Overnight Granny Charging

[DanLH]

I'm collecting my SE SR on Friday and until I get my Zappi installed I am going to make do with the granny charger to top up. I've already moved over to the Octopus Go tariff which gives me cheaper rates between 12:30am and 4:30am so I want to take advantage of that.

My question is, does the iSmart app allow you to set charging times so that I can plug the car in of an evening and it will only charge itself during a time that I set (ie when the electricity is cheapest in the middle of the night), or can I only start/stop the charging manually through the app?

TIA

 

[siteguru]

iSMART (as well as the car) supports charging schedules.

 

[DanLH]

That's great, thanks for that!

 

[Diggsy]

Just make sure you only use one or the other when you get the Zappi (preferably the Zappi) as you’ll have issues otherwise

 

[Deleted member 12787]

I would echo what Diggsy says - preferably use the Zappi to schedule charging - I'm not sure if setting a schedule in the car would affect the charging at a public charger where you probably need it to start charging straight away.

 

[nerfmg]

I used to control it via a home smart plug... the granny charger

 

[ukslim]

I used to control it via a home smart plug... the granny charger

I would be very slightly nervous about smart plugs being up to the current. They're (usually) rated for it, but I've seen warnings to be careful even with a dishwasher.

 

[tsedge]

I would be very slightly nervous about smart plugs being up to the current. They're (usually) rated for it, but I've seen warnings to be careful even with a dishwasher.

A lot of them are 13A but only 10A continuous. I would want to set to 6A max if using one to have a good margin.

 

[Rolfe]

I've heard so much about plugs overheating (although to be fair mine stays stone cold), I'd be nervous about adding another layer of connections to the circuit, to be honest.

 

[wizzer99]

I'm collecting my SE SR on Friday and until I get my Zappi installed I am going to make do with the granny charger to top up. I've already moved over to the Octopus Go tariff which gives me cheaper rates between 12:30am and 4:30am so I want to take advantage of that.

My question is, does the iSmart app allow you to set charging times so that I can plug the car in of an evening and it will only charge itself during a time that I set (ie when the electricity is cheapest in the middle of the night), or can I only start/stop the charging manually through the app?

TIA

Yes it does. You can set scheduled charging. Plug in and car will only charge within the times you set