Andersen A3

Who the Andersen A3 suits

The A3 is the charger for people who care what ends up on the wall. Most home chargers are a plastic box with a cable draped off it; the A3 hides its 5.5m lead behind a magnetic lid and comes in 247 colour and finish combinations by Andersen’s count — 13 metals as standard, premium Accoya wood fascias, and a custom palette service if nothing matches your brickwork. If you’re fitting a charger to a period property, a design-led build, or simply a front wall you look at every day, this is the unit made for you. If you just want capable smart charging, you can get 7kW for half the money — the A3’s premium is largely about how it looks. To see how it fares against the solar benchmark, read our Andersen A3 vs myenergi Zappi comparison.

Key features

• Concealed cable: the 5.5m tethered lead stows behind a magnetic lid, with built-in cable-cleaning brushes and an ultra-flexible Evoflek cable (which winds anti-clockwise only — a quirk worth knowing).
• 247 finishes: 13 metal colours at the from-£995 price, Accoya wood fascias from about £1,195, special editions above that, and custom colours through Andersen’s palette service.
• 7-year warranty — with a catch: on-site parts-and-labour cover applies to Andersen’s own installations, while approved-affiliate installs carry a return-to-base warranty, and activation is required within days of installation.
• Smart-tariff integrations: native Intelligent Octopus Go (added September 2025, covering A3s sold since January 2024), OVO Charge Anytime and EDF GoElectric.
• Solar as standard: a CT-clamp integration is included, and the app sets what proportion of each charge comes from surplus PV — at 100% it behaves like a dedicated solar diverter.
• Thoughtful details: adaptive load management via a wired current sensor, a sensor-operated courtesy light in the plug compartment, an IP65 enclosure, and built-in open-PEN protection so no earth rod is needed.

What to check before you buy

• One configuration only: tethered, 5.5m, 7kW single-phase (3kW to 7.2kW per the datasheet). There’s no untethered version, longer cable or three-phase option — Andersen’s larger A2 covers 22kW needs. If you’re not sure a fixed cable suits you, read our tethered vs untethered explainer.
• Wi-Fi only (2.4GHz, plus Bluetooth for setup) with no Ethernet or 4G fallback, so check signal strength at the install wall.
• The warranty conditions matter: who installs the unit determines whether you get on-site cover, return-to-base cover or less — read Andersen’s warranty terms before buying the unit separately.
• Stow the plug: the Type 2 plug itself is rated IP44, so it needs to live in the magnetic compartment when not in use to keep its weather protection.
• Shop around on installed price: Andersen charges from £1,430 installed, while Smart Home Charge listed it from £1,374.30 at the time of writing (July 2026).

Evova doesn’t sell chargers. Check whether your installation could be part-funded through a grant, then find a home charger installer to survey your property and fit the unit.