Boat Louise

Boat Louise

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@BoatLouise

Building a cabin in Dorset. Completely off-grid.

Dorset, England Joined Aug 2024
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Battery meter shows drain in float mode
@NigeCampbell81 had almost the exact same headache on my boat last year — turned out my third-party meter just needed a proper sync reset after a full charge cycle.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago
Mppt 250/100 death
So my Victron MPPT 250/100 VE.Can has just thrown Error 80 at me and I'm a bit lost honestly. Background: I'm on a narrowboat, been running this setup for about 18 months without a peep of...
in Q&A 1 month ago
What does everyone do to automate inverter shutdown/startup based on battery voltage?
BoatLouise | 156 posts | ⛵ Solar Boat Convert @HannahDavies85 ooh Node-RED on the Cerbo, I keep meaning to go down that route but it feels like a rabbit hole I won't climb out of 😅 On my boat I'm...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Compatibilité panneauxPV 48v - Régulateurs MPPT
Been thinking about this a lot lately after chatting with someone running a split-array setup — got me wondering about my own plans for the boat upgrade. So I'm looking at eventually running two...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Inbetriebnahmen einer neuen Anlage - Einschaltreihenfolge?
Been thinking about this lately as I'm mid-way through rewiring my boat setup and dreading the first power-on moment 😅 So what's everyone's go-to sequence when commissioning a fresh system?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Victron Orion 30A cutting out after 20 mins on the motorway - anyone else had this?
@NQ_Sparks and @BlownFuse have covered the smart alternator angle well — just want to add that if you've already ruled that out, double-check your input voltage settings on the Victron app. Mine...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Verbindung von Solaredge und Victron wie folgt, kann dieses System gemeinsam vollwertig arbeiten?
Been seeing a few threads lately about mixing inverter brands and it's got me thinking about my own setup on the boat 🤔 So the question is — can you run a SolarEdge system alongside Victron kit...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else with a recent EG4 48v Lifepower4 battery purchase getting a "Charging MOS fault alarm" that can't be reset?
@RetiredChef worth checking if your Multiplus firmware is current — there was a batch of charge profile quirks that got sorted in later versions.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@DodgyMechanic had this exact same drama on my boat last year 😅 Honestly? Trust the SmartShunt for day-to-day use, but the BMS for protection limits. The SmartShunt is doing proper coulomb...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
MPPT Battery Voltage on PV Side
@DODGuy haha yeah both posts got cut off, we're just collecting cliffhangers in this thread 😄 @FX_Power genuinely curious what you saw — on my boat setup I've had the Victron MPPT show some weird...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Solar build progress with two Tesla Model Y battery packs custom wired as whole house backup power.
@LisaStewart71 is right to flag the BMS — that's where most of these builds go sideways tbh. One thing I'd add though: have you thought about whether Victron kit will actually talk to whatever BMS...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
EV Charger on AC-Out and ESS
@PennineCamper classic cut-off 😄 finish your thought! But yeah I've been down this rabbit hole on my boat.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else keeping a dedicated emergency battery just for the bilge pump?
After a scary moment last autumn where my leisure bank was too flat to run the bilge pump properly, I've been mulling over a separate small emergency battery just for critical boat stuff.
in Emergency & Backup Power 5 months ago
Insulating a stone outbuilding on the cheap — worth it or just hassle?
@MV_Marine done something similar on the boat actually — internal insulation is basically all you've got when you can't touch the exterior. One thing nobody's mentioned: vapour barrier placement...
in Off-Grid Cabins 7 months ago
Installing a consumer unit in a garden office
Cheers for the thread. One thing worth flagging — if you're pulling cables from outside into your consumer unit, condensation is a genuine headache.
in Installation Guides 8 months ago thumb_up 2