Flo
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Pros
- 80% of my charging as been done at Electrify America, but I've also used a great deal of Electrify Canada, Petro Canada, Shell, Flo, Ivy, ChargePoint.
- Flo is fantastic and super reliable, but unfortunately almost all of them are only 50kW max charging rate and there is usually only 1 or 2 on site so you may arrive and have to wait a long time (due to low charge rate) or just find another.
- For what it's worth, flo has never let me down. Okay, there was one charger that didn't work, but that was because someone had crashed into it before I arrived.
- Flo is the GOAT imo and Canadian. They're starting to put in some higher power stations too.
- Flo chargers tend to be fairly reliable but are mostly still 50 kW units.
Cons
- The impellers that flo sells now have a sealant over the magnet to keep them from getting gunked up. Mine has been running perfectly for a few years now. My biggest issue is that the sensors fall offline a lot..
- I don't have an automatic shut off valve, but one thing I would be very concerned about with the Flo is that it requires cutting into your water main to install. If it breaks, you'll likely need to have a plumber replace it. Likewise if...
- I looked into the flo, but the price and lack of reliability put me off.
Sentiment
7 positive (70%) · 1 mixed (10%) · 2 negative (20%)
Trust + time weighted score: +50% · raw score 50%
What redditors said (10 of 10)
The impellers that flo sells now have a sealant over the magnet to keep them from getting gunked up. Mine has been running perfectly for a few years now. My biggest issue is that the sensors fall offline a lot..
I don't have an automatic shut off valve, but one thing I would be very concerned about with the Flo is that it requires cutting into your water main to install. If it breaks, you'll likely need to have a plumber replace it. Likewise if Flo ever shuts down their cloud service (or charge an unattractively high subscription price for it), you're left with this difficult-to-remove useless block on your line.
80% of my charging as been done at Electrify America, but I've also used a great deal of Electrify Canada, Petro Canada, Shell, Flo, Ivy, ChargePoint.
Flo is fantastic and super reliable, but unfortunately almost all of them are only 50kW max charging rate and there is usually only 1 or 2 on site so you may arrive and have to wait a long time (due to low charge rate) or just find another.
For what it's worth, flo has never let me down. Okay, there was one charger that didn't work, but that was because someone had crashed into it before I arrived.
Flo is the GOAT imo and Canadian. They're starting to put in some higher power stations too.
Flo chargers tend to be fairly reliable but are mostly still 50 kW units.
Flo is really great too, their app works seamlessly with Circuit Electrique in QC which is equally good
I looked into the flo, but the price and lack of reliability put me off.
All of the reputable chargers are either rated as NEMA 3 "weather resistant" (ChargePoint, Tesla) or NEMA 4 "watertight" (WallBox, Flo, Enphase/ClipperCreek, Emporia, Autel) -- so there is no problem installing one of these units outside