BENY 7.4 kW Smart Charger
Our standard home charger has a 5 m tethered Type 2 cable, up to 7.4 kW single-phase charging, Z-BOX scheduling and RFID access. Dynamic load balancing is included in the installed package.
- Installed price
- €1,599
- SEAI grant
- -€300
- Net cost
- €1,299
All-in: the charger, standard Safe Electric installation, commissioning, certification support and your SEAI grant paperwork.
Who it suits
Drivers who want scheduled home charging with an attached cable.
What stands out
- A 5 m attached Type 2 cable is ready to use without fetching a separate cable.
- Set charging times in the Z-BOX app to match your electricity tariff.
- RFID cards let you control access to charging.
Worth knowing
Check these practical differences before choosing your charger.
- The cable is fixed, so it cannot be swapped for a longer one later
- This unit does not document open-PEN protection. Your installer checks existing earthing and bonding and specifies any necessary work under Irish rules
Z-BOX app
Scheduling, charge history and access cards. Set it once to charge on your night rate and it repeats nightly.
Load balancing and solar
Two things people mix up, so worth separating. Load balancing stops the charger overloading your house. Solar diversion is about charging on electricity you have generated yourself. They use similar hardware, but they are not the same feature.
Dynamic load balancing — DLB included
Dynamic load balancing is fitted as standard, using current sensors on your incoming supply so the charger eases off when the house is drawing heavily.
It works using CT clamps — current sensors that clip around your incoming supply cable and measure what the whole house is drawing. If the shower and the oven come on mid-charge, the charger can reduce or pause charging within the commissioned installation limit, then resume as capacity becomes available. The contractor sets that limit using the agreed supply capacity, household demand, cables and protective devices. A fuse rating alone does not establish the limit.
On this unit that uses the BENY DLB box, included in the installed price.
With home solarSchedule-led
The BENY charges to a schedule rather than tracking your solar output. If you generate, the practical approach is to schedule charging for the middle of the day so you soak up whatever the panels are producing. It will not automatically throttle to match a changing surplus.
Either way, exporting surplus earns you the feed-in rate while using it yourself offsets the full unit rate — which is why diversion pays on a sunny afternoon. How solar and load balancing work.
Specifications
| Model | BENY BCP-A2N-P |
|---|---|
| Power output | 7.4 kW |
| Supply | Single phase, 32 A |
| Connector | Tethered Type 2, 5 m cable |
| Access control | App and RFID card |
| Manufacturer warranty | 3 years |
| SEAI grant | Eligible — registered smart charger |
Source: BENY BCP-P series datasheet and OZEV chargepoint approval.
What's included — end to end
Choose your charger. Your confirmed Standard Installation package price covers the charger, installation, SEAI grant paperwork, certification and aftercare. You deal with one team, and we guide you through the final SEAI declaration after installation.
SEAI grant — end to end
We submit your SEAI application, monitor the Letter of Offer, manage the 6-month deadline, and guide you through the final declaration after installation.
Safe Electric installation
A Safe Electric registered electrician installs your charger to current I.S. 10101 wiring rules, with appropriate protection, isolation, earthing, and bonding checks.
Up to code, every time
Photos help identify possible electrical upgrades. The installer checks earthing, required bonding, the fuseboard and supply on site. We explain and agree any additional work before it proceeds; defects affecting the charger must be resolved before connection.
Certification on completion
You receive Safe Electric completion certification after installation. SEAI needs it for the grant claim; keep it for your insurer and if you sell.
One price for your selected package
Your selected charger, Standard Installation, all materials, grant paperwork and certification — from €1,599 all-in (from €1,299 after the approved €300 SEAI grant). Each charger and configuration has its own fixed package price.
Aftercare + warranty cover
2-year workmanship warranty plus a 3- to 5-year manufacturer warranty, depending on the charger — and you only ever deal with one team.
What if my home needs more than Standard?
Some Irish homes need additional work before a charger can go in safely — an older fuseboard, unclear earthing or gas/water bonding, an indoor or prepay meter, or ESB Networks having to confirm capacity. In those cases:
- A Safe Electric electrician inspects on a pre-approval visit and quotes the extras transparently — before you commit to anything.
- Pricing for any extras follows the Safe Electric electrician's specification and is quoted before you book.
- We still handle the SEAI grant end-to-end — eligibility check, application, declaration, refund.
- The contractor checks the existing installation for the new circuit and provides the required Safe Electric certification on completion.
Additional work is agreed before it proceeds. Photos help us assess the scope and price before booking. The installer still checks and tests on site, where further issues can become apparent. The conditional €300 SEAI grant is separate from the cost of additional work.
Prefer to pay monthly?
Spread the cost of your installation with Humm finance, subject to approval.
Finance is provided by Humm and is subject to approval. Terms, fees and credit checks apply.
Next steps
Compare all chargers
Every unit we fit, side by side with prices.
BENY 7.4 kW Smart Charger owner guide
Setup, scheduling, load balancing and troubleshooting for this unit.
What's included
What a Standard Installation covers and what we check first.
The SEAI grant
How the €300 grant works and how we handle it.
How it works
From photo assessment to your first charge.