Get to know your Ohme ePod

In order to provide accurate data on your charging sessions, Ohme recommends that you add your vehicle make and model to your account. 

This is because Ohme can communicate with some vehicles using an API (Application Programming Interface), which is a system that allows the charger to access information such as the vehicle’s state of charge (SOC) and battery level. Sadly, only a handful of manufactures disclose their vehicle’s API information. These manufacturers are:

• BMW
• Hyundai
• Jaguar
• Land Rover
• Kia
• Mini
• Nissan
• Renault
• Tesla

If you don’t have a vehicle from the above then fear not, you’ll still be able to access many of the features that the Ohme Home has to offer but they might require a few additional steps.

For example, say if you want to charge your vehicle to 80% of its battery after your commute to and from work. You’ll need to look at how much charge you have leftover after your commute and adjust your charge schedule so that it adds the percentage needed to reach the target.

Adding your vehicle from a manufacturer that shares their API information

1. Tap the menu button in your Ohme App.
2. Tap the “settings” option
3. Tap “change car”
4. Select your vehicle's manufacturer.
5. If you have an online account with your vehicle’s manufacturer, tap account sign in, enter your credentials and skip to step 8
6. If you don’t have an online account with your manufacturer, tap connect without an account.
7. Select your vehicle’s model
8. Tap 'done' on the confirmation screen.

Adding your vehicle from a manufacturer that doesn’t share their API information

1. Tap the menu button in your Ohme App.
2. Tap the “settings” option
3. Tap “change car”
4. Select the “other” option at the bottom right corner
5. Select your vehicle’s manufacturer and tap either "account sign in" if you have an account with your vehicle's manufacturer or "connect without an account" if you don't
6. Choose the model of your vehicle (Pay attention to the battery capacity and kW input. For example, if you have a 2011 24kWh Nissan leaf with a 3.3kW charger onboard select “Leaf 24kWh / 3.3kW 2011”)
7. Tap 'done' on the confirmation screen.

On the front of the Ohme ePod are three buttons. These are play, pause and stop. While they can't control your favourite tunes, they can control your charging sessions without you having to use the Ohme app.

Activate smart charging: Press the play button.

Charge at max speed: Hold the play button for three seconds.

Delay a max charge session by two hours: Hold the pause button for three seconds.

Cancel a charging session: Press the stop button.

Reboot the ePod: Hold the stop button for 10 seconds.

The light bar on the front of the ePod is used to indicate the status of the charging point.

Solid green: The ePod is idle and is ready to be connected to a vehicle.

Solid green in rightmost corner: The ePod recognises that a vehicle has been connected.

Green light moving from left to right: The Ohme ePod is scheduling a smart charge.

Blinking green: A charging session has been completed.

Solid blue: A smart charge has been scheduled.

Blue light moving from left to right: A smart charging session is in progress.

Blinking blue: Max charging in progress.

Solid yellow: Smart charging with solar enabled (not yet available).

Moving yellow: A smart charging session with solar is in progress (not yet available).

Solid white: A max charging session has been delayed

Blinking white: A charging session has been paused

Moving white: The ePod is configuring itself

Moving purple: The ePod is awaiting approval (respond via the Ohme app)

Blinking purple: The buttons on the Ohme ePod are locked.

Solid orange: The ePod is not able to communicate with a connected vehicle

Blinking orange in rightmost corner: The ePod is connecting to the internet.

Blinking red in rightmost corner: An error has been detected and a reboot is required. Please hold the stop button for ten seconds.

Solid red in rightmost corner: A fault has been detected. Please try resetting the Ohme ePod at the switch on the fuse board. If the red light persists, please contact Ohme or our support team.

If you have a multi-rate energy tariff such as Intelligent Octopus or EDF Goelectric, setting up a charge schedule is one of the easiest ways that you can save money on car charging costs.

You can also set multiple schedules to suit different scenarios if you would like, but for now, try setting up your first schedule:

1. Open the Ohme app
2. Tap the menu option in the top left corner of the screen (the icon looks like three small solid lines)
3. Tap 'charge schedule'
4. Tap the blue circle with a plus inside located on the bottom corner of the screen
5. Name the schedule
6. Select the days that you want your charge schedule to be active on using the icons. You can also select the 'weekdays' or 'weekends' icons if you prefer.
7. Set a target range/battery percentage of 100 miles (or whatever you need each day) using the slider
8. Set a finish time, for the time that you need your vehicle to be charged by each morning.
9. Tap “Create” at the bottom to save your charge schedule.

Once done, your newly created charge schedule should appear in the charge schedule menu. Here you can edit a current charge schedule simply by tapping on it. You can also turn a schedule on and off using the toggle switch located on the right side of the schedule.

To add another charge schedule, simply repeat the process above.

The Ohme ePod can communicate with your energy provider and charge your vehicle according to your energy tariff’s off-peak rate (if you have a multi-rate tariff). Doing this also allows you to see how much each charging session has costed as well as what type of energy has gone into your vehicle (i.e. renewable or non-renewable).

To add your energy provider and tariff you will need to:

1. Open the Ohme App
2. Tap the menu button
3. Select the “tariff” option (If you have successfully paired the tariff to your app this will option will show “Tariff: Your Tariff”)
4. Choose the supplier you are currently with.
5. Enter your postcode.
6. Some suppliers offer multiple tariffs and if yours is one of them then you’ll need to select the tariff you are currently with (If your tariff doesn’t appear on the list then please see the solution in the troubleshooting section).
7. After confirmation, set the “never charge above rate” to the price you want your charger to be limited to if you want to do so.

If you have a multi-rate energy tariff and would like your Ohme ePod to only charge during your off-peak hours, regardless of your target range, then there’s an easy way to do this. Follow these steps:

1. Tap the menu in the top left corner of the app
2. Select the option “charge schedule”
3. Tap the cog in the top right hand corner
4. Tap the ‘limit charging over a certain cost’ toggle icon
5. In the ‘cost’ box, enter the price rate that you would like your Ohme Home to stop charging at.
6. Tap save changes.

Remember: if you select this option it will override your charging schedule and Ohme will stop charging once your electricity rate goes above this price. Therefore it may not meet your desired target range. Keep this in mind if you have a long journey planned as you may need to disable this setting. The Ohme app will alert you if it cannot reach the amount of miles you want.

Ohme have a bunch of videos on their app-tutorials page that show you how to use the front buttons on the Ohme ePod unit as well as the accompanying app. 

Please visit their "Contact Us" page to get in touch with Ohme directly

You can also visit their resources page for additional helpful troubleshooting tips and advice.