[Rojah]

Hi there,

We have had E7 since 1992. In our part of Lancs the switching times for E7 are 10.30pm to 12.30am and the 2.30am to 7.30am.

We run the dishwasher when we go to bed before 11.00pm, and the washing machine when we get up at 6am. We use E7 for hot water system in the summer, as this saves multiple cycling of the gas boiler.

The T8 is charged from 10.30pm till midnight then from 3.00am until fully charged. I do this so that some of my early 4.30/5.00am starts are with a fully charged car.

Now then. The XC90 mains charging system draws 10A (which is adjustable downwards on the standard charging module supplied btw). So a good quality 13A plug (13A fuse), cable and adaptor is fine for my “extension cable” from Garage to driveway where the car resides. I use a 13KW digital timer to control switching. House is on RDC as is the Volvo charging module.

The plugs, cable and timer don’t get even warm, as I have used quality items, and have been using this set up for 30 months on my XC90 and 3 years previously on my plug in Prius.

The world has moved on since some people unplugged appliances at night before they went to bed.

Regards

Rojah