EV Charger Installation North Brisbane

• Switchboard assessment and maximum demand check
• Installation of your EV charger (customer supplied, or we supply)
• Dedicated 6mm²+ circuit, up to 10m of cable
• Type A RCD / RCBO protection (AS/NZS 3000 compliant)
• Connection to a compliant switchboard
• Full testing and commissioning
• Energex EWR notification
• Digital Certificate of Compliance

Most installs are completed in 2 to 4 hours, whether it's a new build in Griffin or a 1970s home in Wavell Heights or Everton Park.

Our strongest coverage is North Lakes, Mango Hill, Griffin, Kallangur, Narangba, Burpengary, Morayfield and Caboolture. We also install across the inner northern suburbs including Chermside, Aspley, Carseldine, Wavell Heights, McDowall, Everton Park and Stafford, typically a 15 to 25 minute drive from our Mango Hill base.

Yes. We install commercial charging for workplaces, car parks and strata properties. Commercial installs often involve 3-phase power, multiple charge points and load management, and we handle Energex applications for commercial connections. See our commercial electrician service.

Estates like Capestone, The Village and North Harbour, and Griffin, were built from 2005 onwards with modern switchboards, safety switches and often 3-phase supply. Many Griffin homes have 3-phase as standard, ideal for 22kW chargers without an Energex upgrade.

Most installs are straightforward: dedicated circuit, 5 to 8m cable run, standard RCBO. Typical install: $990 to $1,200. The main variable is cable distance, as some North Lakes homes have the switchboard at the front and the garage at the rear.

Solar uptake is high here (estimated 45 to 55% of homes), so we install more Zappi chargers with solar diversion here than anywhere else.

Mixed 1980s to 2000s stock. Older Kallangur homes (pre-1995) often need a switchboard upgrade first: look for ceramic fuses, no safety switches or Clipsal metal-case boards. Newer Murrumba Downs sections (Parkview, Freshwater) have compliant boards. Dakabin is mostly 1990s stock, usually fine without switchboard work.

Typical install: $990 to $1,800 (higher end includes a switchboard upgrade).

Burpengary East and The Meadows have modern infrastructure like North Lakes, but original Burpengary homes (west of the highway) are often 1970s to 80s builds with undersized main switchboards that almost always need an upgrade.

Narangba is mostly 2000s housing and generally straightforward, though rear garages via side driveways often mean 15 to 20m cable runs. Morayfield varies: newer estates are fine, older sections near the town centre share Kallangur's pre-1995 switchboard issues.

Mostly 1970s to 1990s housing. Switchboard upgrades are needed in roughly 60% of installs, but they're relatively straightforward on single-storey homes with accessible meter boards.

Most homes are single-phase. A 3-phase upgrade needs an Energex application and meter board changes: allow 4 to 6 weeks and $2,000 to $5,000 extra. For most homeowners a 7kW single-phase charger is plenty (full charge overnight).

The peninsula's challenge is salt air corrosion. External switchboards and cable runs in Redcliffe, Margate and Scarborough often need replacing before we can safely connect a charger. We always use marine-grade cable glands and UV-rated conduit here.

Rothwell's newer estates have modern infrastructure. Deception Bay is mostly 1980s stock, with switchboard upgrades needed about 40% of the time. Typical peninsula install: $1,200 to $2,200 (higher than average due to corrosion mitigation).

Our northern boundary. Many acreage properties have long cable runs (30m+ from meter board to garage or carport) needing larger cable to manage voltage drop and often trenching. Typically $1,500 to $3,000 depending on distance and ground. Newer estates (Caboolture South) are straightforward.

Older 1950s to 1980s stock where switchboard upgrades are common. Many homes have carports, needing weather-rated mounting and longer runs from a front meter board. More townhouses and duplexes too, which can involve body corporate approval and shared switchboards. We handle the body corporate documentation and sub-metering.

Carseldine mixes newer townhouses (near Carseldine Urban Village) with 1970s homes. McDowall is mostly 1980s to 1990s with compliant boards but often limited spare breaker space. Everton Park is like Stafford: older, carport-heavy, sometimes needing creative cable routing.

Brisbane averages 4 to 5 hours of peak solar output a day (more in summer). A smart charger like the Zappi monitors solar production via a CT clamp on your meter board. When your panels produce more than your home uses, the surplus goes into your EV instead of being exported at a low feed-in tariff (currently 5 to 7c/kWh in SE QLD).

• ECO+: charges only from 100% surplus solar, zero grid import. May pause when clouds roll in.
• ECO: prioritises solar but draws a minimum from the grid to keep the session going on partly cloudy days.
• Fast: full rate regardless of solar, for when you need a quick full charge.

• 6.6kW solar system minimum for meaningful surplus after home loads
• North-facing panels to maximise midday generation
• Schedule charging for the 9am to 3pm window
• Zappi or EVnex with a CT clamp for true solar diversion, not just timer scheduling

• Export limiting: Energex limits single-phase solar export to 5kW. Adding a diverting charger doesn't change it but may need inverter settings adjusted.
• CT clamp: required at the meter board for solar diversion, included in our Zappi installs.
• Connection agreement: your existing solar agreement stays valid; no new application needed.

Under the Electricity Regulation 2006 (QLD), your electrician must lodge an EWR with Energex within 5 business days of any hardwired EV charger installation. It's a notification, not an approval, and we lodge it at no extra cost. Standard 7kW single-phase chargers need no pre-approval. For 22kW three-phase installs or where total load exceeds 15kVA, Energex may require a pre-connection application, which we also handle.

• Dedicated circuit with appropriately rated cable (minimum 6mm² for 32A circuits)
• Type A RCD to detect DC fault currents. Standard Type AC RCDs aren't sufficient.
• Maximum demand assessment so total demand doesn't exceed supply capacity
• Continuous load cable sizing: EV chargers run 4+ hours, so cable must be rated for 100% of circuit current

• Mode 3 charging: permanent wall chargers must be dedicated EV supply equipment with control pilot, not Mode 2 portable devices
• Control pilot: the charger confirms the vehicle is ready and connected before energising the cable
• Earth fault protection: Type A RCD (minimum 30mA) with DC fault detection

We install only Mode 3 compliant chargers from brands meeting both AS/NZS 61851 and AS/NZS 3000.

All electrical work must be done by a licensed electrical contractor. Connex holds QLD Electrical Contractor Licence #92217. DIY EV charger installation is illegal in Queensland, even for qualified electricians working on their own property without a contractor licence.

Issued after every install (formerly Certificate of Testing). It certifies the work meets AS/NZS 3000:2018, records all test results, is needed for insurance claims on the installation, and must be kept by the owner. We provide a digital copy.

• Body corporate approval (ordinary resolution under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997)
• Common property modification agreement if cable runs cross common areas
• Sub-metering for individual billing (we install sub-meters)
• Load management plan if multiple chargers are proposed

We've completed multiple body corporate EV installs across North Brisbane and can prepare the technical documentation your body corporate manager needs to table the motion.