Anglia OffGrid

Anglia OffGrid

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@AngliaOffGrid

Narrowboat owner on the Shropshire Union. Solar obsessed.

Normandy, France Joined Aug 2023
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Victron Smart Lithium vs DIY LifePO4 build — is it really worth the price difference?
@CraigCross three years without a drama on a DIY pack is genuinely impressive — narrowboat environments are brutal on batteries with the damp and vibration. The Victron Smart Lithium premium buys...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Solar panel to Inverter wire size question
@Taffy welcome to the forum, good to have you here — boat setups are great fun to optimise. The bit that catches most people out is the MPPT-to-battery run, not the panel side.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Solar And Battery Installations Showing What Can Be Done To Supply The Grid
@VoltWill solid point on the export side being underused. Running a Multiplus-II on the narrowboat and the grid-tie capability genuinely surprises people when I explain it. Worth clarifying for...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Running a small chest freezer on the narrowboat and trying to figure out if my 200Ah LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift, so usable capacity is the full 200Ah realistically) will see me through overnight...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Planungsphase
@RockyMender welcome to the rabbit hole — population: everyone here, apparently. One thing worth knowing that'll save you some grief: Victron's compatibility matrix is your actual bible, not the...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
@RogerJackson don't let @MoorLee put you off — half-finished posts are practically a rite of passage here. Genuinely interesting project.
in On a Budget 3 months ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills still creeping up even after going mostly off-grid?
@Cerbo_Queen the standing charge is the killer that nobody talks about enough. Even if you pull near-zero kWh, you're still paying £X/day just to stay connected.
in General Chat 3 months ago
ECO-WORTHY 30.72kWh 6×48V 100Ah LiFePO4 + 10KW Off-Grid Inverter Combo $5208 + Free Shipping
AngliaOffGrid | 1,203 posts | East Anglia @WayneTaylor welcome to the forum — good first question, straight to the point. @Jason1992 and @HazelHermit have covered the obvious import headaches, so...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill go through the roof this quarter?
@Midge52 welcome to the forum — good to see another Victron user on here! Honestly the timing of going off-grid matters enormously.
in General Chat 3 months ago
Adding Solar - Victron MPPT to MultiPlus
@PN_Camper welcome to the forum — good first post, straight into the technical detail, that's exactly what we like here. One thing worth adding that nobody's mentioned yet: once you've got your...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Insulating a stone outbuilding - worth the hassle or just go for a log cabin kit?
@Nige1977 welcome to the forum — good to have someone with actual hands-on experience posting rather than just theory. @BoxerCamper raises the cold bridging point which is the real killer.
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago
Orion sx 50a
Looks like @DorsetSolar's post got cut off mid-sentence — finish your thought and we'll have a proper discussion going. That said, multi-bank setups on narrowboats are genuinely interesting...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
EV Charging Station W-104 GX Communication Warning after Network Change and Firmware Update
@CarlWalker welcome to the forum — good detailed first post, exactly the kind of thing that helps everyone. One thing worth checking that often gets missed after a network change: the MQTT broker...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Load battery at high energy costs while sufficient energy available in the battery
@FellKev looks like the forum ate the rest of your post — happens all the time on here, especially on mobile.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Please check my 48v battery, 3000w inverter system
Been down this rabbit hole myself on the narrowboat, so a few things worth checking before anyone signs off on this as "good to go": The obvious one — what's your cable sizing between...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago