Thanks for the balanced and honest reviews, Nicolas. They're appreciated. We'll not have a home charger in the foreseeable future, unless the law changes, because of having no off street parking, but keeping an eye on the technology is educational and interesting, 🙂👍
I love my Zappi, one point to note tho, is you have to be exporting a minimum of 1.4kW before it'll kick in & start charging the car. Any less & it'll just say waiting for surplus. When u had the app showing on the screen it had paused the charge due to insufficient solar generation!
Great video, thank you. you kept saying you can make it so it doesn't drain a battery, but how do you make sure it DOES drain a battery? + is that configurable? i.e. drain the battery, but only down to 50% then leave the remainder for the evening's home usage. Thanks!
Zappi is a great charger. Though you cannot use a third CT clamp to monitor batteries if your batteries are DC. AC is fine. Thats what their help line told me.
Technically right but all home units tend to be DC however it will go threw an AC converter before entering your homes electrics so to monitor it you put the CT clamp on the tail leaving the battery as the DC to AC converter is usally part of the battery packaging unless you've made your own or have some Chinese brand system in which case you put it after the inverter
@@NicolasRaimo Thanks. I did ring Myenergi to try and sort this so I could monitor the batteries etc via the hub, I even gave them the battery name and model number and was told it wasn't possible. I think its because I have a growatt hybrid inverter, so both the batteries and solar input the same inverter, with 1 ac out to the electrics. I'm no expert though. Your thoughts?
Hi Thanks for making this vid. It has just answered all the questions i had, primarily how to avoid the battery discharging into the car when i am wanting to save the battery for the house peak. Regards. Looking forward to more vids
Harvi signal struggles over 30-40 metres depending on obstructions. It can only limit or see 65A (I think) also, so if your trying to protect 100A fuse from overloading, need to hard wire the CT's straight to zappi
21:35 As an Ex Network Engineer/Planner, there's virtually NO EXCUSE for your servers to be unavailable due to a 'Network' issue. This is basically a unprotected backbone with no diversity either through using a single provider, or using multiple provider's using the last hop over the same infrastructure (Duct, Path, Exchange, Colocation, Provider etc etc). It's poor disaster recovery planning to have your services provided over the same Operator/Path/ or duct. Everyone in the business could tell them they need a diverse Network with multiple providers entering the building from at least two independent directions into two Telecoms rooms, at opposite ends of the building, using independent UPS and Generator backed systems for both area's and possibly 2 separate power supplies for both rooms (same for the servers). If you can't do this in house then host it with someone that does, across at least 2 sites interlinked as well for even greater redundancy! There's plenty of colocation sites around with exactly this infrastructure that Virtually Guarantees 100% up time!
Hi Nick, great video. Had good solar today and charging house batteries. When house batteries reached 100% connected EV to charge of solar. But house batteries promptly starting discharging into car. How do I stop that? Would welcome comprehensive video on use of Myenergy app with solar, batteries, eddi, zappi and EV. Many thanks
Or you on a hybrid solar system with battery on same inverter as solar? For this to work your need to get something like home assistant and get zappi and your battery working on that to automate your own fix tweet me on Twitter and I’ll try get someone who’s done same to maybe help, video on installing home assistant on channel
Great video, really helpful. Do you know if the Zappi can be used to charge a house battery system from the grid - ie take the low tariff (Octopus Go) at night and charge the house battery if the EV doesn't need it or is not connected?
Hi Nick, great video as always. Have you had chance to do an up to date review of the Andersen A2 yet.? I'm kinda leaning toward the Andersen but have started to read its maybe not as good as it claims(?) so now thinking about the less aesthetically pleasing Zappi. We have solar pv, a Solar iBoost and looking to get home battery storage in the next 6 months. Plus we're already on Octopus Agile.
Please feel free to email Andersons saying your waiting for my review before you consider purchasing.... As so far they don't seem to want to be part of this series and I'd very much like them to be
@@NicolasRaimo thanks for the reply Nick. Hmmm... what does that say about Andersen.? You seem to be very knowledgeable with regards to all(?) things ev.... do you know what the average length of charging cable is that is supplied with each car (not the granny charger...)
curious if you have a 3-fas connected home. wont you need 4 clamps? so that the effect meter per fase wil be regulated over the 3 fases to the car charger. Else your main fuses blow out constantly if all 3 fases are being loaded the same. I have a heatpump in my home using sometimes alot on one fase but the other fases are not being used as much.
Zappi still does not work with the VW ID3 when trying to charge on eco mode on a sunny day. As soon as it gets cloudy , the Zappi switches to the house and the car goes to sleep and needs manually waking to charge when the sun comes out. This is a real pain . Robert Llewelyn also had issues with Zappi and the VW ID3 and VW I D4 I gather.
I'm thinking about getting the Ford E-Transit for next year. Am I right in thinking I don't need one of these wall chargers for my home, as I have no solar panels anyway? Considering I could just use the supplied mobile charger with the 32A commando plug (if it is a 32A size plug instead of 16A). What are the pros/cons of one over the other? I've been looking at some of your other videos but not yet found anything about this.
Hi Tommy the van will come with a type 2 to type 2 plug your need a home charger unit like this to plug it in at home, this unit is one of a few chargers this one shown is just better for solar or battery storage and also for agile so it lets you future proof your install but check out the other chargers also. If you go to my playlist section on my channel theres a link to all the reviews. There is also a link to why you shouldn't be charging using a 3 pin plug and why i also don't recommend a commando style system the reason for the last 2 is down is the safety aspects that these units come with electrically.
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Thanks for the balanced and honest reviews, Nicolas. They're appreciated. We'll not have a home charger in the foreseeable future, unless the law changes, because of having no off street parking, but keeping an eye on the technology is educational and interesting, 🙂👍
I love my Zappi, one point to note tho, is you have to be exporting a minimum of 1.4kW before it'll kick in & start charging the car. Any less & it'll just say waiting for surplus. When u had the app showing on the screen it had paused the charge due to insufficient solar generation!
Great video, thank you. you kept saying you can make it so it doesn't drain a battery, but how do you make sure it DOES drain a battery? + is that configurable? i.e. drain the battery, but only down to 50% then leave the remainder for the evening's home usage. Thanks!
Zappi is a great charger. Though you cannot use a third CT clamp to monitor batteries if your batteries are DC. AC is fine. Thats what their help line told me.
Technically right but all home units tend to be DC however it will go threw an AC converter before entering your homes electrics so to monitor it you put the CT clamp on the tail leaving the battery as the DC to AC converter is usally part of the battery packaging unless you've made your own or have some Chinese brand system in which case you put it after the inverter
@@NicolasRaimo Thanks. I did ring Myenergi to try and sort this so I could monitor the batteries etc via the hub, I even gave them the battery name and model number and was told it wasn't possible. I think its because I have a growatt hybrid inverter, so both the batteries and solar input the same inverter, with 1 ac out to the electrics. I'm no expert though. Your thoughts?
@@lmlmlmjm yes kinda, there is a setting on the CT clamp for your system thou called “battery and solar”
@@NicolasRaimo Thanks again. The solar installer did try that, but again didn't work. As I can only use 1 ct it needs to be set to generation.
Hi Thanks for making this vid. It has just answered all the questions i had, primarily how to avoid the battery discharging into the car when i am wanting to save the battery for the house peak. Regards. Looking forward to more vids
Glad I helped Ian play stay subscribed
Great video, good knowledge and advice, let’s hope that Zappi listen to your excellent suggestions for improvements.
Zappi DID make pretty much ALL my ideas for improvements! Ill be doing a side by side video soon!
To avoid the flickering set you shutter speed to 1/50 of a second for 25fps, If you already did, then you'll need to adjust untill no flickering
Harvi signal struggles over 30-40 metres depending on obstructions. It can only limit or see 65A (I think) also, so if your trying to protect 100A fuse from overloading, need to hard wire the CT's straight to zappi
I believe they have a new harvi that will be 100a hoping to re review zappi soon!
21:35 As an Ex Network Engineer/Planner, there's virtually NO EXCUSE for your servers to be unavailable due to a 'Network' issue. This is basically a unprotected backbone with no diversity either through using a single provider, or using multiple provider's using the last hop over the same infrastructure (Duct, Path, Exchange, Colocation, Provider etc etc).
It's poor disaster recovery planning to have your services provided over the same Operator/Path/ or duct.
Everyone in the business could tell them they need a diverse Network with multiple providers entering the building from at least two independent directions into two Telecoms rooms, at opposite ends of the building, using independent UPS and Generator backed systems for both area's and possibly 2 separate power supplies for both rooms (same for the servers). If you can't do this in house then host it with someone that does, across at least 2 sites interlinked as well for even greater redundancy!
There's plenty of colocation sites around with exactly this infrastructure that Virtually Guarantees 100% up time!
Hi Nick, great video. Had good solar today and charging house batteries. When house batteries reached 100% connected EV to charge of solar. But house batteries promptly starting discharging into car. How do I stop that? Would welcome comprehensive video on use of Myenergy app with solar, batteries, eddi, zappi and EV. Many thanks
You got a Ct on the battery? So one on grid, one on solar and one on battery?
Or you on a hybrid solar system with battery on same inverter as solar? For this to work your need to get something like home assistant and get zappi and your battery working on that to automate your own fix tweet me on Twitter and I’ll try get someone who’s done same to maybe help, video on installing home assistant on channel
You only need 1 incoming grid ct to do solar diversion charging and all of the eco modes. The second solar ct is for information display purposes.
indeed you can do solar on just 1 ct, however having 2/3 adds extra data but biggest issue is if you then get a grid battery
Great video, really helpful. Do you know if the Zappi can be used to charge a house battery system from the grid - ie take the low tariff (Octopus Go) at night and charge the house battery if the EV doesn't need it or is not connected?
Hi Nick, great video as always. Have you had chance to do an up to date review of the Andersen A2 yet.? I'm kinda leaning toward the Andersen but have started to read its maybe not as good as it claims(?) so now thinking about the less aesthetically pleasing Zappi. We have solar pv, a Solar iBoost and looking to get home battery storage in the next 6 months. Plus we're already on Octopus Agile.
Please feel free to email Andersons saying your waiting for my review before you consider purchasing.... As so far they don't seem to want to be part of this series and I'd very much like them to be
@@NicolasRaimo thanks for the reply Nick. Hmmm... what does that say about Andersen.? You seem to be very knowledgeable with regards to all(?) things ev.... do you know what the average length of charging cable is that is supplied with each car (not the granny charger...)
Very informative thanks
curious if you have a 3-fas connected home. wont you need 4 clamps? so that the effect meter per fase wil be regulated over the 3 fases to the car charger. Else your main fuses blow out constantly if all 3 fases are being loaded the same. I have a heatpump in my home using sometimes alot on one fase but the other fases are not being used as much.
Any chance to compare with V2C Trydan? Maybe better price and more features...
Looks vastly more expensive when I just googled it…
Zappi still does not work with the VW ID3 when trying to charge on eco mode on a sunny day. As soon as it gets cloudy , the Zappi switches to the house and the car goes to sleep and needs manually waking to charge when the sun comes out. This is a real pain . Robert Llewelyn also had issues with Zappi and the VW ID3 and VW I D4 I gather.
Hi Leo i've heard via the grape vine ID3 is now working
@@NicolasRaimo it wasn’t last weekend! Fingers crossed I’ll ask my friend with a ID3
@@leoclarke6462 it may need a dealer trip to update it
May sound like a silly question, but is your charge timer off? It might be reverting back to that.
Excellent video, thank you
I didn't understand what the CT Clamps are all about. I'll have to research it.
CT is current transformer they monitor what electricity passes them either FROM the national GRID to your home or from the SOLAR array to your home
Thankyou for this very informative video
Great video thanks! Does anyone have any experience with zappi and MG5 ev? Hoping it works wel together? And not the same as the vw
have you tried the MG forum?
I'm thinking about getting the Ford E-Transit for next year. Am I right in thinking I don't need one of these wall chargers for my home, as I have no solar panels anyway? Considering I could just use the supplied mobile charger with the 32A commando plug (if it is a 32A size plug instead of 16A).
What are the pros/cons of one over the other? I've been looking at some of your other videos but not yet found anything about this.
Hi Tommy the van will come with a type 2 to type 2 plug your need a home charger unit like this to plug it in at home, this unit is one of a few chargers this one shown is just better for solar or battery storage and also for agile so it lets you future proof your install but check out the other chargers also. If you go to my playlist section on my channel theres a link to all the reviews. There is also a link to why you shouldn't be charging using a 3 pin plug and why i also don't recommend a commando style system the reason for the last 2 is down is the safety aspects that these units come with electrically.
I just installed Zappi V2 yesterday, but for some reasons, my app doesn't even show Solar Icon, any body can please tell me what I have done wrong?
Not wired or setup Ct
Amazing video!
Glad you think so!
At the moment only one CT Clamp with grid
Surely most people must be using WIFI CT Clamps, as how many people have a router/Ethernet either close to their Grid Input, etc?
See cable called EV Ultra ;)
Thanks
Hurry up Ohme. Ohme Agile integration seems better but no PV integration although long promised
Is it okay for the car to constantly change the power level being applied?
Yes, just like driving your constantly changing power level
Great video
Zappi is physically unnecessary large. I know it meant for cable looping around it but that is possible with a smaller unit also.
There's 2 arguments that 1 it provides extra space for cooling and 2 it means you can use it to wrap cable round....