Ask three installers what an EV charger installation in Camberwell costs and you will likely get three different numbers, because the figure is built from several moving parts rather than one. Smartlec Electrical Solutions has been fitting these since 2017, and rather than guess down the phone, we provide a $99 inspection to look at the actual job and quote it properly. That $99 comes off the bill the moment you go ahead, so the figure you end up with is one you can read line by line, with nothing buried in it.
The four things you are actually paying for
Four things move an EV charger price, and they are not always the ones people expect. Knowing them up front lets you read any quote and see that nothing is hidden.
- The charger itself. A basic 7kW unit, a smart app-managed one and a 22kW unit are all different money. This is the part you can shop, and the one most people fixate on, but it is rarely where the cost is won or lost.
- The cable runs. The distance from the switchboard to where the car parks decides how much cable, conduit and labour the job needs. A board on the garage wall behind the car is a short run; one at the front with the car out the back is a longer one, and the price follows the metres.
- The switchboard. A 7kW charger is a heavy, continuous load, so the board needs a spare way and the right protection to carry it. A modern board with room to spare adds little; a full or older one may need work first, and that is real cost, not padding.
- The supply. Sometimes the mains feeding the board is the limit rather than the board itself, and a supply upgrade is the honest answer before any charger goes on. It is the least common of the four, but a fair quote names it.
Two homes on the same Camberwell street can land a fair way apart on those four points alone. The job is to price them for your actual home, not average them across everyone else's.
Turning four variables into one fixed number: $99 inspection
The $99 inspection is how those four parts become a single figure you can hold us to. Our team measures the run, checks the board and the supply, confirms which charger suits the car, then hands you a fixed, itemised quote with no hourly rate ticking over behind it. On a straightforward install, we can often price it from clear photos of your switchboard and meter instead of a visit.
Either way the number is locked before work starts, and the $99 is waived in full once you proceed. So the assessment costs you nothing if the job does, and no figure quietly grows on the invoice.
Price you see, line by line: Smartlec Electrical Solutions
An itemised quote is only worth the licence standing behind it. A charger runs near its rated load for hours, night after night, and a shortcut hidden in the wiring does not show on day one. It waits until heat finds it. So these credentials matter more here than on a quick power-point job, and each is something you can check before you hand over the work:
- A Registered Electrical Contractor, REC 27608, a number you can look up rather than take on trust.
- Martin Turnbull is an A-Grade licensed with experience in both domestic and commercial work.
- Full $20 million public liability cover, so the supply feeding your charger is properly insured.
- A lifetime workmanship warranty on what we install, where many installers stop at twelve months.
- Operating since 2017, with more than 3,000 customers served and a 4.9-star rating from 32 reviews.
