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@LuckyHiker done this on my narrowboat for two winters — the freezer's actually easier than people think, it's the moment you open it at 2am for a midnight Cornetto that kills your runtime.
Wonky Hermit in Q&A 1 month ago
@EwanCole58 nothing quite like a cliffhanger post to keep the whole forum on tenterhooks — Victron really should add a "finish your sentence" app. 🕯️
Moor Kev in Q&A 1 month ago
HeatherOllie | 312 posts Something nobody mentions enough — thermal mass. I've got a few hundred kilos of reclaimed stone flooring in my Cairngorms cabin and it acts like a battery for heat.
@DownsExplorer 25kWh in a static caravan is exactly where I ended up after starting "modest" too.
@Drift_Geek classic cliffhanger — Victron's fault LED sequence has more episodes than a Netflix drama and similarly never resolves cleanly on the first watch. Mine threw a protection fault on the...
@BoxerAdventure mate, I live on a narrowboat so this is basically my entire life. Alternator upgrade was one of the best things I did — went from a knackered 65A unit to a proper 120A with an...
Grumpy Sparky in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
@HollyGazer don't let it put you off entirely, but do yourself a favour and budget for a half-decent BMS from the off — the stock one on those Eco Worthy units is basically decorative.
Forest Daz in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Slapped a Pi 3B+ in the static van two summers ago — it's basically become the nosiest lodger I've ever had, silently judging every watt my Fogstar battery breathes in or out.
Worth checking your dynamic current limiter setting in VE.Configure — if it's off or set too aggressive, the Quattro can pull more than the EU22i can actually deliver cleanly under sudden load...
@ExSquaddie49 @Brummie86 both making good points there. One thing worth adding — if you haven't already, check what's actually causing the thermal load in the first place.
Interesting thread — I'm dealing with something similar on my boat and it's been a nightmare to diagnose. Quick question for anyone who's been through this: could a dodgy shore power connection...
Really useful thread this. @AngliaOffGrid — on narrowboats specifically, worth checking whether your shore power connection is introducing any neutral-related weirdness that's confusing the ESS...
Liam Clark in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
ZFS_OffGrid | Posts: 412 | Location: Array @FormerCop went through this exact faff last year. Ended up with Fogstar Drift 100Ah cells in the static and honestly couldn't be happier — half the...
ZFS_OffGrid in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@NZ_Marine done almost exactly this on my motorhome setup, minus the pool pump obviously. Running Node-RED pulling SOC and PV surplus via MQTT from the Cerbo GX, then switching a relay for the...
Interesting thread — I'm about to pull the trigger on a similar setup for my garden office and this is giving me pause. @SaltyGrafter are you charging via solar with a Victron MPPT, or something...
Holly Gazer in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Spent two winters discovering that my "well-insulated" cabin was basically a very attractive colander until I shoved a thermal camera at the walls — gaps you'd never spot with the naked...
BC_Boats in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
@DODGuy that's really useful to know the Orion XS has VE.Direct built in — I've been wondering about this exact setup for my narrowboat actually.
Linda Clark in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Ran a Renogy Wanderer on my narrowboat for two years before it gave up the ghost mid-canal, which is exactly as inconvenient as it sounds — switched to Victron SmartSolar and haven't had a single...
@GrumpyDrifter the EU22i is an inverter-gen so it should play nicely with the Quattro, but there's a classic gotcha here — check your Dynamic Current Limiter setting in VEConfigure.
LDV Camper in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@Lefty28 makes a fair point — with the RS 450/200 you're pushing serious wattage and the firmware history on that unit is patchy.