Home charge points (purchase/problems/questions) (See mod note post#1)

Buffman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123483751#Comment_123483751

I'm not a fan of the 'sim' only connectivity of the Ohme.

I guess out of those 3 for free, I'd go for the Zappi, but probably worth getting an extended warranty from myenergi.

mossie

Thanks. I was thinking the same way about the Sim only connection as mobile coverage isn't brilliant locally. I will look into the extended warranty once I get set up

spudwiser

Anyone else have an EVbox charger? Have you received an email telling you that the account and smart features will be deactivated/closed from December next?

MBSnr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122883994#Comment_122883994

RD0041-AC07-V1.06 is out for the BG SyncEV 2 charger. I didn't catch what the update fixes/improves as I was prompted in the app to upgrade it.

EDIT: What seems to have changed is it starts to charge immediately on connection. (Previously it needed an "immediate charge" rule created, or you had to start the charge via the app. Now there's a new toggle switch enabling this, which I didn't see before in the portal/app).

Buffman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123511502#Comment_123511502

Presumably you've heard they're closing down? I had heard they were keeping apps etc. going until 2027 but maybe they've changed it.

Hopefully they won't 'brick' the charger and you can just continue to use it as a 'dumb' charger and use your cars app for setting charging instead.

https://evbox.com/en/winddown-faq

micks_address

Question for folks - anyone know what smart meters are rated at for maximum electricity flow rate before failure? i.e how many kw can flow through them before they might fail?

zg3409

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123514322#Comment_123514322

Most ROI homes supply are 50 amps continuous rated, but can easily go to 60 amos for short periods. Some mainly newer homes with heat pumps have a larger supply and a bigger fuse. ESB networks can tell you what supply you have. During an EV charger install the electrician will check the wiring an earths. It's very common for them to recommend the tails between the ESB meter and the house fuse board are increased in thickness, to handle more power, and exact load depends on house fuse board and how many things are run off each fuse etc. Typically you should try limit long term overnight usage to 50 amps max, such as car 32 amp, dishwasher 10 amp, washing machine 10 amp, immersion heater 20 amp etc. Typically the car charger will measure the load and reduce itself to keep total below 50.

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123515917#Comment_123515917

Thanks my question is what the smart meter is rated at? Couldn't find anything online about it. Probably sounds like a stupid question but I'm just curious

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123514149#Comment_123514149

This is why it’s probably wiser going forward to stick with the established players like MyEnergy and HyperVolt. EVbox and Anderson before them going under. Though Anderson were just silly expensive and I believe were taken over by another crowd so the APP still works.

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123516235#Comment_123516235

They are rated for 100 amps load apparently

zg3409

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123516270#Comment_123516270

Anderson were in massive trouble, myenergi is in fairly serious financial rollercoaster.

Myenergi relies on their servers/cloud for controlling their chargers but older models have buttons. The latest model has no buttons at all!

I do expect some smaller providers may go bust, and even myenergi who are fairly large are struggling to match income with outgoings. They have had lots of tech, reliability in terms of hardware and software issues. Also in Ireland (ROI) using solar to fill.your EV does not really make financial sense and many installers are avoiding recommending them if they can.

Buffman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123516270#Comment_123516270

Yep, or just stick with old school, I replaced my last dead Zappi with an old dumb €20 used wallpod that just does exactly what you want in a charger without all the drama, namely just charge! 🤣😂

Literally just has the charge controller and contactor inside so very little to go wrong.

chuckles1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123514149#Comment_123514149

So, does this mean, I can just continue to plug the car in and it will charge. Never really used the app for much……

Buffman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123531426#Comment_123531426

Hopefully so, if in doubt contact them while they're still around and ask, or if you want to test, switch off the WiFi and see will it work.

joujoujou

I woder if that's real thing? Probably not.

KCross

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123542496#Comment_123542496

doubtful, it’s horizontal… a shower of rain and it will be tripping!

joujoujou

It looked unlikely indeed (hence question), but googled it and it is real!

https://www.theautopian.com/putting-ev-chargers-in-the-curb-just-seems-obvious-now/

https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/products/e-mobility/charging-infrastructure/curb-stone-chargers

micks_address

hi folks,

i have a zappi and set it to 60 amps device limit for grid import/load balancing when the car is charging and other things running. It works as expected but i can see it touch above 12kwh import at some points at night - What do people generally set this to? Im on a single phase connection.

Cheers,

Mick

MBSnr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123512538#Comment_123512538

RD0041-AC07-V1.07 is out for the BG SyncEV 2.

Release notes
Enhance the priority of network communication and solve the problem of data loss in network communication 

I did see, with the previous version, the unit drop offline at times.

zg3409

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123578196#Comment_123578196

50 amps is recommended limit for a typical home.

demello

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123511502#Comment_123511502

Hi, I got a similar email, but have done nothing about it yet. Did you decide which company to switch to?

thespecialon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123511502#Comment_123511502

Yes got the same email today. Looks like it will just function as a 'dumb' charger from then on. A pain but at least most cars can schedule

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123611406#Comment_123611406

got the same from EO for my mini 2. I am pretty annoyed, the app is very basic but the scheduled charging element is useful not sure why they need to shut that down.

Masala

Hi All…. am getting a PHEV 1.5 petrol next week. Am with Electric Ireland and just rang them for a 'EV Night Rate' and quoted me 15¢ per unit inclusive of VAT. My current rate is 31.88¢ a unit

So - will have to move Supplier…..!!!

Anyone got a handle on whats /who is BEST to move to??

Any help will be a help….. Many thanks all

zg3409

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123617359#Comment_123617359

What is daily commute distance round trip in km? If you assume you drive 100km per day that's 20 units of energy per night. Then go to www.energypal.ie and see best plan to be on using your actual smart meter data. Then add some EV usage. You probably could be on a better lower cost plan but if your daily driving is low owning an EV for NOT mean you should be on an EV plan and but any plan of any name that is cheapest overall. A lot of EV plans have a high day rate ruling out any savings

Masala

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123617499#Comment_123617499

Hi… many thankd for the reply…..

Am doing 25km a day just to work (return). So a Sunday night charge could get me to Thurs….

Masala

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123617722#Comment_123617722

Update … rang back EI after looking at the Energypal.ie site.

So the offer is :

Day Rate 0800-11pm .343d¢

Night Rate 11pm to 0800am .1693¢

EV rate 02am to 0600am : .0994¢

All including VAT. Rates slightly higher as I am midway through my Annual Contract…. they will do better for me on renewal next Jan 26. Have to lose my Equaliser Payment arrangement and just pay DD from now on.

zg3409

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123617887#Comment_123617887

It will cost you approximately 5 units of electricity to refill car after 25km trip or 50c. I expect you non EV usage will impact your bill more including the daily charges which vary by plan

carq

looking for help

Got an ohme epod installed and using for the first time to charge a kia ev3.

When i plug the cable in each, nothing happens on the ohme app and the vehicle appears ‘unplugged’ . It has never moved from this status .

On the kia, the plus indicator on exterior remains the same colour - blue and does not show charging, it only shows green for a few seconds after i remove the cable.
on interior the dash at least shows the green connector symbol when cable is in.

is my issue with the charger or the car?

JohnySwan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123617887#Comment_123617887

Night boost is 02:00 - 04:00 afaik.