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

finneys13

zg3409 wrote: »

You need to include a photo of the car with the reg showing, I suspect the same car getting the grant twice might be suspicious. You may also have insurance/legal issues if car is not registered to the address where it is normally kept. Would the owner surname be the same?

I would check the small print and any insurance or if penalty points were posted out to the registered address and you never got the letter in time.

If that works we could all chip in for a boards.ie EV we buy for a month and all claim the grant at every address we can think of using the same car passed around.

Yeah, I would be the registered owner still. No different to moving house

Cyrus

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

All sorted and installed (the EO Smart Mini), a couple of quick questions...

Can't get the app working, it downloaded but isn't saying the carcis charging when it is. The play store has poor reviews for the app (the blue one) and installee said it cam be temperamental. There is a white app, is that any better?

And another dumb question, what is to stop someone from plugging in to charge while you are not home.

the white one is for the EO Pro i believe the blue one is the one for your set up

mine works ok on ios its pretty basic though

to the second qn nothing really, i have cctv and my charger only works on night time rates but that aside

eagerv

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

All sorted and installed (the EO Smart Mini), a couple of quick questions...

Can't get the app working, it downloaded but isn't saying the carcis charging when it is. The play store has poor reviews for the app (the blue one) and installee said it cam be temperamental. There is a white app, is that any better?

And another dumb question, what is to stop someone from plugging in to charge while you are not home.

A risky thing to do for the sake of a few Euros.


A bigger risk I would have thought is the unit being stolen. They aren't exactly cheap and now with the cut-off switch being installed there is less chance of the scrote frying himself..:D

DrPhilG

zg3409 wrote: »

You need to include a photo of the car with the reg showing

Since when?

Cyrus

DrPhilG wrote: »

Since when?

not sure but it was on the form i get in march

DrPhilG

Cyrus wrote: »

not sure but it was on the form i get in march

I applied and was accepted last week. No mention of a car pic.

JPA

DrPhilG wrote: »

I applied and was accepted last week. No mention of a car pic.

You will have to send more documentation and proof to actually get the grant.

Sheep Shagger

DrPhilG wrote: »

I applied and was accepted last week. No mention of a car pic.

Its on the form I am filling in to post off now.

Clear photo of the charger installed
Clear photo of the car reg

JohnC.

Applied for grant approval about 4:15 Monday afternoon. Approval came in the post this morning, Wednesday! Didn’t expect it that fast.

unattendedbag

JohnC. wrote: »

Applied for grant approval about 4:15 Monday afternoon. Approval came in the post this morning, Wednesday! Didn’t expect it that fast.

Yea approval is pretty quick. Getting an installation is another matter. Nearly 4 weeks since I paid electric Ireland and not a peep.

DrPhilG

My installer is due hopefully within 2 weeks. Full solar install at the same time.

Nedved85

Just throwing it out there - I *might* get a new charger in the next month or so to replace my Zappi Gen 1 - Type 2 connector, Hub and CT Clamp.

Would anyone be interested in purchasing that off me?

Reason for sale is that I am unlikely to get Solar in the near future.

Alkers

ustari wrote: »

Hi all,

Looking at potentially purchasing a 16/17 XC90 hybrid. The electric functionality doesn't seem great on it in terms of distance but would suit me for the majority of journeys and it is cheaper to import due to lower VRT.

I have that using a normal 13A socket it takes 7 hours or so to charger.

Would be willing to install a charger for the long term especially with the grant.

Some questions:
Are there tethered chargers that people would recommend that includes or allows for 2 charging cables? Wife's current car is diesel but can see her next being at least hybrid so perhaps opportunity to future proof our home somewhat for that. Would probably need to 6 or 7 metres (depending on location of charge point on car).
There is an existing external socket on the house that is IP66, would this make the install any easier?

We are a private residence so could install where we want but think the existing socket location would work relatively well.

Thank you.

You realistically will hardly ever need to fast charge two vehicles each night. If you have a phev and a bev put the bev on the charger and use your existing external socket with the granny charger for the phev. It's unlikely you'd be using the full range of a bev every day also.

xboxdad

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Its on the form I am filling in to post off now.

Clear photo of the charger installed
Clear photo of the car reg

How do you send pictures to them?
Do I need to go somewhere to get them printed in color and send everything via post?
...or can it be done fully or partially via email?

chewed

xboxdad wrote:

How do you send pictures to them? Do I need to go somewhere to get them printed in color and send everything via post? ...or can it be done fully or partially via email?

Yes. They won't accept anything by email. I have a basic colour printer at home so was able to print them out.

slave1

chewed wrote: »

Yes. They won't accept anything by email....

2020 and don't accept email, all that time/effort/ink/paper wasted, honestly:rolleyes:

Sheep Shagger

chewed wrote: »

Yes. They won't accept anything by email. I have a basic colour printer at home so was able to print them out.

Doesn't actually say they have to be colour and our printer is B&W.

Took a photo of each on my phone and printed both from there, came out very clear.

xboxdad

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Doesn't actually say they have to be colour and our printer is B&W.

Took a photo of each on my phone and printed both from there, came out very clear.

We have a B&W printer too. Did they accept your photos?

MJohnston

slave1 wrote: »

2020 and don't accept email, all that time/effort/ink/paper wasted, honestly:rolleyes:

This from the Sustainable energy authority of Ireland, no less.

mp3guy

MJohnston wrote: »

This from the Sustainable energy authority of Ireland, no less.

In fairness paper is a renewable resource.

dub3075

Can anyone tell me the cheapest place I can purchase an EO mini. Have an electrician to do the installation for me.

chewed

Anyone using the Wallbox Pulsar Plus? I got one installed the other day. I was able to connect via Bluetooth and play around with the app. Then I changed connectivity to wifi, using my main router. A few hours later, it disconnected. I had to go out and reconnect via Bluetooth and set up the wifi again. Next day the wifi disappeared again and my router wasn't even listed anymore, or any of the other routers around the area!

Also, whenever I want to connect via Bluetooth i have to have the Location settings ON. I wasn't able to pair the phone with the Wallbox itself.

Not sure if this is an issue with the wallbox itself, or my wifi.

MJohnston

mp3guy wrote: »

In fairness paper is a renewable resource.

Renewable doesn't necessarily mean sustainable

Felexicon

chewed wrote: »

Anyone using the Wallbox Pulsar Plus? I got one installed the other day. I was able to connect via Bluetooth and play around with the app. Then I changed connectivity to wifi, using my main router. A few hours later, it disconnected. I had to go out and reconnect via Bluetooth and set up the wifi again. Next day the wifi disappeared again and my router wasn't even listed anymore, or any of the other routers around the area!

Also, whenever I want to connect via Bluetooth i have to have the Location settings ON. I wasn't able to pair the phone with the Wallbox itself.

Not sure if this is an issue with the wallbox itself, or my wifi.

What software version is on your unit?

To check, connect through bluetooth, hit the settings cog in top right corner and then choose charger info

Sheep Shagger

Seems you can disable the EO Mini in the app say if you are going away by pressing the lock in the app.

Or put a small padlock on isolator or flick the switch on fuse board.

chewed

Felexicon wrote:

What software version is on your unit?

Felexicon wrote:

To check, connect through bluetooth, hit the settings cog in top right corner and then choose charger info

It says 4.3.14

Felexicon

chewed wrote: »

It says 4.3.14

Yeah you should be ok with that.

Is your router far from the charger?

drunkmonkey

dub3075 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me the cheapest place I can purchase an EO mini. Have an electrician to do the installation for me.

I need to know the same,

Who's the Irish distributors?

chewed

Felexicon wrote:

Is your router far from the charger?

No. Only about 6 metres.

Sheep Shagger

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I need to know the same,

Who's the Irish distributors?

You could contact the manufacturer directly, they are also on twitter.

https://www.eocharging.com/contact-us