Hypervolt Home 3 Pro vs Andersen Quartz: £5 apart, different priorities

£5 apart — and a grant-sized gap between them

The Hypervolt Home 3 Pro costs £690. The Andersen Quartz costs £695. On paper, £5 is nothing — a rounding error, a coffee. In practice, these two chargers are aimed at different buyers who happen to have arrived at the same price.

• Hypervolt Home 3 Pro — the competent generalist. IP66 + IK10 build, smart tariff scheduling, solar CT clamp included, up to 10 metres of tethered cable, OZEV-approved.
• Andersen Quartz — the one you buy because you care what's on the wall. Eleven finishes, Accoya and carbon inserts, seven-year warranty, OZEV status unconfirmed.

The grant question changes everything

This is the single most important difference, and it has nothing to do with engineering. The Hypervolt Home 3 Pro is OZEV-approved. The Andersen Quartz is not — at least, not on the current eligible-chargepoint list. For homeowners, neither qualifies (the £500 OZEV grant is for renters and flat owners only). But for those who *are* eligible, the Hypervolt's £690 drops by £500, while the Andersen's £695 stays at £695.

That turns a £5 gap into roughly £500. No finish option or warranty extension closes that.

If you're a renter or flat owner, this comparison is over before it starts. Buy the Hypervolt. If you're a homeowner paying full price either way, read on.

Build and durability — Hypervolt's quiet edge

The Hypervolt carries an IP66 + IK10 rating — the highest weather and impact protection of any charger in our full catalogue. That means jet-spray waterproof and resistant to a 5-joule impact, roughly equivalent to a cricket ball dropped from two metres. The Andersen Quartz is IP65: protected against low-pressure water jets, not high-pressure ones. For a sheltered wall under an eave, the difference is academic. For an exposed gable end facing west, it is not.

The Andersen counters with longevity on paper: seven years of warranty, no extra charge. The Hypervolt's three years can be stretched to five for £100, but even then it falls two years short. Whether you value the longer warranty or the tougher enclosure depends on where the charger lives. A unit that shrugs off hailstones may never need the warranty claim.

Smart features and tariff fit

Both chargers include a CT clamp for basic solar diversion. Neither is as sophisticated as the myenergi Zappi GLO for surplus-solar logic — if that's your priority, that comparison is the one to read.

On tariffs, the Hypervolt is the more flexible unit. Its smart tariff integration works across multiple suppliers, and scheduling is handled through the app. The Andersen Quartz added Intelligent Octopus Go support in late 2025 and works with OVO Charge Anytime, but its tariff coverage is narrower. On a straightforward fixed off-peak window — Octopus Go at 8.5p/kWh from 00:30–05:30, say — either charger schedules the job. On anything more dynamic, the Hypervolt has more room to manoeuvre.

Neither charger chases half-hourly pricing the way the Ohme Home Pro does. If Octopus Agile is your tariff, the Ohme at £535 is £155 cheaper than either of these and better at the one thing that matters.

What the Andersen Quartz actually sells

Eleven standard colours. Optional Accoya wood and carbon-fibre inserts. A compact 286 × 172 mm face that sits on a period property without looking like it wandered in from a car park. This is the Andersen proposition, and it is real — a charger you don't resent looking at every time you pull onto the drive.

The Andersen A3 at £995 adds the hidden cable drum, which is the brand's signature. The Quartz drops that feature and saves £300. If concealed cable storage matters, the A3 is the one. If it doesn't, the Quartz delivers Andersen's finish quality at a more palatable price.

The Hypervolt offers interchangeable covers in three colours — Ultra White, Space Grey, Ultra Black — which is respectable but not in the same league. If your wall is Bath stone and your partner has opinions, the Andersen wins this argument without raising its voice.

Which to buy

Buy the Hypervolt Home 3 Pro if:

• You're eligible for the OZEV grant — the £500 reduction makes this the obvious choice
• Your charger sits on an exposed wall and needs IP66 + IK10 toughness
• You want broad smart-tariff scheduling and a 10-metre cable option

Buy the Andersen Quartz if:

• You're paying full price anyway and the charger's appearance on your wall matters to you
• A seven-year warranty appeals more than a five-year maximum
• You're already on Intelligent Octopus Go or OVO Charge Anytime and don't need wider tariff support

For most buyers paying full price, the Hypervolt is the more capable charger — tougher, smarter on tariffs, with a longer cable option and confirmed OZEV approval. The Andersen Quartz is the better-looking one, and for some homes that is a legitimate reason to spend £5 more. But if the decision is hard, pick the Hypervolt. Competence ages better than colour charts.