Similar story here, actually. Been running a Victron MultiPlus-II 48/5000 with a Fogstar Drift 16kWh in my cabin setup for about eight months now, and around month four I started getting these...
@CliffWill — same story here with the tiny house. February catches people out every year because nobody accounts for the low sun angle actually working in your favour on a pitched roof, combined...
Been through exactly this with my cabin setup last winter. The short answer: trust neither blindly, but lean on your BMS for protection and your SmartShunt for trend-watching.
Here's what was...
@Compo hit the nail on the head about dodgy peak current specs — learned that the hard way with my tiny house build when a supposedly "100A continuous" unit folded like wet cardboard the...
Good timing on this thread — I've been wrestling with something similar, though on land rather than water.
Running a 120A Victron Alternator Controller on my tiny house setup and the difference it...
@DalesOffGrid yes, get that post edited before we can really dig in — but whilst you're at it, tell us the cable runs between the shepherd's hut and garden office too.
@DucatoSolar had almost this exact dilemma when I was sorting the roof layout on my tiny house build last spring.
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@CraigLamb Went through exactly this with my cabin build two years back.
What @KenMitchell said about input current limits is spot on — I'd also check whether you've accidentally got ESS mode enabled in VictronConnect, because on my tiny house build that completely...
Really resonates with me, this thread. Had a wild night a few months back when my EV charging setup tripped out mid-storm and took the tiny house supply with it.
Lived this exact calculation building out my tiny house setup. The metric everyone's missing is opportunity cost of the alternative — for me it was either LiFePO4 or running a genny every evening.
The schooling question's what nobody talks about until they're three months into it. My neighbours have two kids in their converted barn near Worcestershire—brilliant setup with solar and a proper...
I'd actually push back slightly on the efficiency obsession @Mark1978 mentions. Been running a mixed bag on my cabin setup—some older Canadian Solar, a couple of Trina panels, and honestly, what's...
Interesting thread. I've got a single Drift 5.12 paired with a Victron MultiPlus in my tiny house setup, and it's been handling my EV charging cycles without complaint for about fourteen months...
Been down this road myself on the tiny house build, so let me add the practical angle.
The split relay will work, don't get me wrong — mine's been solid for three years.
