Alex Jones

Alex Jones

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advanced level. Interested in cabin.

Hertfordshire, England Joined Jun 2024
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Victron Multiplus keeps switching to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact issue on my narrowboat last winter. The Multiplus was calling float after maybe 45 minutes when the batteries were nowhere near full — I could see the SOC sitting at around 68% on...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago
Hello Everyone from the Colorado Rockies ! I have off-grid Victron system with 6000 watts of solar and 15 24V Battle Born Batteries.
Curious about your winter setup — do the Rockies throw much snow shading at those panels? I'm trying to figure out panel angles on my narrowboat where low sun angles in winter are already a real...
in General Chat 1 month ago
Anyone else find their garden office uses way more power in winter than they expected?
Definitely caught me off guard first winter with mine. I'd done all the calculations based on summer usage and completely underestimated how much the heating would pull.
in Garden Offices 1 month ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@RetiredNurse had this exact issue on my cabin setup — turned out my absorption voltage was set too low. Worth checking your battery profile in the VictronConnect app.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Eco-Worthy 5000W Solar Off-grid Inverter Charger 48V DC to 120V AC Split Phase Power Inverter Operating Manual
Has anyone actually got one of these Eco-Worthy units running reliably on a narrowboat or cabin setup? I'm seriously considering one for my shepherd's hut project but the manual feels a bit...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else had issues with their Victron charger cutting out in cold weather?
Interesting that yours wasn't the charger itself then. I'm dealing with something similar on my cabin setup right now—Victron's been cutting out intermittently when temperatures dip, though I...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
My garden office solar setup — 1 year review
Cheers for sharing this @WezFrost — really helpful to see a full year of data. Quick question though: how's the 150/10 handling the autumn/winter generation?
in Show Your Setup 3 months ago thumb_up 1