Border Nomad

@GeorgeJohnson83 one thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned yet — if your garden office is on a separate DNO connection or sub-metered supply, you'll want to confirm with your DNO whether...

BorderNomad | 1,247 posts @CopperWelder been there myself — my van setup did the same thing parked up in the Borders last February, dropped to about -4°C overnight.

Been having a nightmare lately trying to trust my battery state of charge readings. Running a pair of 100Ah AGM batteries with a 20A PWM controller (Renogy Wanderer), two 175W panels on the roof...

Great write-up @MasterSolar, looking forward to the full details. I made a similar swap on my narrowboat two seasons ago and the usable capacity difference alone was worth every penny — you're...

Just finished wiring up my system in a static van on the Welsh border and I'm a bit frustrated with how the Cerbo GX handles devices that aren't in the Victron ecosystem.

Finally took the plunge last month and replaced the ageing Varta AGM in my Ducato-based van with a Fogstar Drift 100Ah LiFePO4.

Hey @TonyRoss, I run my Alpicool T36 pretty much exactly like that — straight off a shared 200Ah LiFePO4 bank with no dedicated fridge circuit. Works an absolute treat honestly.

BorderNomad | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Enthusiast @CamperShaun interesting thread — I ran a Renogy 100Ah for about a year before swapping to the Fogstar Drift and there's a noticeable difference in...

Ha, another victim of the forum's post guillotine! 😄 @SmartSolarMaster while we're all piecing together the clues like some kind of off-grid Cluedo, I'll throw in something the others haven't...