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EV charger brain ache

27/3/2026

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  New WiFi router and now my EV charger doesn't work.
So I have this Ecocharge Wheels charger because it was the dumbest smart charger I could find at the right price as a second charger. I could set it to stop & start charging to fit with Octopus intelligent go (you could only link one "smart" remote controlled charger at the time). Managed to get it working eventually.
   2 years later a new WiFi router & I cant talk to the charger, so it needs re pairing with the new WiFi router. Nothing in the manual on how to factory reset the Ecowheels charger. Nothing on the website. No reply from the email / phone number inactive but the robot put me through to technical department that eventually showed how to reset it.
   Push the button 16-20s until the light goes purple, then press the button twice. It should then revert to green. and be discoverable again via the SmartLife app.
Obviously  🤔
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   ​Now I just have to program the charger via the SmartLife app to scheduled the charger.
Simples  
😭 
To the right is what you are trying to acheive.>>>
First you have to Add the device technique shown in manual. Make sure your VPN is  OFF, Location ON, Bluetooth ON. Make sure you are close enough for bluetooth <5M & your phones WiFi is on the same frequency 2.4G (not ending ending in _5G)  If it cant find your  device it may need resetting. 
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Now to create time schedules.
Hit the + sign - Create a scene. Schedule - Specific time - 23:30 - Repeat - every day - Confirm -  Then (+) - Device - (select single device) -  your charger -  Switch ON - Save.
Now create another scene for stop charging
   Some of it is in the paper manual which shows some of the steps but misses key steps which I'll try and show.
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   One niggle with the charger is you have it set to charge 23:30 -  5:30 but you come home at midnight & plug in - IT DOESN'T CHARGE - 
 Why- because it was not plugged in at 23:30  so you have to swipe the card to activate it.
   My old "dumb" charger would have worked just fine. 
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