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@decryption Nice. It has the automatic charging, only charging with excess solar. But it isn't clear how this is detected or if the mode has a minimum of 1.5kW rate of charge and will increase on more solar. I love that feature with the new #Zappi.

Total household electricity consumption since installing the #Zappi EV charger.

I realise I’m late to the game with this, but I find it really interesting to see the house base load (fridge, freezer, lights, WiFi, etc) steady around 200W, with small peaks from cooking. The big peaks are EV charging.

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We got the battery down to about 9% by which point the discharge rate had dropped to about 350W (it seems to start to drop around 18%) so if we want to get it really low we need more time in the equation. Note made.

I had set the #Zappi smart #EV charger to the "Stopped" status to prevent it soaking up the export and when the timed schedule came around to restart the charging as the price dropped, the Zappi did not start to boost. I needed to reset the Zappi status to our default "Eco+" mode for the boost charging session to start. Note made.

So, I think I have all of the settings and controls I need to make this work as smartly as possible, now it's writing the rules and building the automation.

Every day's a learning day. Some days it's college, some days it's kindergarten

At the @myenergiuk stand. The makers of the chargers, particularly designed to work with solar. MyEnergi offer several home Eco energy systems to help reduce carbon footprint, including Libbi modular 5kWh home battery, Eddi diverting energy to hot water storage. @JordeeBrompton

Day 3 at @FullyChargedShw ! Come down today to the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate, to see all things related to EVs and home sustainable energy! 👍

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@SanchoPanzasNo1Donkey
I promised a few unsolicited #Solax tips…
1) Don't trust the app! If it says it's saved a change you've made, refresh then go back and check.
2) An #EVcharger like my #Zappi, needs an extra CT clamp to monitor battery consumption (on a hybrid inverter like Solax). Otherwise it'll drain the #HouseBattery to charge the car.
3) If you have a #SolarDiverter to heat water, like our #iBoost, and you set it to boost on cheap off-peak rates, use Force Time Use… (1/2)