Wow - I see the problem !!! I just checked my own as well.
With the Scheduled Charge, it must of course be on ECO+, so of course, it reverts to that after the charging is conpleted
Best option is probably to set a ridiculously high Export Threshold and Margin, so it basically can never charge again with Solar.
Thanks for the heads-up
Never charge from solar?
That's a bit annoying. Surely the timed boost on the Zappi should charge during that time and then stop afterwards.
Bit of a major flaw if the only way to stop that it to render it useless for it's original purpose ie smart charging from solar.
What about the standard fast mode(not eco at all?)
But yeah now with 5c import you'd be be better off charging on cheap rate and export during the day. Unless you need more than the 2-5 can supply
That's what I'm trying to do, get a 3hr boost 2-5 but if the charge won't stop then from 5 onwards it'll drain the battery again.
If it's on fast then won't that make it charge all the time ie ignore the boost timer?
I disable the JKBMS discharge when charging car during the evening. This is done automatically via HA
You possibly the battery is taking over from the grid.
Can the zappi be stopped charging 5 minutes before the inverter stopped charging and then the inverter doesn't keep the zappi charging
You mean stop the car charge first while the battery is still charging? I can give it a go, I'll change the boost timer to 2hr 45min instead of 3hrs.
Need to go higher?
Can you not ignore the Zappi timer, set it to FAST and time your charge from the EV? You can change Zappi back to ECO+ or whatever during waking hours via the App
Yeah I'll try that too, VW timed charging has been sketchy but I've never tried before.
I've got it set for 2hr 45min tonight and the battery charge to continue for 15 minutes longer so will see how that pans out.
Success...
But are you going to block daytime charging to maximize exporting.
It will certainly be
Anyone awake at this fine hour?
Does it look like I've blown my main fuse?
Timed charge started as scheduled at 2am, car charging and house battery charging. Total load was around 12kW.
2:20am the power went out. No fuses tripped, but no power. It's not an outage, light still visible at the neighbours house.
Popped out the main fuse and it looks like it has some damage?
Did you get sorted? Was it definitely that cartridge fuse or was it the main ESB fuse in meter cabinet?
I think that's called a Diazed or Neozed fuse, and they are a safety risk as they can come loose and burn out rather than trip. The lads in the electrical forum will know for sure.
12kW is around 52A. What is the fuse rated for?
It's a 63a fuse.
Twas blown alright. Back up and running thanks to a life saving local boardsie.
I'll get to a wholesaler tomorrow and buy a few spares just in case.
I think you'd be better off getting it replaced with a non-twist-in type.
I think its a lever type, Fuse sits in the holder and then gets pushed in.
But I agree, Get it replaced with an MCB if you can.
Dammit!!!
Just realised that the time was set wrong on the inverter. It was reading 2am when it was only 1am which means I've been pumping from the grid to the battery on the wrong time scale.
That's about €1.75 a night burned.
You should keep that private 😂
A question on a standard day/night meter time.
My meter is 30 mins slower from actual time.
Is the time on the meter summer or winter time?
I want to avoid using any unnecesary day units
Meter is on UTC, so when the meter is after 2300 and before 8:00 meter time you are on night rate.
Great question. We should answer and sticky this since it will come up every spring and fall!
I think I am correct - but someone check for sanity.
The Meter. The time on this is never going to change - its locked to the same time all year. SO for exmaple mine says 8:55 today when it is 9:55 am.
The inverter. The time on this is updated by you - and can "lag" ie be slower or faster. Advisable to keep an eye on it. It can also forom time to time change based on reboots or updates driven by the you or support remotely! Best to make sure its not drifted too far from the Supplier time!
The Supplier Time. You will have to manage what is the right time for charging/discharging etc based ont the tariff you sign up with the supplier. This is different for different tariffs - and can make a difference on what you pay. Not going to provide a general answer here as all tariffs and supplier potentially are not the same.
I bake in a 5 minute gap between the start of night rate and when i start charging. I do the same on ending charge around the chnage to the higher tariff of day rate. This allows a little drift to not affect me too much.
TLDR; add 30 minutes to your calculations of charge time.
Ok, so as UTC doesn't change all year, and my meter is UTC +30 mins, my current night rate is:
2230-0830.
When the clock changes in winter it will be:
2230-0730
Duble check those summer times... from this thread - mine is on untill 9am at the moment with EI. I just asked saem question a few days ago in this thread!
https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058316513/ei-night-rate-times-summer-time#latest
Daylight savings push us to UTC +1
What time is on your meter when it is 14:00?
If the meter was correct it should be 13:00.
But you said it's 30 mins slow from actual time, so at 14;00 it will show 13:30.
During summer time that would mean your night rate is from 12:30am to 9:30(actual time)
And in winter timer it will be from 23:30 to 8:30 (actual time)
Well actually.... Irish Standard Time is UTC+1, which takes place during the summer. We then operate negative daylight savings time during the winter months. It has the same functional effect as our neighbours in the UK, but their standard time is UTC+0 during winter and then add an hour during summer months.
TIL I always thought it was Irish Summer time.. a bit like BST.. But no we had to be different.
I know the plan? proposal for scrapping DST is to stay on IST year round. I'm all for that too.
@graememk See comments in bold
What time is on your meter when it is 14:00? 13:30
During summer time that would mean your night rate is from 12:30am to 9:30(actual time) That was my thought initially, but I noticed I used one day unit this morning between 9 and 9.30 when i checked the meter.
Or is it the other way around. Lets step this out in 30 min intervals.
Yep, got it backwards
your night time is currently from 23:30 - 8:30
and then goes back to 22:30/7:30
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