Just added my charger with an Android and works well. Perfect timing for your video. Just had the wall connecter installed Monday and took delivery of my M3 yesterday.
I couldn’t work out where to find the access control settings for the wall connector and this video helped me to know that it’s under powerwall settings. Thanks
Hey Lee as OVO customer it’s amazing for me. $0.08 from 12 to 6 and $0.27 anytime else. They also give $0.11 feed in which is really good at the moment. Now like you I just need to get my battery system fixed … lol
Thankfully our battery system has been fixed and been up and running for a while now. Have actually filmed a video about it, but not had the time to edit. Hopefully I can get that sorted in the few weeks.
After hours of researching Ev's and Plug in Hybrids. I'm about to order a model Y. It's going to be a huge change from our Diesel Toyota Landcruiser 200. I found your channel by far the most informative and entertaining so I'm using your referral link. I was about to ask for it but I just found it above.
Thank you so much Paul, that is most appreciated. I am also very glad that you found the channel informative and entertaining. Very much my intention. ☺️
To save some time watching, this only works for a VERSION 3 (or higher) wall connector. It does not work for versions 1 or 2. UPDATE: After watching Lees video (Apr 2024) it appears I *DO* have a version 3 wall connector, so now I'm going to see what happens when I use the QR code to do its magic. Back in a tick... YAY Iv'e got it working as it should have been all along. I now have the picture of the car in the garage, plus the status of the Wall Connector in the App (which I have never seen before). My installer told me I had a version 2 Wall Connector which was incorrect - lucky I saved the box with the manuals inside. Thanks Lee, your video has made my day. I've been sitting here totally oblivious since June 2022, now I can see the big picture YEEHAA. (That's Australian for YEEHAA)
When I press the button on the wall charger cable, the Tesla charging port cover should open, but it doesn't. Is this an issue with the charger cable? The charging port cover opens when I press it manually and also from the screen, but there is no response specifically from the cable button. However, once charging starts, it works fine.
I turned the circuit breaker of the wall connector off and then on again, but the same issue persists. I just reset (rebooted) the Tesla car, but nothing has changed. (Pressing the button to open the lid does not work in any situation, but pressing the button to close the lid works only under certain conditions. It seems that the lid closes automatically shortly after unplugging the cable after charging, so it might not actually be the button causing the lid to close. Therefore, pressing the button to close the lid should also be considered not working.) However, after charging is complete, it seems that the button does unlock the cable to allow it to be removed.
If you have the chance. Check to see if the charger port opens and closes normally at a supercharger near you. If it works fine on that, then I would guess the issue is with your home connector. If it still happens at the supercharger then I would guess it’s the charge port on the car. Either way, I think it best to reach out to Tesla directly and see if they can help you.
I got my Model 3 a few weeks ago and I was frustrated because I couldn't set the wall charger. After viewing your video, I was able to quickly get the wall charger added to the phone app.
Our Wall Connector is currently sitting under the bed while we are waiting for it to be installed (on the first day of our delivery window in 3 weeks) so I look forward to playing around with the app once its all up and running. We have solar and I plan to use the excess where possible as it's better than getting the $0.052 FIT. I'm still working out if I want to use Charge HQ (which will run with out inverter) or adjust things on the fly. I also need to do some math and work out if it's better to go on one of the EV plans like AGL has or stay on our Grandfathered plan with Simply Energy as we get 30% off if the bill is paid in time. Fun times!
Fun times indeed. I manage the solar going into the car manually and it’s a pain. Not the end of the world, but would much rather be able to automate it. Thankfully since I’m home a lot we can charge during the day from the panels and now have a battery for the home at night. So for now, not taking anything from the grid. Which is nice. 😀
I just had quotes to have one installed and for price versus the amount of kms per day it's not worth it for me. I am just going to keep using my granny charger.
Yeah, I’ve found that most people can get by with the granny charger. We were lucky we we needed to get some electrical work done a few months before we got the car and so the cables were already there and so installation was not that expensive for us.
Love that you can schedule charging times within the app! (Super simple I know)... but I am currently manually adjusting my trickle charge limit every night to make use of off-peak ! 😂
Hey mate, picking up my MY in a couple of weeks and ive been binge watching your contents and im really enjoying it. Keep it the good work. Is your powerwall charging the car? Ive tested my friends car on my newly installed wall charge and it was being powered from the powerwall. Is there anyway to stop this? I just want the charger to use the grid and solar...
Hi, glad you're getting benefit from the content. That's interesting about your mates powerwall. Our powerwall doesn't charge the car. That isn't to say that it couldn't but how our is setup is that we generally only charge the car during the day when we are getting good solar and we wait for the powerwall to be full before the plug the car in. Then the car only takes charge from the solar. Having said that, I have been told that because both the powerwall and the Model Y are Tesla products, if we weren't getting solar and we plugged the car in, it would most likely take power from the powerwall before it took it from the grid. I suppose you could avoid this by changing the settings on the powerwall when then car is plugged in to hold 90% or more in reserve and then the car could only take 10% or less from the powerwall. Of course then you'd need to remember to change that back once the car is full. 🤣 hope that all made sense. ☺️
Yes, you can stop the PW from charging your car. In the Tesla App, go to the HOME main page, then select SETTINGS. Choose Powerwall, then slide the BACKUP RESERVE to 100% (completely to the right). If you want just 10% to go out of the battery, just slide it left a bit. Also, in the CAR Home Screen, reduce the AMPS down to 5, this will give you a trickle charge of just 1.2kW per hour (assuming you are on a single phase 240v outlet). Or, you can use the slider to set the CAR charge limit to ZERO. Yes, it is complicated, but after 1.5 years doing this manually, I have finally got my head around it.
@notacarguy_au from memory you just add your Tesla account to ChargeHQ and they will pickup the powerwall. This will give them solar production and grid import/export
I've tried this about 20 times and I get to "Updating Software" and nothing happens until I get a generic error. Doesn't affect the actual operation of the wall connector though, I can still charge so I guess it's probably not worth worrying about.
I installed a mesh network, including one node in the garage. WIFI is now everywhere in the house (6 nodes in total). TENDA brand, bought off eBay (dirt cheap).
Interesting. I wonder if maybe it’s something about the Lexus that it doesn’t communicate with the Tesla Charger? I don’t see why it shouldn’t, but you never know. 🤷🏻♂️ I’ve used our charger with a BYD, a KIA and a Polestar and it’s worked fine. But I’ve never tried it with a Lexus.
@notacarguy_au Did not use it to charge yet. I will check the amperage on the Tesla app when I do it for the first time. I do all my daily needs by foot here and don't need my car very often. Bless God, that is the good way to go, I use my electric bike most of the time. Have a good one! Maybe buying the S plaid for the German autobahn.
Interesting but not pertinent for me. I don’t have a power wall. And I’ve found that the charging schedule I’ve set up in the car is not something I change. Well, if I’m on a road trip I’ll change it. Still, an interesting video!
@@notacarguy_au Also, I like your style. It’s very relaxed, yet very informative. I never feel like I’ve wasted time watching your videos (and enjoy the Wayne’s World time jumps). I also don’t have to filter out the hyper “look at me” noise to distill the useful and always accessible info you provide. Kudos!
@@ezpoppy55 Thank you very much for taking the time to tell me that. Very kind, glad to hear you're finding the videos helpful. ☺ You know, I hadn't even thought of the transitions being the Wayne's world ones. I'm sure that's where I got it from, but it just seemed to come to me. 🤣
I installed a gen 3 wall connector in my garage today, FINALLY got it connected to wifi (due to having to redo all my wifi settings because the wall connector has asinine restrictions like WPA2 only, 2g only in year 2024, no security filtering, etc...) and now it WILL NOT succesfully connect to the app. This post is pointless, I admit that, and I am only writing it because I am pissed at how obnoxious this is. Shitty $15 wifi LED's off ebay integrate with their phone app better than this thing does.
Why are you doing the video when you cant properly demonstrate. Its the whoke point of the video! You are entertaining and informative, but D+ for effort and organization.
I think I understand were you're coming from but I also think we need to try and keep things are simple as possible. I appreciate that it's best if folks have a better understanding of what is what, but I also think you're fighting a losing battle here.
@@notacarguy_au Not at all. Would you tell people your engine has EFI when it has a carburetor! No, because it's a lie. Always be truthful, then others know the truth. If you called Tesla service and told them your "charger" does not work, they would ask... do your mean the EVSE? When people making videos they should put out correct terms.
@_Sensei_8 Tom is a very cool but has given up on teaching new ev drivers the correct terms about the equipment EV drivers will use. The AC on board charger and the EVSE are two totally different pieces of equipment. Be smart. Don't be a dumb ass 😒
IMO, since EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - and thanks for letting us know what it actually means) applies to EVERY type of charging source, calling a wall connector a wall charger is reasonable as it describes the specific unit as opposed to 'anything'. After all, the power goes through it to get to your car, so it *IS* technically charging your vehicle. If you have a CABLE plugged into your car, it is called a CHARGING CABLE - see my point ?
Greg, do you call EFI a carburetor! No. They do the same job, but you would not tell the repair shop your carburetor needs new jets installed, nor would you tell an EV repair shop your AC charger is not working when it really is the EVSE. Do you care about TRUTH or lies and misinformation.?
Just added my charger with an Android and works well. Perfect timing for your video. Just had the wall connecter installed Monday and took delivery of my M3 yesterday.
That is good timing hope you’re having fun with all your new “toys”. 😉
I couldn’t work out where to find the access control settings for the wall connector and this video helped me to know that it’s under powerwall settings. Thanks
Glad it was helpful. thanks for taking the time to tell me. 🙏🏻☺️
Hey Lee as OVO customer it’s amazing for me.
$0.08 from 12 to 6 and $0.27 anytime else. They also give $0.11 feed in which is really good at the moment.
Now like you I just need to get my battery system fixed … lol
Thankfully our battery system has been fixed and been up and running for a while now. Have actually filmed a video about it, but not had the time to edit. Hopefully I can get that sorted in the few weeks.
After hours of researching Ev's and Plug in Hybrids. I'm about to order a model Y. It's going to be a huge change from our Diesel Toyota Landcruiser 200. I found your channel by far the most informative and entertaining so I'm using your referral link. I was about to ask for it but I just found it above.
Thank you so much Paul, that is most appreciated. I am also very glad that you found the channel informative and entertaining. Very much my intention. ☺️
Great video and I loved the humor. I was able to connect my charger finally thanks.
Thanks for taking the time to tell me. Glad it worked out. ☺️
Thank you for taking the time to keep us informed with the Tesla Y. I am waiting on my delivery date. Learning so much from you.🥰
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. ☺️ Hope your car doesn't take too long to arrive. ☺️
To save some time watching, this only works for a VERSION 3 (or higher) wall connector. It does not work for versions 1 or 2.
UPDATE: After watching Lees video (Apr 2024) it appears I *DO* have a version 3 wall connector, so now I'm going to see what happens when I use the QR code to do its magic. Back in a tick... YAY Iv'e got it working as it should have been all along. I now have the picture of the car in the garage, plus the status of the Wall Connector in the App (which I have never seen before). My installer told me I had a version 2 Wall Connector which was incorrect - lucky I saved the box with the manuals inside. Thanks Lee, your video has made my day. I've been sitting here totally oblivious since June 2022, now I can see the big picture YEEHAA. (That's Australian for YEEHAA)
Thanks Greg, but I've already watched it. 🤷🏻🤣
When I press the button on the wall charger cable, the Tesla charging port cover should open, but it doesn't. Is this an issue with the charger cable? The charging port cover opens when I press it manually and also from the screen, but there is no response specifically from the cable button. However, once charging starts, it works fine.
I turned the circuit breaker of the wall connector off and then on again, but the same issue persists. I just reset (rebooted) the Tesla car, but nothing has changed. (Pressing the button to open the lid does not work in any situation, but pressing the button to close the lid works only under certain conditions. It seems that the lid closes automatically shortly after unplugging the cable after charging, so it might not actually be the button causing the lid to close. Therefore, pressing the button to close the lid should also be considered not working.) However, after charging is complete, it seems that the button does unlock the cable to allow it to be removed.
If you have the chance. Check to see if the charger port opens and closes normally at a supercharger near you.
If it works fine on that, then I would guess the issue is with your home connector. If it still happens at the supercharger then I would guess it’s the charge port on the car.
Either way, I think it best to reach out to Tesla directly and see if they can help you.
I got my Model 3 a few weeks ago and I was frustrated because I couldn't set the wall charger. After viewing your video, I was able to quickly get the wall charger added to the phone app.
Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. It warms my heart to know that this video is helping people. ☺️
Nice find Lee, I had a Tessie automation set up but this is simpler, cheers.
Thanks, glad you found it helpful. ☺️
Our Wall Connector is currently sitting under the bed while we are waiting for it to be installed (on the first day of our delivery window in 3 weeks) so I look forward to playing around with the app once its all up and running.
We have solar and I plan to use the excess where possible as it's better than getting the $0.052 FIT.
I'm still working out if I want to use Charge HQ (which will run with out inverter) or adjust things on the fly.
I also need to do some math and work out if it's better to go on one of the EV plans like AGL has or stay on our Grandfathered plan with Simply Energy as we get 30% off if the bill is paid in time.
Fun times!
Fun times indeed. I manage the solar going into the car manually and it’s a pain. Not the end of the world, but would much rather be able to automate it.
Thankfully since I’m home a lot we can charge during the day from the panels and now have a battery for the home at night. So for now, not taking anything from the grid. Which is nice. 😀
I just had quotes to have one installed and for price versus the amount of kms per day it's not worth it for me. I am just going to keep using my granny charger.
Yeah, I’ve found that most people can get by with the granny charger. We were lucky we we needed to get some electrical work done a few months before we got the car and so the cables were already there and so installation was not that expensive for us.
Love that you can schedule charging times within the app! (Super simple I know)... but I am currently manually adjusting my trickle charge limit every night to make use of off-peak ! 😂
So the "being able to schedule" but in the app now should be able to help you with that now?
I wish you could change the same settings from the tesla app that you can as if you are connected directly to it via it's wifi.
Yeah, it would be nice to have more functionality within the app.
Thank you sooo much !!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
You're welcome!!
There is a QR code inside the charger but not recommended to open unless you're an electrician
Yes, I generally do my best to not take anything apart if I can help it. ☺️
Hey mate, picking up my MY in a couple of weeks and ive been binge watching your contents and im really enjoying it. Keep it the good work.
Is your powerwall charging the car? Ive tested my friends car on my newly installed wall charge and it was being powered from the powerwall. Is there anyway to stop this? I just want the charger to use the grid and solar...
Hi, glad you're getting benefit from the content.
That's interesting about your mates powerwall. Our powerwall doesn't charge the car. That isn't to say that it couldn't but how our is setup is that we generally only charge the car during the day when we are getting good solar and we wait for the powerwall to be full before the plug the car in. Then the car only takes charge from the solar.
Having said that, I have been told that because both the powerwall and the Model Y are Tesla products, if we weren't getting solar and we plugged the car in, it would most likely take power from the powerwall before it took it from the grid. I suppose you could avoid this by changing the settings on the powerwall when then car is plugged in to hold 90% or more in reserve and then the car could only take 10% or less from the powerwall. Of course then you'd need to remember to change that back once the car is full. 🤣
hope that all made sense. ☺️
Yes, you can stop the PW from charging your car. In the Tesla App, go to the HOME main page, then select SETTINGS. Choose Powerwall, then slide the BACKUP RESERVE to 100% (completely to the right). If you want just 10% to go out of the battery, just slide it left a bit. Also, in the CAR Home Screen, reduce the AMPS down to 5, this will give you a trickle charge of just 1.2kW per hour (assuming you are on a single phase 240v outlet). Or, you can use the slider to set the CAR charge limit to ZERO. Yes, it is complicated, but after 1.5 years doing this manually, I have finally got my head around it.
ChargeHQ will pull the data from your powerwall.
I have Enphase and a powerwall and ChargeHQ works perfectly
Oh, interesting, I may have to do a bit of a deeper dive into that. Thanks for the info. 🙏🏼☺️
@notacarguy_au from memory you just add your Tesla account to ChargeHQ and they will pickup the powerwall. This will give them solar production and grid import/export
I got a Tesla wall charger recently installed. On my andriod phone I can manage the charger through the Tesla app.
Cool, thanks for letting me know about the Android side of things. ☺️
I've tried this about 20 times and I get to "Updating Software" and nothing happens until I get a generic error. Doesn't affect the actual operation of the wall connector though, I can still charge so I guess it's probably not worth worrying about.
Sorry to hear that. Have you reached out to Tesla support to see if they can help you?
I've never been able to connect my wall charger to WiFi. Still works. Just let the car do the scheduling (or via the App).
I suppose as long as it works. ☺️
I installed a mesh network, including one node in the garage. WIFI is now everywhere in the house (6 nodes in total). TENDA brand, bought off eBay (dirt cheap).
How do you change the Wi-Fi password if you do not have the qfc code?
I am not sure you can. You may need to reach out to Tesla and see if they can help you.
My Tesla Wall Connector didn't work with my Lexus RX 4500h
Did you try and use the QR code on the manual to connect to it and set it to charge all cars?
@@notacarguy_au yes I did. I noticed that it comes like that by default. I even saw on the app that it said, " Ready to Charge"
It's pretty weird.
Interesting. I wonder if maybe it’s something about the Lexus that it doesn’t communicate with the Tesla Charger? I don’t see why it shouldn’t, but you never know. 🤷🏻♂️ I’ve used our charger with a BYD, a KIA and a Polestar and it’s worked fine. But I’ve never tried it with a Lexus.
I did it manually and I still can't see it in the Tesla app even after adding my VIN # on the wall charger controler interface.
Yes, sorry unfortunately it does seem to be a bit fiddly at the moment.
@notacarguy_au Did not use it to charge yet. I will check the amperage on the Tesla app when I do it for the first time. I do all my daily needs by foot here and don't need my car very often. Bless God, that is the good way to go, I use my electric bike most of the time. Have a good one!
Maybe buying the S plaid for the German autobahn.
Interesting but not pertinent for me. I don’t have a power wall. And I’ve found that the charging schedule I’ve set up in the car is not something I change. Well, if I’m on a road trip I’ll change it.
Still, an interesting video!
Thanks, glad you found it interesting.
@@notacarguy_au Also, I like your style. It’s very relaxed, yet very informative. I never feel like I’ve wasted time watching your videos (and enjoy the Wayne’s World time jumps). I also don’t have to filter out the hyper “look at me” noise to distill the useful and always accessible info you provide.
Kudos!
@@ezpoppy55 Thank you very much for taking the time to tell me that. Very kind, glad to hear you're finding the videos helpful. ☺ You know, I hadn't even thought of the transitions being the Wayne's world ones. I'm sure that's where I got it from, but it just seemed to come to me. 🤣
Looks like you're gonna need to take 'overweight' out of the description soon? 💪
That's very nice of you to say. ☺️ I have been trying and had some decent results this year, but still a ways to go. 🙏🏻☺️
@@notacarguy_au you're doing great! Keep up the hard work. Motivates me to do better too.
get a chargehanger
It’s a challenge with the way my installer installed. It’s a very tight spot.
A two minute natter for "Not a car guy" is a walk in the park, just saying
This is very true. I do tend to go on a bit don’t I? 🤣
I installed a gen 3 wall connector in my garage today, FINALLY got it connected to wifi (due to having to redo all my wifi settings because the wall connector has asinine restrictions like WPA2 only, 2g only in year 2024, no security filtering, etc...) and now it WILL NOT succesfully connect to the app. This post is pointless, I admit that, and I am only writing it because I am pissed at how obnoxious this is. Shitty $15 wifi LED's off ebay integrate with their phone app better than this thing does.
Have you contacted support?
Add a mesh WIFI network with a node in the garage - it instantly fixed my WIFI issues.
Why are you doing the video when you cant properly demonstrate. Its the whoke point of the video! You are entertaining and informative, but D+ for effort and organization.
Thank you for your feedback.
@@notacarguy_au I'm sorry I was harsh. I want you to know that I like your style and charisma. You have a lot of potential. Keep it up!
No, we do NOT an EVSE called a charger, nor should you. EV'S are new to most people, and the correct terms should be used. Don't be a Tom !!!
I think I understand were you're coming from but I also think we need to try and keep things are simple as possible.
I appreciate that it's best if folks have a better understanding of what is what, but I also think you're fighting a losing battle here.
@@notacarguy_au Not at all. Would you tell people your engine has EFI when it has a carburetor! No, because it's a lie. Always be truthful, then others know the truth.
If you called Tesla service and told them your "charger" does not work, they would ask... do your mean the EVSE?
When people making videos they should put out correct terms.
@_Sensei_8 Tom is a very cool but has given up on teaching new ev drivers the correct terms about the equipment EV drivers will use.
The AC on board charger and the EVSE are two totally different pieces of equipment.
Be smart. Don't be a dumb ass 😒
IMO, since EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - and thanks for letting us know what it actually means) applies to EVERY type of charging source, calling a wall connector a wall charger is reasonable as it describes the specific unit as opposed to 'anything'. After all, the power goes through it to get to your car, so it *IS* technically charging your vehicle. If you have a CABLE plugged into your car, it is called a CHARGING CABLE - see my point ?
Greg, do you call EFI a carburetor! No. They do the same job, but you would not tell the repair shop your carburetor needs new jets installed, nor would you tell an EV repair shop your AC charger is not working when it really is the EVSE. Do you care about TRUTH or lies and misinformation.?
the video starts at 5 mins and goes nowhere. Another woke person GReat.
Thanks for the engagement. 🙏🏻👍🏻🤣
Oh great. Another "Patriot".