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Charger installation
Wall-mounted on a dedicated circuit with its own safety switch and a labelled isolator. Conduit run straight, cable hung tidy, tested before handover.
Dark Electrical Solutions is Nathan Dark: licensed electrician, on the tools since 2009, based in Perth's northern suburbs. EV chargers through DarkCharge, plus the everyday electrical work around the house, from Duncraig and Carine up to Joondalup.
For an EV charger, your switchboard and the wall you want the charger on tell me almost everything: spare capacity, phase, cable run. Send them through and I will come back with a price and a charger recommendation.
A charger is only as good as the circuit behind it. Every install starts at the board, so the charger, the solar and the rest of the house all get along.
Wall-mounted on a dedicated circuit with its own safety switch and a labelled isolator. Conduit run straight, cable hung tidy, tested before handover.
The board is checked for capacity before anything is quoted. If it needs a new circuit, more protection or a full upgrade, that is done as part of the job.
Chargers that watch what the panels are exporting and charge the car from the excess before it goes to the grid. Evnex Core E2 and both Zappis do this.
A sensor reads the whole house. When the oven, air con and pool pump are all on, the charger winds back, then ramps up again. No tripped mains, no bigger connection.
I install Tesla, Evnex and Myenergi Zappi. They overlap, so start with your house rather than the brand: solar or not, single or three phase, and how hard your supply already works.
Trusted by Tesla owners. Simple, proven option.
Budget-friendly option for homes with a heavily loaded electrical supply.
Affordable all-rounder with great features and support.
Premium model, UK made. Built-in display with pictograms showing power flow.
Premium brand in a sleek, compact design. The more affordable Zappi.
| Tesla Gen 3 | Evnex Flex E2 | Evnex Core E2 | Zappi V2.1 | Zappi GLO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar prioritisation | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic load balancing | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supply | Single or 3 phase | Single phase | Single phase | Single or 3 phase | Single phase |
| Control | Tesla app | User-friendly app | User-friendly app | Display and buttons on the unit | App-driven |
| In short | Trusted by Tesla owners. Simple, proven. | Budget-friendly for a heavily loaded supply. | Affordable all-rounder, great features and support. | Premium model, UK made. | Premium brand, sleek and compact, more affordable. |
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Still not sure? Send a photo of your switchboard and where you would like the charger, and the recommendation comes back with the quote.
A real board from a recent job. This is what an upgrade looks like, and why an EV charger or a new air con sometimes has to start here.
Chargers are the specialty. The rest of the house is a big part of the week too, done neat, tested and to AS/NZS 3000.
Old fuses out, safety switches on every circuit in. Room for solar, a charger and whatever comes next.
Dedicated circuits for ovens, air con, sheds and workshops. Extra power points, moved or upgraded, USB included.
Halogens swapped for LEDs, feature and pendant lighting added, and outdoor or sensor lights so the yard is usable at night.
Indoor and alfresco fans installed and wired to a wall control or remote.
Tripping breakers, dead power points, flickering lights. Tracked down and fixed, not just reset.
RCDs fitted so every circuit is protected, and smoke alarms installed or replaced to WA rules.
An electrical once-over for landlords, property managers and buyers before they commit.
Also available: small commercial and strata work such as emergency lighting checks, RCD testing and test and tag. Ask if you have something not on the list.
Dark Electrical Solutions is me, Nathan Dark. I have been a licensed electrician since 2009 and I take pride in quality, compliant work. You get straight answers, an honest price and a job done properly, and I answer the phone myself.
“The person who quotes your job is the person who turns up and does it. That is the whole point of a one-person business.”
I am often on the tools, so I am not always free the moment you call. Leave a message or send a text and I will call you back. Once a job is booked it gets my full attention, not a rushed slot.
Text two photos (switchboard and charger location) or use the form. For other jobs, a photo and a short description.
A price and, for a charger, a recommendation on which one. If it needs a look in person first, I say so before anything starts.
Booked in at a time that suits. Dedicated circuit, isolator, tidy conduit, any board work included in the quote.
The charger is tested with a proper EV test adapter, the app or display is set up with you, and you get the compliance paperwork.
Brick, render, limestone and garages across the northern suburbs. Every one on its own circuit with the conduit run straight.
Based in the northern suburbs and happiest working the coastal strip and the suburbs behind it. Close by means less travel and more of the day on your job.
It depends on three things: the cable run from your switchboard to where the car parks, the state of the switchboard, and the charger you choose. A short run to a board with spare capacity is the cheap end. A long run through the roof or an older board that needs work is the dear end. Send a photo of your switchboard with the cover open and a photo of where you want the charger and I can usually price it from those.
No. Most Perth homes are single phase and a single phase charger charges a typical EV overnight with ease. Three phase only matters if your house already has it and you want the faster rate. The Tesla Wall Connector and the Zappi V2.1 come in single and three phase versions. The Evnex Flex E2, Evnex Core E2 and Zappi GLO are single phase only.
Not with dynamic load balancing. The charger watches what the rest of the house is drawing and winds itself back when the oven, air con and pool pump are all running, then ramps up again. The Evnex Flex E2, Evnex Core E2, Zappi V2.1 and Zappi GLO all do this. It is the answer for older homes on a smaller mains supply.
Yes, with a charger that has solar prioritisation. The Evnex Core E2, Zappi V2.1 and Zappi GLO all watch what your panels are exporting and charge the car from that excess instead of sending it to the grid for very little. It pays off when the car is home during the day. If the car is at work every weekday, the Flex E2 is the better buy.
If you have solar and the car is home in the day: Evnex Core E2 or a Zappi. If your house is three phase: Tesla Wall Connector or Zappi V2.1. If your supply is already working hard and you have no solar: Evnex Flex E2. If there is a Tesla in the garage and you want the simple proven option: Tesla Wall Connector. If you want the premium brand in a compact, more affordable unit: Zappi GLO.
Sometimes. A charger needs its own dedicated circuit with its own safety switch, and the board needs the capacity to take it. Newer boards usually do. Older boards with ceramic fuses or no spare ways often need work first. Your switchboard photo tells me which, before anything is quoted.
A straightforward install is usually done in a day. Your install gets proper time rather than a rushed slot, and the charger is tested with a proper EV test adapter before handover.
No. EV chargers are the specialty, but the everyday electrical work is a big part of what I do: switchboard upgrades, new circuits and power points, LED downlights, ceiling fans, fault-finding, safety switches and smoke alarms. If it is not on the list, ask.
Perth's northern suburbs, mostly the coastal strip and the suburbs behind it: Duncraig, Carine, Sorrento, Padbury, Balcatta, Hillarys, Marmion, Karrinyup, Warwick, Greenwood, Kingsley, Woodvale, Joondalup and the suburbs in between. Anything close is usually fine. South of the river generally is not.
Seven days, by appointment. If I do not pick up, leave a message or send a text and I will call you back.
Tell me what you need, send a photo, and I will come back with a price.