Evjuicion Type 2 EV Cable Holder, Wall Mount Organiser
Evjuicion Type 2 EV Cable Holder, Wall Mount Organiser for Electric Car with IEC 51296-2 Plugs, Weather Proof Holder for Most EU EV Charging Cable Tidy, Including Mounting Kit Black
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EVJUICION PRODUCTS
| Weight: | 500 g |
| Dimensions: | 15 x 15 x 10 cm; 500 Grams |
| Brand: | Evjuicion |
| Model: | ev cable tidy |
| Manufacture: | EVJUICION |
| Dimensions: | 15 x 15 x 10 cm; 500 Grams |
App. Wouldn’t load first time but didn’t need to use immediately so left for a few days then retried and bingo all loaded okay and equipment function is now just as advertised.
This is a Chinese product that is asking for to much information it simply does not need to know. If you don’t answer the questions, then you do not get access to all the facilities, such as monitoring the charging. I chose not to answer the questions and therefore just plug it in and charge the car.
Having used a couple of home (3-PIN granny) chargers and them subsequently breaking / not functioning correctly, this so far by far feels the most sturdy and solid one.
Has a nice clean / sleek look to the charger and once connected to the app, which was an easy process, is full of features!
Had one issue initially, the advert stated you could change the amps via the app if you wanted to load limit what the charger was pulling. However this was not functioning correctly. When I reached out to support they responded quickly and confirmed it was an app version issue. They updated their app (a couple of times over the last couple of weeks) which shows they are keen on development and continuing support. All is now working great including scheduling, amp changes to name a couple.
The charger arrived the day after I ordered it and was well packaged. I was very impressed with the qwality of the product which looks of very high quality and comes with a carry bag for storage.
The dedicated app CANT be downloaded from Google or iPhone directly and you need to allow app installs from other sources on your phone and scanning the QR code installs the app.
Some of the app terminology is a little counter intuitive when you first use it. For example it refers to a scheduled charge as a booking.
You can setup your tariff charges for peak and off peak. I switched to a British Gas Electric vehicle tariff as I was already with them and it was easy to do. I specified both rates in the app as this then delivers cost of individual charges.
The setup of the app walks you through binding the app to the charger and WiFi and Bluetooth configurations as you can use either, a bonus if you intend to use the charger where you have no WiFi connection. Bluetooth can be disabled in the app but you are given an alert that this is the case when you next start the app.
The first time I used the charger I set it to charge immediately to make sure it worked, with no problems.
One good thing is that you can choose the ampage output on the app but I couldn’t find any way to do this until after the charge had started when you get an option to modify output. Maybe I’m missing something and have queried this through the app support.
When selecting the output ampage this has a scale from 6A,to 16A and allows you to use the higher setting even though the fuse on the plug is rated at 13A the limit in UK.
Maybe this is for other countries? Having used it on 16A which it seemed to default to on first use and before I realised I could alter the output while it was charging it didn’t blow the fuse or trip my fuse box and I suspect it’s throlled back to 23A.
It’s very useful you can adjust the output to avoid a possible overload on your ring main, particularly if using during the day when you may be using your kettle or washing machine that draw alot of current.
The first time I sceduled a night charge it didn’t work. Maybe I made a mistake playing with the app too much after I’d set it. When I tried a second time it started charging earlier than I thought I’d set but again it was possibly user error. To make sure I tried again and sat up till the set time 00.01 to ensure it started charging before going to bed.
I’ve not had any trouble since and it’s worked as it should since, showing the ongoung charge data. There is a history section in the app that allows you to review this split in to day, week, month and year.
Once a scheduled time is set it pops up to confirm this but thereafter I could not find a screen to verify the scheduled time to double check this. You can cancel a scheduled charge before it starts or stop it while charging.
When checking the app status it can take a short time to update itself, possibly because I it was using Bluetooth and I was not very close to the charger. If you are only using this at home you may as well just use your WiFi connection.
It’s not made clear if the app only communicates the scheduled charge times immediately it’s set or only at the time it’s set for, so don’t know what would happen if you switched off your phone or it was disconnected from your WiFi at the time of the scheduled charge. As I only intend to use this at home and always have my phone on its not an issue for me.
The app could be a bit slicker and intuitive to use and it does take a bit of learning to understand all it’s features and I had to reread the manual that is accessible on the app and is somewhat confusing at first read. I also went and watched the short video and looked at the description on Amazon to be sure I was using it correctly.
Flicking between ampage output settings while on a charge is very useful and it then shows you in the live monitor how many Kwh it’s using based on that output.
As my fusebox is quite old with no RCD cutout I purchased an RCD plug from Amazon that plugs straight into the wall outlet for added protection.
Overall and having spend a few days using the product I’m very happy with it. The quality of the charger, lead and socket appears excellent giving me confidence. It’s not got hot at all during use.
Given the charger can fully charge my 11kw battery in the 5 hour cheap rate slot, I really have no need for a wall charger and may have saved myself 1000 plus to have one fitted.
I’d have given this product 5 STARS if the app was a little easier to use. FYI you cannot set a charge without the app.
I hope you find this information useful.