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

Anyone any suggestions at all on

Home chargers and installers?

I don't really understand the difference between tethered and untethered?

Do we have any zappi experts here? The uncle got one installed and having a few problems with it, I had a look today but my first time ever using one so learning myself

The unit is set to default at fast, so you'd be expecting 7kw or so. However, at bottom of screen it says eco and no matter what I did I couldn't get it to display fast, any ideas? It's only been charging at 1.4 kw or so for him.

Secondly, I found how to put it in boost, and it ramped up to almost 7kw but after a short while it would cut off and some message about bad voltage.

Any ideas how to get this charger working straightforward at proper speed? His daughter has one and that just defaults to fast no problem.

The one thing I can think of is different is he has solar and his daughter doesn't

Really? I thought you didn't install them anymore, they interfered with getting your breakfast roll or something 🤔

Hi folks, in search of some advice. I’m likely to be getting a 2019 Hyundai Kona EV, so need advice on a home EV charger. I intend to get solar PV panels installed later this year, so I would need the EV charger to be compatible with most solar PV inverters. Also, we are a two car house, and I expect the time will come in within the next 5 years where the main car will end up being a more modern EV than the 2019 Hyundai Kona - hence I would want the home EV charger to be future proofed for new EVs on the market now and near future. I live in a typical semi d with a driveway, where there will be no issue installing the home EV charger on the side wall of the house which backs on to the fuse board. It would be nice (but not critical) if I could also control and monitor the EV charger via my smartphone. All advice on the home EV charger that best suits my needs would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!

When the charger grant is approved do you get an email or does the money just appear in your account? Sent the docs in mid December.

My parents got the Autel charger installed last year (via Smartzone), the installer said the main incoming cable to the DB will need to be upgraded to carry the current of the EV and house. The installer took all boxes, manuals, etc with him and said when the work is done on the cable upgrade to ring Smartzone to finish the install. While that work was being done Smartzone has gone bust and the parent's EV charger is useless because they don't have the pin code (it was in the manual).

What can the parent do to get the pin code and get the charger working or is it a case to get a new charger from another company and take the hit?

Thanks, B

If you have received grant approval, installed the charger and had your electrician fill in the forms online, along with the documents / photos that you had to submit, you should then receive an email from the SEAI stating:

"Dear Mr CivilEx

SEAI has now received all documentation required to begin processing your grant payment request. If you did not submit this information please let us know by contacting us as soon as possible, if we don’t hear from you we will proceed with the application.

Please allow for up to 6 to 8 weeks for your payment to be received.

If you have any queries email us at EVChargers@seai.ie or call us on 01-8082100."

The grant monies arrived in my bank account about 5 weeks after receiving that email.

I’m having Eo mini pro installed in fathers house in Cork by Fokearn, they have a good deal at the moment and seem on the ball.

You don’t need to specify contractor.

You can choose any charger from the approved list after grant has been approved.

You must have received approval before the charger is fitted, only takes a few days.

You pay installer, they fit charger, they fill out form which seai email to you with your approval, you get paid grant into your bank account a couple of weeks later.

Tethered makes the most sense, as the cable is already attached. You will want a charger with a type 2 plug for the newer Leaf (and almost all other EVs). I use and recommend the Hypervolt. Discreet, robust, reliable and with good customer care. I see lots of issues with Zappi posted on here and they look like a toilet seat on the wall imo. Zappi is popular because it is easy to integrate with solar and other zappi (myEnergy) products.

You can buy your own charger and still avail of the now €300 grant. Expect quotes to be around €1000 if supplying your own charger and €1400 if getting it supplied. Prices will vary.

That including grant ? 600. Which would bring to 800.

quote excludes the grant which is now only €300 from the start of this month only, so real cost would be €1100

Ah. I applied before cutoff. For me I think install for 800 is fair enough as they supply unit all the bits and labour. If I was to buy the stuff and source sparks probably would be Still around 500.