granny charger

We should be getting our car on Tuesday (it was supposed to be today but that's another story) and Octopus have yet to give me a date for installation of a charger. I had intended to use a granny charger in the meantime. However, our house is 35m from the car so I'd have to use an extension...

Is there a 3 pin UK charging cable included with a new Cyberster? Thanks

As befits a novice ev driver, I ran my drive (hv) battery down on a drive to Gatwick airport (Ok, Waze may have helped). Got car returned to home in flatbed but can’t reach my home charger with cable. Should I expect any problem recharging with the granny charger? 2020 ZS ev. Sorry about...

How many amps does everyone's pull mine claims 10amps on the back yet only ever seems to get to 9amps at 240v so pulling 2170 ish Watts from the socket. Just noticed as the voltage dropped to 238v its now pulling 9.1amps. I guess its programmed to draw no more than 2.2kW?

I have an intermittent problem with a 13A fuse blowing in the 3 pin plug of a granny charger for an MG4 Trophy. The RCD on the mains supply circuit also trips on occasion. The charger plug is connected directly (no extension lead) to a standard UK 3 pin 240V socket. The charger has always used...

Hi all, Looking for some advice, I have a 23 plate MG ZS EV long range. We have two electric cars in our household and only one 7kW wall charger. The other car is a Citroen and doesn’t have a programmable charging time option. As a result I often use the 3pin granny charger from the garage...

Hi All. Can anyone tell me the overall length of the granny charger which comes with the MG4 please? Socket outlet in the garage is not ideally placed and I need to understand if I need a dedicated extension lead with RCD. TIA.

Hey I have the FL with the app. Is there a way I can see how many units of energy have been used when using the granny charger. I am going to charge at a friends house and want to offer them some cash. Many thanks

Hi, I am finally getting an MG4 Trophy LR next week but my Wallbox isn't getting installed until a month after I get the car. I have a 30A RCD supplying a socket just inside my garage door. I am wondering should I: 1. Charge at the Dundee Supercharger for a month? 52p/kWh ...or will this...

Hi, here it's getting cold, so I am wondering how could I preheat the cabin's car using the granny charger instead of taking energy from the battery. With my Dacia Spring it was very easy but with MG4 I couldn't figure out how to start preheating the cabin by using the granny. Any advice is...

My house has a fairly large solar system with a battery bank that allows me to be off grid most of the time between March and October one of the characteristics of the studer inverter puts out a voltage on the negative that doesn't seem to bother anything but one thing I have just noticed when...

Can anyone supply some photos and measurements of the MG granny charger? Before I go further, I'm a geek... So just go with me..I know I could probably buy something but where's the fun in that? I'd like to design and 3d print a wall holder for the MG charger for when it's in use. So width...

I apologise for asking a dippy question but in a bit of a bind! I’m no newbie to EV’s having been driving them for over a decade (scarily!), and we know that granny chargers are a back up option unless you rarely use the car. We always use the dual wallbox at home with no dramas. However...

My dishwasher packed up recently. Not an uncommon occurrence, as I have had 4 of them in the last 12 years. This time the issue was with the plug/socket, or more specifically, the 1m ("high load" rated) extension cable the dishwasher was attached to as the housebuilder added the dishwasher...

I've been trying to find any sort of information on trouble shooting/fixes for the granny plug that you get with the MG4 but not had any luck. Our plug has worked fine since we got it but one night it randomly stopped charging. The error code appears to be a overcurrent error, I tried...

I've just done the first full charge (8% to 100%) for our new car. Surprisingly the battery's balancing took only 8 minutes. Perhaps this is an indication of how beneficial a long slow charge is? (This was with a granny charger.) The other unexpected thing was that on the first drive the...

Hello I have an MG4 for only a couple of days and come to use the granny charger for the first time at home. No extension cables just straight from plug socket out the window. It says “connected- not charging” and I cannot get it to charge. Does anyone have any tips ?!

I have recently got my MG4 Trophy LR back from repair which took almost 5 months. It was hit while parked and repair took so long mainly due to waiting for parts. I have owned it from new and mainly only used the granny charger with the car parked in my driveway with no issues. First time...

Is it ok to charge in the rain? Does rain gettting in around the car plug end or onto the charging unit cause any problems? I am using IP66 external wall socket with built in RCD so no problems there. Mostly concerned with rainwater splashing in and around the car plug end. MG HS PHEV Trophy 2...

Morning folks As I explained when I recently joined the forum I was due to have a 7kwh home charger installed in February but due to work being carried out I’ll have to wait until April/May now Now when parking allows at the back of my house I will use the MG Lead ( Granny Charger ) but I’ll...