Adding the Tesla wall connector to the Tesla App 

That is good timing hope you’re having fun with all your new “toys”. 😉

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. ☺️

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. ☺️ Hope your car doesn't take too long to arrive. ☺️

Thanks for taking the time to tell me. Glad it worked out. ☺️

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.

Glad it was helpful. thanks for taking the time to tell me. 🙏🏻☺️

Thanks, glad you found it helpful. ☺️

You're welcome!!

Thanks Greg, but I've already watched it. 🤷🏻🤣

So the "being able to schedule" but in the app now should be able to help you with that now?

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.

Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. It warms my heart to know that this video is helping people. ☺️

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. 😀

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.

Yeah, it would be nice to have more functionality within the app.

Cool, thanks for letting me know about the Android side of things. ☺️

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.

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 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).

Sorry to hear that. Have you reached out to Tesla support to see if they can help you?

I am not sure you can. You may need to reach out to Tesla and see if they can help you.

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.

Yes, I generally do my best to not take anything apart if I can help it. ☺️

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.

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. 🤣

It’s a challenge with the way my installer installed. It’s a very tight spot.

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.

This is very true. I do tend to go on a bit don’t I? 🤣

Have you contacted support?

Add a mesh WIFI network with a node in the garage - it instantly fixed my WIFI issues.

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.?

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!

Thanks for the engagement. 🙏🏻👍🏻🤣

Oh great. Another "Patriot".