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The power factor point @DY_Power raises is spot on — the Starlink dish PSU isn't a pure resistive load, so your actual VA draw will be higher than the watts suggest.
Renogy_Pro in Motorhome & Campervan 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Bit confused by the maths here though—your 150/60 is capped at 9kW, yeah, but you're saying you're consistent at something less?
FormerMariner in Q&A 7 months ago thumb_up 1
The ethernet connection matters, but I'd push back slightly on WiFi being completely unusable. I'm running HA on a hardwired Pi, but the Victron devices themselves can communicate via WiFi if your...
QJ_Builds in Monitoring & System Design 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Running 200Ah myself in the shepherds hut and it's been solid through winter. Worth checking if your actual draw justifies it though — I sized mine on worst-case December usage.
Salty Hiker in Product Recommendations 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Ground faults on boats are grim. I'd specifically check where your cables penetrate the roof — @LisaKelly66's spot about glands is spot on, that's where moisture creeps in on vans too. Also worth...
Ivy Les in Q&A 7 months ago thumb_up 3
Worth checking the actual cell chemistry specs on whatever you go for—Fogstar's decent value but I've seen folk get caught out assuming all LiFePO4 is equal.
Peak Explorer in On a Budget 7 months ago thumb_up 1
The 150/60 is definitely your ceiling here—that's 9kW absolute maximum, but you're not seeing it because your array's oversized for the controller.
Cumbrian Wanderer in Q&A 7 months ago thumb_up 1
The height limit's the least of your worries—it's the 50% rule that'll do your head in. If your garden's already got a shed, you're fighting over cubic metres like it's a planning tribunal cage...
Sam Frost in Garden Offices 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Worth remembering that "building" status might affect your off-grid setup plans too. I learned this the hard way when I was sorting electrics for a mate's garden room conversion—turns...
GafferTapeKing in Garden Offices 7 months ago thumb_up 2
The PD rules are a right mess, aren't they? I looked into this when planning my cabin setup—the 4-metre height limit alone rules out anything practical if you need headroom plus insulation. What...
RetiredChef71 in Garden Offices 7 months ago thumb_up 2
Right, so I've been down this rabbit hole myself when I was thinking about a shepherd's hut setup on the narrowboat mooring (don't ask).
ExTrucker in Garden Offices 7 months ago thumb_up 2
Had similar grief with my battery setup. Insurance firms seem to operate from a 1995 rulebook. Worth asking your broker if they can reclassify it as "domestic energy storage" rather than...
Vito Project in General Chat 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Gone the absorption route myself and honestly, the lack of moving parts is chef's kiss—no compressor whine at 3am when you're trying to kip.
Volt Barry in Product Recommendations 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Got a compact washer in my shepherds hut setup—game changer. Skip the full-size machines, honestly. Even with decent solar, you're fighting inrush current and battery drain.
Ben in Q&A 7 months ago thumb_up 2
Jealous of that factory loom, @TorJake—saves so much head-scratching on routing and protection. How's the weight distribution treating your solar layout?
Sophie Hobbs in Show Your Setup 7 months ago thumb_up 4
Pair of Drifts is the sweet spot for a garden office—you'll bin off that AGM faff within a month. @Wayne1980's got the right idea with redundancy.
Boat Paddy in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago thumb_up 2
Ambulance conversions are genuinely clever—that factory loom and chassis engineering is miles ahead of standard vans.
Lakeland Nomad in Show Your Setup 7 months ago thumb_up 2
Been running both myself—LiFePO4 in the cabin, AGM in the boat emergency backup. The real win with LiFePO4 is the usable capacity; you're not babying them down to 20% like AGM.
Relay Nomad in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Right, everyone's obsessing over the startup surge like it's the final boss in a video game. Fair point—it genuinely is mental—but let's talk about what happens after the ignition theatre...
Volt Alison in Product Recommendations 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Yeah, spent three years nursing a Growatt through winters on the narrowboat before it decided to brick itself mid-January—saved £800 upfront, spent £1200 on a replacement plus the joy of frozen...
Dodgy Socket in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago thumb_up 1