Build the Pedestal

To build the pedestal, follow these steps:

Check the Box Contents

When unpacking the box, do not put any components or fasteners directly on the ground.

Ensure Box #2, the Pedestal Mount Kit, has all components listed as follows.

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Box #2

Pedestal column (1)
with one preinstalled grounding wire

Bolt covers (2)

Head bracket (1)

 

Installation kit (1)

Contains:

  • Grounding cable, 241 mm (2)

  • Grounding cable, 635 mm (1)

  • 16 mm M6 flathead Hex screws (2)

  • 10 mm M8 button head Torx screws (8)

  • M8 toothed washers (6)

Ensure Box #3, the Station Mount Kit has all components listed as follows.

Box #3

Support bracket (1)

Fascia (1)

Trim wall (1)

Strain relief hole plug (2)

Installation kit (1)

Includes:

  • 16 mm M6 flathead Hex screws (2)

  • 14 mm M8 socket head Hex screws (4)

  • M8 lock nuts (4)

Installers in the United Kingdom Only

It is easier to strip the power cables and install the grounding cable gland before installing the pedestal. Check and unpack the box containing the grounding components.

Prepare the Head Bracket and Bolt Covers

  1. Fit the fascia onto the back of the support bracket. Use two 20 mm M8 screws to secure the two components together.

  2. Using a driver with a 5 mm hex bit, connect the 635 mm grounding cable (a) to the head bracket (b) with a 10 mm M8 button head Torx screw and an M8 toothed washer. Tighten the screw to 16 Nm.

  3. Fit the head bracket (c) into place on the support bracket. Use a 13 mm wrench to secure an M8 lock nut (d) onto each bolt. Tighten the nuts to 16 Nm.

  4. Using a driver with a 5 mm hex bit, connect a 241 mm grounding cable (e) to each bolt cover (f) with a 10 mm M8 button head Torx screw and M8 toothed washer. Tighten each screw to 16 Nm.

Mount the Pedestal

If you are installing the charging station on new concrete, ensure the concrete is fully cured before you begin. If a plastic or wooden template is still in place from site preparation, remove it before you start the installation.

  1. Each mounting bolt should already have two M16 nuts and two M16 washers threaded onto it. Remove the top nut and top washer from each mounting bolt. Put them somewhere safe to use in a later step.

    Each mounting bolt must extend a maximum of 55 mm above the ground (a). Trim the mounting bolts if required.

  2. Adjust the remaining nuts and washers so that 35 mm of mounting bolt is exposed above each washer (b). Use a spirit level and adjust the height of the nuts as required to ensure the four washers are completely level with each other.

  3. Feed the power cables into the pedestal. (If you are installing a single port charging station, there is only one power cable.

  4. Carefully lower the pedestal onto the mounting bolts, feeding the power cables through until they come out the top of the pedestal.

  5. UK installers only: Mark the power cables where they exit the top of the pedestal, then remove the pedestal temporarily. Strip the cables and install the cable gland and grounding plate. Replace the pedestal and continue with the next step.

  6. Using the fasteners you removed above, install an M16 washer and M16 nut onto each mounting bolt.

  7. Adjust the lower nuts as necessary to ensure the pedestal column is fully level.

  8. Tighten the nuts to at least 160 Nm.

    Ensure the pedestal and its base are fully level by positioning a spirit level at various locations on the pedestal above each bolt. Adjust the nuts beneath the base plate if necessary.

Build the Pedestal

The steps in this section require two people.

  1. Using a 5 mm hex bit, a 10 mm M8 button head Torx screw, and an M8 toothed washer, connect the grounding cable (a) from the front bolt cover (b) to the far-left hole on the base of the pedestal column (c). Tighten the screw to 16 Nm.

  2. Using a screwdriver with a 5 mm hex bit, a 10 mm M8 button head Torx screw, and a toothed washer, connect the grounding cable from the other bolt cover to the base of the pedestal column (d). Tighten the screw to 16 Nm.

  3. Fit the front (e) and rear bolt covers around the pedestal and over the base plate.

  4. Use a flathead screwdriver and two 16 mm M6 screws to secure the bolt covers together (f). Tighten the screws to 6.5 Nm.

  5. Find the preinstalled grounding cable inside the top of the pedestal column (g). Lift the station mounting bracket and carefully guide that grounding cable and the power cables through the opening in the bottom of the head bracket.

  6. Lower the assembled station mounting bracket onto the pedestal, carefully fitting the head bracket down into the column.

  7. Use a T30 Torx driver and two 10 mm M8 screws to secure it in place. Tighten the screws to 16 Nm.

  8. Using a driver with a 5 mm hex bit, a 10 mm M8 button head screw, and a toothed washer, connect the preinstalled grounding cable inside the pedestal column to the head bracket (h). Tighten the screw to 16 Nm.

  9. UK installers only: Use the grounding cable, M8 button head screws, and toothed washers included in the Grounding Kit box to connect the cable gland to any available hole in the head bracket.

  10. Use the 2 strain relief hole plugs to seal the holes in the head bracket (i).