Emporia Classic EV Charger: Orange: 2 slow, 5 fast flashes
The charger is not grounded (earthed).
Applies to: Emporia Classic EV Charger. What you see: orange or amber, flashing or blinking, 2 slow, 5 fast flashes.
What Emporia says to do
Electrical safety. Emporia ties this light to the power supply, earthing or an electrical fault, or its own steps use the circuit breaker, fuse box, RCD or isolator. The steps here are only Emporia’s own, as its page states them; semiatic gives no electrical instructions of its own.
Not repeated here: Emporia’s page also has the charger’s wiring and grounding checked, and for NEMA 14-50 installs the outlet’s line and neutral connections, which may be reversed. Those are wiring checks. Those are on Emporia’s page, linked under Source.
- Emporia says: unplug and reboot the EV charger.
- Emporia says: if the issue persists, contact Support.
Source
Emporia’s own help page or manual, read on the date shown.
- Emporia Help Center: Classic EV Charger Fault Codes and LED Indicators — Emporia Classic EV Charger. help.emporiaenergy.com Checked 2026-09-29.
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