcode in the northern corridor, and the one where we have replaced the most tired 1990s switchboards.
The install
What a Joondalup install actually looks like
Joondalup housing is mostly 1990s and 2000s brick and tile on generous blocks, with a newer band of townhouses and apartments close to the city centre and ECU. The good news is that the garage is nearly always attached and the meter box is nearly always on the same side of the house, so the cable run is short and the labour cost is low.
The catch is the switchboard. A lot of Joondalup boards were built for a house with one aircon and a hot water system, not a house with ducted air, a pool pump, a spa and a car pulling 32A for six hours. We do a load calculation before we quote, and in maybe half of Joondalup jobs we recommend a board upgrade at the same time.
For the apartments and townhouses around Grand Boulevard, the job changes shape. The supply is shared, the parking bay is often on common property, and the strata needs to sign off. We handle that side too, and we prefer OCPP capable chargers so billing can be split fairly later.
Charger picks
Which charger suits a Joondalup home
myenergi Zappi GLO
Joondalup has huge solar uptake. The Zappi routes surplus PV into the car instead of exporting it for a few cents.
View the myenergi guide
Tesla Wall Connector Gen 3
Cleanest looking unit for an attached garage, fastest to commission, and ideal if the household is all Tesla.
View the Tesla guide
Fronius Wattpilot Home 22
For the newer Joondalup builds with three phase already at the board. 22kW headroom with no charger swap later.
View the Fronius guide
Solar first
Solar is the whole story in 6027
Joondalup roofs are big, north facing and mostly unshaded. Systems of 6.6kW and up are the norm and plenty of homes are running 10kW plus. Midday export credits are worth very little now, so the smartest move is to shift the car charge into the middle of the day when the roof is producing.
A solar diverting charger does this without you thinking about it. Plug in when you get home, let it top up on the cheap window, and the car quietly becomes the most valuable load in the house.
Recent install
A recent Joondalup install
- Location
- Off Shenton Avenue, Joondalup 6027
- The home
- Late 1990s brick and tile, 6.6kW solar, single phase, double garage with the meter box on the same wall.
- The charger
- Zappi GLO 7kW tethered, mounted inside the garage next to the roller door.
- Outcome
- Board upgraded with new main switch and RCBOs. Four metre cable run. Commissioned on solar priority mode. On site by 8am, handed over before lunch.
What to know before install day in Joondalup
- Boards from the 1990s here often have no RCD protection on the power circuits at all. That has to be fixed before an EV circuit is added.
- If your home is in one of the newer estates, check whether three phase is already at the board. Many are, and it costs nothing extra to use it.
- Apartment and townhouse installs need strata approval in writing. Allow two to four weeks before install day.
Joondalup EV charging questions
Is 7kW fast enough for a Joondalup commute?+
Comfortably. A 7kW charger adds around 40km of range per hour, so an hour or two plugged in covers a typical run into the city and back.
Will a charger overload my old switchboard?+
Not if it is done properly. We do a maximum demand calculation first and either add the circuit safely or upgrade the board so the load is managed.
Can I charge from my solar only?+
Yes, with a diverting charger like the Zappi. You can set it to use surplus PV only, or blend solar with a minimum grid top up.
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