Octopus intelligent

[Jaybee]

Hi
If you can't connect to Octopus try this.
1 plug in car
2 stop charge on vw app
3 activate test charge on octopus app.
4 Wait for confirmation takes a while.
Please note I had to do it 3 times before it worked.
When you set it up it will default to vw charge when plugged in I just stop the charge and let octopus do its schedule.
Hope this helps someone who's struggling.
All the best.

Use this link for sign up and a free £50.00.
Use this link to sign up to Octopus - https://share.octopus.energy/sky-puma-906

[Kontiki]

Recently got a id4 pro, my setup is 6kw solar PV a givenergy a/c inverter & 8.2 kw givenergy battery. This week had a Zappi charger installed, now to my problems. I managed after a few attempts getting octopus do a test charge was successful. Got charging schedule from octopus so I thought all was fine. When I had to get up for the bathroom (old age problem) I checked to see how it was going the 8.2 kw battery was charging but id4 nothing. After a few more trips to the bathroom, each time looking but nothing was happening to the id. After searching through the app found the Myenergi ev settings had 2 small yellow lock symbols showing after clicking a couple of times they disappeared & id started charging so I thought everything would be fine, i found that it was charging from the grid but also from the battery . Plugged in tonight & got the schedule from octopus unclicked the locks again but it started charging from grid & battery. Is there anywhere which gives default settings? not finding octopus any help.

[m00nie]

I've just signed on my ID Buzz to Oct.Int. and would like to thank Jaybee for his advice! I persevered with it and it took about an hour of constant "test connection" but it eventually worked. I have a very old dumb charger (Rolec Wallbox c.2015) and chose the Rolec EV Smartcharge (as there was no option for a dumb charger) and Oct.Int. obviously ignored the wall charger bit and just linked with the car directly

[m00nie]

Hi
If you can't connect to Octopus try this.
1 plug in car
2 stop charge on vw app
3 activate test charge on octopus app.
4 Wait for confirmation takes a while.
Please note I had to do it 3 times before it worked.
When you set it up it will default to vw charge when plugged in I just stop the charge and let octopus do its schedule.
Hope this helps someone who's struggling.
All the best.

Use this link for sign up and a free £50.00.
Use this link to sign up to Octopus - https://share.octopus.energy/sky-puma-906

Thank you it worked!

[m00nie]

I just joined Octopus Intelligent today and it gave me a charging schedule from 11pm to 8am... does this mean it's cheap electricity between these times??

[Jaybee]

Hi
If you can't connect to Octopus try this.
1 plug in car
2 stop charge on vw app
3 activate test charge on octopus app.
4 Wait for confirmation takes a while.
Please note I had to do it 3 times before it worked.
When you set it up it will default to vw charge when plugged in I just stop the charge and let octopus do its schedule.
Hope this helps someone who's struggling.
All the best.

Use this link for sign up and a free £50.00.
Use this link to sign up to Octopus - https://share.octopus.energy/sky-puma-906

Thank you it worked!
Your welcome

[tkid]

Finally managed to switch to this tariff!

Long story short:

• Upgraded car to 3.2

• Ensured basic We Connect service enabled (I only had We Connect Plus) (thanks @karlwoolley)

• Ensure your profile has location services turned on (go to Users in the car app and go into your profile)

• Took several tries (probably 30 min after activating basic We Connect) for Octopus app could find the car

• Once the car has been located, you will need to to a test charge, so plug the car in

• Car will start charging immediately, but as @jaybee wrote, stop the charge in the VW app but keep the car plugged in

• Activate test charge on Octopus app (you may need to click the button to start several times if it doesn't immediately work)

• Octopus app will then display a swimming octopus - you'll then notice after a few min that charging starts up again (this is the Octopus app controlling the charge)

• You should then see a successful message after this