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RobOwen
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No pre-setting is available on the GX3h. The only way round might be to have some sort of timer on your charger supply, if it could handle the load.
dave336d said:
Yes dave336d,
Before I got my Polar from Chargemaster (free of charge (pardon the pun), I was using a WEMO socket I bought from Maplin.
Mine was able to handle the power and because it connects to your wifi you control the times it switches on from your smartphone - and from anywhere in the world.
I thought it was great! and it did the job really well for me.
If you have a 16A charger installed, a 16A in circuit immersion heater timer could do the trick see http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lowenergie-Digital-Water-Immersion-Heater-Timer-7-day-programmable-16A-switch-/330868293197. Of course get a sparky to install, and check that your charging point re starts charging automatically when powered. Obviously if you have a 32A charger installed you'd need timer switch also rated at 32A ( for your next 32A car!)
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PeterGalbavy
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"Things wot I have discovered"
I bought a similar WiFi socket, the Efergy Ego, and that works great for 13A socket charging. Turns out DLink do one as well, probably based on the same base hardware/firmware (DSP-W215 I think). Both will also measure energy used but from experience the Efergy is pretty rudimentary and only does Watts and not voltage or current.
Rolec do a 16A/32A EVSE called the "Economy Boost" that has a built in timer, much like the immersion heater switch mentioned above, but GET THIS: It's not on the OLEV approved list of models - so no grant support.
Another thing - check the clock on your Economy 7 meter. Mine is two hours out (yes, I have corrected for BST!). So set your timer to compensate or try to get the clock adjusted (which is mostly hell). I set mine for 1am - 6:45am which is enough for a full charge and inside my 7 hour window based on the local meter clock.
I continue to use the Efergy WiFi plug with built in timer for now but I am going for Solar PV and ABL EVSE from Phoenix at, hopefully, end of August and I am in the process of moving energy suppliers and I have decided to move away from Economy 7 for the moment. Ecotricity, who I chose even if more expensive, allow you to change month-to-month if necessary between standard and E7 tariffs and I may move back as winters comes and the Solar PV has a shorter production window - and I will ask Phoenix to fix a manual timer.
I bought a similar WiFi socket, the Efergy Ego, and that works great for 13A socket charging. Turns out DLink do one as well, probably based on the same base hardware/firmware (DSP-W215 I think). Both will also measure energy used but from experience the Efergy is pretty rudimentary and only does Watts and not voltage or current.
Rolec do a 16A/32A EVSE called the "Economy Boost" that has a built in timer, much like the immersion heater switch mentioned above, but GET THIS: It's not on the OLEV approved list of models - so no grant support.
Another thing - check the clock on your Economy 7 meter. Mine is two hours out (yes, I have corrected for BST!). So set your timer to compensate or try to get the clock adjusted (which is mostly hell). I set mine for 1am - 6:45am which is enough for a full charge and inside my 7 hour window based on the local meter clock.
I continue to use the Efergy WiFi plug with built in timer for now but I am going for Solar PV and ABL EVSE from Phoenix at, hopefully, end of August and I am in the process of moving energy suppliers and I have decided to move away from Economy 7 for the moment. Ecotricity, who I chose even if more expensive, allow you to change month-to-month if necessary between standard and E7 tariffs and I may move back as winters comes and the Solar PV has a shorter production window - and I will ask Phoenix to fix a manual timer.
