EV charger installation · Greater Melbourne
Home EV charging, wired and certified properly.
A 7 kW wall connector on its own dedicated circuit, with the switchboard checked for headroom and load management set up so the car doesn't trip the house. Installed and certified by a licensed electrician — because a home charger is fixed wiring, not a plug-in appliance. Free quote before any work starts.
Quick answer
Thunderman installs home and workplace EV chargers across Greater Melbourne — typically a 7 kW wall connector on its own dedicated circuit. A home charger is hard-wired to the switchboard, which is fixed electrical work, so it must be installed by a licensed electrician (Registered Electrical Contractor, REC 28523) and certified with a Certificate of Electrical Safety lodged with Energy Safe Victoria. Yiannis checks whether the switchboard has headroom or needs a re-rate, runs the dedicated circuit, and sets up load management so the charger dials back when the house is busy rather than tripping the supply. Quoted free and up-front. Strongest across the northern and north-western corridor. Call 0434 254 474.
What's involved
Board check, dedicated circuit, load management.
- Switchboard capacity check — headroom for a ~32 A circuit
- Dedicated circuit and RCD protection for the wall connector
- 7 kW single-phase wall connector (the right fit for most homes)
- Load management so the car backs off when the house is busy
- Switchboard re-rate or upgrade where the board needs it
- Certificate of Electrical Safety lodged with Energy Safe Victoria
If the board turns out to need work first, that's a switchboard upgrade — Yiannis does both, so it's one job, not two contractors. For the detail on what drives an EV install, see theEV charger cost-drivers guide, and for the Victorian compliance side, theEV charger installation guide.
At a glance
| Licence | REC 28523 (Energy Safe Victoria) |
|---|---|
| Typical home charger | 7 kW wall connector on a dedicated circuit (~32 A) |
| We handle | Switchboard headroom check, dedicated circuit, load management, wall connector |
| On completion | Certificate of Electrical Safety lodged with Energy Safe Victoria |
| Service area | Greater Melbourne, strongest across the northern + north-western corridor |
| Quote | Free, up-front — call 0434 254 474 |
EV charger installation — common questions
How much does it cost to install an EV charger in Melbourne?
It depends on the charger and the run, so Thunderman quotes it free rather than posting a figure. The main drivers are how far the wall connector sits from the switchboard, whether the board has headroom for the extra circuit or needs a re-rate first, whether it's single- or three-phase, and the cable path. Send your setup on 0434 254 474 for a free quote — the EV charger cost-drivers guide walks through what moves the number.
Do I need an electrician to install a home EV charger?
Yes. A wall connector is hard-wired to a dedicated circuit at the switchboard, which is fixed electrical work — in Victoria that must be done by a licensed electrician (a Registered Electrical Contractor) and certified with a Certificate of Electrical Safety. A plug-in portable charger is different, but a proper 7 kW home wall connector is an installed circuit, not a plug-in appliance.
Will my switchboard handle a 7 kW charger?
Sometimes yes, sometimes it needs a re-rate first. A 7 kW wall connector draws around 32 amps, and it has to run alongside everything else the house pulls on a hot evening — ducted aircon, induction cooktop, hot water. If the board was specified before home charging was common, it often needs a dedicated circuit added and sometimes a switchboard upgrade. Yiannis checks the board's capacity as part of the quote — see switchboard upgrades if it turns out you need one.
Single-phase or three-phase for an EV charger?
Most Melbourne homes are single-phase, and a 7 kW single-phase wall connector suits the overwhelming majority of drivers — an overnight charge easily covers a normal day's driving. Three-phase supply allows faster charging (up to ~22 kW with a compatible car and charger), but many newer estate homes that have three-phase still don't need it for charging. Yiannis will tell you honestly whether three-phase buys you anything for your car and your driving.
Can you add load management so the charger does not trip the house?
Yes, and it's usually the sensible option. A load-managed wall connector monitors the household draw and dials the car's charge rate down when the house is busy, so the supply isn't tripped by the car charging through a 38-degree evening with the aircon running. It means you can often add a charger without a full supply upgrade. Yiannis fits and configures it as part of the install.
Charging at home, done once and done right. Free quote.
Tell Yiannis your car, your switchboard and where the charger goes — call 0434 254 474 or send a message for a free, up-front quote.