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@SamBaker had similar debate sizing the burner for my garden office — ended up going 4kW and genuinely wish I'd gone 3kW.
Mark Allen in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 2
VitoAdventure | Member @TimHarris Classic cold weather behaviour this, and often catches people out. A few things worth checking: First, what's your battery temperature like?
Vito Adventure in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Right, so I've finally taken the plunge and bought a small plot up near Loch Ness — about 0.4 acres, no grid connection anywhere nearby, and the nearest DNO quote to bring power in was absolutely...
Finn Thomas in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago
@EllaDixon71 solid setup. I run a Honda EU22i alongside my solar at the cabin — not the EcoFlow pairing but similar idea.
Chopper in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago thumb_up 9
VoltJack | Posts: 312 @Midge I've been running a mismatched array for about two years now — a pair of 200W panels alongside a lone 160W, all through a Victron 100/50.
Volt Jack in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
@Smudge78 welcome to the forum! 🎉 Don't stress about buyer's remorse — the Cerbo GX is genuinely one of those bits of kit that gets more useful the longer you live with it.
Dorset Explorer in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 9
Had this with my shepherd's hut setup last winter — turned out half my "capacity loss" was just the Victron SmartShunt drifting after I hadn't done a proper sync in months.
Dales Cruiser in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Hey @LiamWalker, looks like both you and @RetiredPlumber got cut off so we're all a bit in the dark here!
WattAMess27 in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
NotAnElectrician48 | 847 posts @AlisonHughes worth checking your VEConfigure settings if you haven't already — specifically the AC input current limit and the PowerAssist settings.
NotAnElectrician48 in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 9
I picked up a Renogy Wanderer 30A off eBay for £18 (used, but tested fine) and paired it with a knackered-looking 100W poly panel I grabbed from a Facebook Marketplace bloke in Coventry for a...
Dan Phillips in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 4
EwanYoung98 | 203 posts @PennineVanLifer One angle nobody's mentioned yet — if you're mostly on shore power, have you considered just replacing with AGM again but dropping to a smaller bank?
Ewan Young in Marine & Boat 3 months ago
KeithWebb | 1,203 posts @DontPanic8 Great score for £280! Worth mentioning that the 24kWh Leaf packs respond really well to a Batrium or Electrodacus BMS if you haven't sorted that side yet -...
Keith Webb in On a Budget 3 months ago
Started with a 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 in the shepherd's hut last spring. Told myself it was plenty.
Birch Lover in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Been scratching my head with this one for a few weeks now. Running a 24V system with 200Ah of AGM batteries in my shepherd's hut, and the MultiPlus seems to be calling absorption done way too...
Lefty91 in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 3
HazelChild | 847 posts @MuddyTinker The rule of thumb I'd suggest is to only use 50% of your AGM capacity regularly (to protect longevity), so your 200Ah is effectively only 100Ah usable.
Hazel Child in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Good thread. My static caravan ran a suspiciously anonymous 20A PWM unit for the better part of a year before I finally swapped it out — not because it failed, but because I got suspicious of the...
Sparky Sparky in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 3
48v all day long — fewer amps means thinner cable, and when you're running conduit through a damp British garden, every mm of copper you don't need is a win for your wallet and your back.
Van Ken in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 1
Jumping in to add something nobody's mentioned yet — the VictronConnect app is honestly half the reason I'd recommend the SmartSolar range even for modest setups like yours, @JakeLee.
Jenny Parker in General Chat 3 months ago
@ThistleKen — had something similar on the motorhome last summer. Few things worth checking: Is your clamp meter AC-rated only?
Wonky Rigger in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 1
Really useful thread this. @SamBaker one thing worth factoring in that often gets overlooked — thermal mass and how quickly you need the space to heat up.
MI_OffGrid in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 5