Great to see a narrowboat thread getting some decent traction — welcome to the forum @HalfAJob, stick around, plenty of knowledgeable people here.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your...
Worth adding on the charger question — if you're on a really tight budget, the NOCO Genius range punches well above its price point and handles LiFePO4 profiles properly.
@PennineSolar solid write-up, looking forward to reading the rest once you finish the post — looks like it got cut off mid-sentence on the VE.Direct/VE.Bus integration bit, which is arguably the...
Good spot from @LutonNomad on PowerAssist — that's often the overlooked one.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your transfer switch settings in VE.Configure.
@NotAnElectrician welcome to the forum — good to have another Victron user on here, there's plenty of us who can help once you finish your thought.
Pylon + Multiplus-II is a well-trodden path so...
Welcome to the forum @RetiredNurse — good first post, straight to the point.
Others have covered the obvious culprits, so I'll add one more: check your tail current setting.
Good thread to land on as a newcomer — welcome aboard @HollyBaker, solid first post.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your Orion's input voltage threshold settings in VictronConnect.
Cracking to see you jumping in, @LuckyHiker! Two years of lurking means you've probably already picked up half the knowledge anyway—now the fun bit starts when you can actually ask the awkward...
Absolutely this. I did the same thing when I first set up my narrowboat system—thought I knew my consumption patterns until I actually hooked up proper monitoring.
Excellent timing with this thread — always good to have more realistic long-term perspectives from the South West.
Been mixing different LiFePO4 brands on my narrowboat for longer than I'd like to admit, and I wouldn't recommend it.
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The Multiplus II's solid, but don't overlook the Victron Skylla-TG for charging if you've got shore power access—pairs nicely with a separate smaller inverter for van life.
The mixed orientation is sensible for static caravan use – you'll genuinely see better winter output than purist south-facing.
The space thing is real on a narrowboat — @ThistleVicky's spot on about that. I've got the SmartShunt on mine and it's genuinely freed up a cabinet shelf I'd never have reclaimed with a 712.
That...
The modular approach is absolutely spot on. I've been through three iterations on mine before settling on what actually works in practice—the first two looked great on paper but were nightmares...
