# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Piggy Bank

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-piggy-bank/66677>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** app, tools, homey-pro\
**Created:** [July 29, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-piggy-bank/66677 "2022-07-29T22:07:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-piggy-bank/66677/1023 "2024-11-18T14:31:51Z")

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With the Easee charger, you don’t need all the status flows, it is detected automatically after the validation process.  
So you only really need one flow, to start charging, if you want it to schedule the charging.

> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Piggy Bank](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-piggy-bank/66677/949):
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> There are two options: In the app settings, set the Mode to “Controllable” for the charge controller device and use the flow “Start charging cheapest xxxx kWh/hours before hh:00” In the app settings, set the Mode to “Always on” for the charge controller device and it will only be power controlled.

This is how I do it, others may do it differently, but this works well for me.  
I have two cars, a Tesla and a BMW that uses the same charger so I have some additional flows to detect which car is connected to the charger, but if you just have one car you can use Easee charger status changed to standby as trigger point.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/e/7ef578c18416d1ade4785666734c12d3c6a478eb.png)

Then calculate how much it needs to charge  
(@dooniem have a good post on how to calculate kWh [here](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-piggy-bank/66677/312))

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/b/4b81d9087ad5067c9fe2a10394e75b77dd617f7e.png)

Then finally start charging schedule

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/2/82fe9b9cedd8efb6803be03ed72285895c905e72.png)

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