Wall-mounted home EV charger with an isolator switch and coiled charging cable on a dark weatherboard wall
Frankston · EV Charger Installation in Frankston

EV Charger Installation in Frankston

A 7kW home charger wired to your switchboard on its own circuit, with the board checked first so there are no surprises. Fixed price before we start, certificate when we finish.

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  • Home chargers 7kW single-phase
  • Supply your own charger No problem
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Home charging starts at the switchboard, not the garage wall

Charging your EV at home is more convenient than relying on public charging stations. Plug in when you get home, wake up to a full battery. The part that catches people out is that a 7kW charger is a serious load that runs for hours at a time, so it needs its own circuit back to the switchboard rather than a spare power point in the garage.

Before we install anything, we check your switchboard has the capacity to handle it and tell you upfront if it needs upgrading first. Once that’s sorted, we mount the charger where it suits the car, run the cable neatly, protect the circuit properly and hand you a Certificate of Electrical Safety. We cover Frankston and the south-east, with a fixed price before we start.

What's in an EV charger installation

  • Switchboard check first

    We look at the board’s capacity and spare ways before you commit to a charger, and tell you if an upgrade comes first.

  • Dedicated circuit

    Run from the switchboard to the charger, sized to the load and shared with nothing else in the house.

  • RCD protection

    Its own RCBO on the board, so a fault at the charger trips one circuit rather than blacking out the house.

  • Mounting

    Fixed to a garage, carport or exterior wall where the cable reaches the car’s charge port without stretching.

  • Isolation

    An isolator beside the charger, so it can be switched off without a trip to the switchboard.

  • Testing & certificate

    Circuit tested, RCD trip verified, charger run up on your car and a COES issued in your name.

Installs we do most

Six situations cover most of the EV charger jobs we’re called out for.

  • Streamline electrician wiring a wall-mounted unit beside a switchboard on a garage wall

    Garage chargers

    The most common spot, and often the tidiest run when the switchboard is close by.

    • Charger mounted beside where the car actually parks
    • Cable run clipped or in conduit along the wall
    • Isolator fitted within reach of the charger
    • New circuit added to the board’s printed schedule
  • Home EV charger with its isolator and coiled charging cable mounted on a dark weatherboard exterior wall

    Carport & exterior walls

    Outdoor mounting, where the charger and every connection has to stand up to the weather.

    • Outdoor-rated charger and weatherproof connections
    • Mounted clear of the car door’s swing
    • Cable holster so the lead stays off the ground
    • Conduit sealed where it enters the wall
  • Two Streamline electricians walking from their vans on a residential street

    Driveways & long cable runs

    Where the car parks a long way from the switchboard and the cable run is the bulk of the job.

    • Route planned at quote stage, through roof, wall or underground
    • Cable sized for the distance, not just the charger
    • Trenching and conduit priced up front, not on the invoice
    • Charger positioned so the cable reaches the charge port
  • Wall-mounted EV charger with its charging cable coiled on a holster below it

    Customer-supplied chargers

    Bought the charger with the car? We’ll install it, provided it can be installed safely and complies with Australian standards.

    • Send us the make and model before the day
    • Checked against your switchboard before it goes on the wall
    • Manufacturer’s install instructions followed for the warranty
    • Commissioned on your car before we leave
  • Upgraded switchboard with new circuit breakers and RCBOs at a Langwarrin home

    Switchboard upgrade first

    When the board is full or still on ceramic fuses, the upgrade is the first half of the job.

    • Capacity and spare ways assessed before you buy the charger
    • Consumer mains checked and flagged if undersized
    • Board and charger done together in one visit where we can
    • Room left for solar, battery or air conditioning later
  • Solar inverter, home battery and wall-mounted EV charger installed on a garage wall

    With solar & battery

    Charging from your own roof, with the charger planned alongside the inverter and battery rather than bolted on afterwards.

    • Charger placed with the inverter and battery where they share a wall
    • Circuit planned with the solar system, not around it
    • Solar-aware charging set up where the charger supports it
    • Solar, battery and charger quoted together if you’re doing the lot

What we install to

This is how we approach every EV charger install.

Switchboard
Capacity and spare ways checked before the charger is bought
Circuit
Dedicated circuit from the board, sized to the charger, shared with nothing
Protection
Individual RCBO on the new circuit, trip time measured and recorded
Isolation
Isolator fitted beside the charger
Outdoors
Outdoor-rated charger and weatherproof connections under a carport or on an exterior wall
Wiring rules
Installed to the current AS/NZS 3000 wiring rules
Certification
Certificate of Electrical Safety issued in your name

Signs the switchboard needs sorting before the charger

Worth checking before the car is delivered.

  • The board still has ceramic fuses
  • There’s no spare way on the board for a new circuit
  • Circuits already trip when a few big appliances run at once
  • An induction cooktop, split system or solar went in recently and the board wasn’t touched
  • The consumer mains are old and undersized for modern loads
  • The only power in the garage is a single power point on a shared circuit

What's in scope

Included

  • Switchboard capacity check and a fixed written quote
  • Dedicated circuit from the board to the charger
  • Individual RCBO protection and an isolator at the charger
  • Charger mounted, connected and commissioned on your car
  • Circuit testing and RCD trip verification
  • Certificate of Electrical Safety

Not included

  • The charger itself, unless you’ve asked us to supply it
  • Switchboard or consumer mains upgrades, quoted separately once assessed
  • Trenching, patching and painting where a run goes underground or through a finished wall
  • Solar or battery equipment, quoted as part of a solar and battery job

How the job runs

  1. Step 1: Site visit

    We look at your switchboard, where the car parks and the route between them.

  2. Step 2: Fixed quote

    Charger install, plus any board work needed first, priced together in writing.

  3. Step 3: Cable run

    Circuit run from the board to the charger location, in conduit or clipped neatly.

  4. Step 4: Mount & connect

    Charger fixed to the wall, isolator fitted, circuit connected with its own RCBO.

  5. Step 5: Test & hand over

    Circuit tested, RCD verified, charger run up on your car, certificate issued.

Compliance and sign-off

Wiring an EV charger to your switchboard is prescribed electrical work. It has to be done by a licensed electrician and it comes with a Certificate of Electrical Safety in your name. Keep it, because your insurer may ask for it, and most charger manufacturers won’t honour a warranty claim on a unit connected by someone unlicensed.

  • Certificate of Electrical Safety issued in your name
  • Installed to the current AS/NZS 3000 wiring rules
  • Individual RCBO on the charger circuit, trip time recorded
  • Switchboard capacity confirmed before installation
  • Isolation point fitted and clearly identified
  • Manufacturer’s install instructions followed for the warranty

Recent work

  • Streamline electrician wiring a wall-mounted unit beside the switchboard in a Frankston South garage

    Garage charger · Frankston South

  • Home EV charger and isolator mounted on a dark weatherboard wall in Mount Eliza

    Exterior wall charger · Mount Eliza

  • EV charger, solar inverter and home battery on a garage wall in Mornington

    Charger with solar and battery · Mornington

  • Switchboard upgraded with RCBOs on every circuit ahead of an EV charger install in Langwarrin

    Board upgrade before a charger · Langwarrin

Why choose Streamline

  • Board checked first

    We tell you if the switchboard needs work before you’ve bought the charger, not after.

  • Your charger or ours

    Happy to install a charger you’ve bought, just send us the model first.

  • Planned with the solar

    Solar, battery and charger quoted and installed together if you’re doing the lot.

  • Quoted in person

    We look at the board, the parking spot and the run between them, then give you a fixed price.

EV charger installation for Frankston and Peninsula homes

Streamline Electrical & Data is a Frankston-based team working across the Mornington Peninsula and south-east Melbourne. EV chargers are one of the jobs that most often turns up with a switchboard conversation attached, so it’s worth knowing what to expect before the car arrives.

Why the switchboard is where the job starts

A 7kW charger draws a lot of current for a long time, which is a different kind of load from anything else in the house. It wants its own circuit from the board, with its own RCBO. Plenty of homes through Frankston, Seaford and Carrum Downs still have a board with no spare ways, or a ceramic-fuse board with no RCD protection at all, and some have consumer mains that were never sized for modern loads. We check all of that at the quote and tell you upfront, because a charger sitting in a box while you wait for a board upgrade is nobody’s idea of a good week.

Garage, carport or driveway

Where the charger goes is mostly about where the car parks and how far that is from the switchboard. A garage on the same wall as the board is the simplest job. A carport or exterior wall means an outdoor-rated charger and weatherproof connections, fitted to Australian standards so they last out there. A driveway a long way from the board is mostly a cable-run job, and we plan the route, through the roof, along a wall or underground, at quote stage. If we’re already running cable out to the carport, it’s a good moment to add the sensor light or the camera over the driveway in the same visit.

Charging from your own solar

If you have solar, or you’re planning it, the charger should be part of that conversation rather than an afterthought. We install the charger alongside the inverter and battery where they share a wall, and plan the circuit with the solar system rather than around it. Households going all-electric often do the EV charger and an induction cooktop at the same time, and since both want a dedicated circuit, it’s worth having the board looked at once for everything.

Already have a charger?

Plenty of chargers arrive with the car or get bought online, and we’re happy to install them provided they can be installed safely and comply with Australian standards. Send us the make and model when you book and we’ll check it against your switchboard before the day. If a charger that was installed elsewhere keeps tripping the board, it’s often exposing a circuit that was already marginal, or a fault the extra load has revealed, and that’s worth testing properly before anyone blames the charger.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a new circuit for an EV charger?
In most homes, yes. A 7kW home charger is a serious load, so it’s wired back to your switchboard on its own circuit rather than sharing one with the rest of the house. Before we install anything, we check your switchboard has the capacity to handle it and let you know upfront if it needs upgrading first.
Will my switchboard handle an EV charger?
Often, but not always. Older boards can lack the capacity and spare ways, and a ceramic-fuse board has no RCD protection at all. We check the board and the consumer mains at the quote and tell you upfront if an upgrade comes first. Where it does, we can usually do the board and the charger together.
Can I supply my own charger?
Yes, provided it can be installed safely and complies with Australian standards. Send us the make and model when you book so we can check it suits your switchboard and bring the right gear on the day.
Can I just charge from a power point in the garage?
The lead that comes with most cars will charge from an ordinary power point, but it’s slow and it’s using a circuit that was never designed for hours of continuous load. A 7kW wall charger on its own circuit is what gives you overnight charging, which is why that’s what we install.
Can I have a three-phase charger?
A 7kW single-phase charger is what most homes get and it suits overnight charging. If your property has three-phase supply, a faster three-phase charger may be an option. We check what you have at the quote and tell you honestly whether it’s worth it.
Can the charger work with my solar?
Yes. If you already have solar or a battery, or you’re planning it, tell us at the quote. We install the charger alongside the inverter and battery where they share a wall, plan the circuit with the solar system rather than around it, and can quote solar, battery and charger together.
How long does the install take?
A straightforward install with the switchboard close by is typically half a day, depending on the cable run from the board. If the board needs upgrading first, that’s usually a day, and we’ll tell you at the quote rather than on the day.

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