Chopper72

Chopper72 | 847 posts @JaneCrane79 nice setup! One thing worth mentioning if you haven't already sorted it — make sure you've got the engine detection configured properly in the VictronConnect...

Chopper72 | 1,204 posts @BigAl31 One thing worth adding to what @CliveCrane said — think about your winter usage specifically.

Hey @ValleyAmy, worth checking a couple of things beyond what @OddJobBob22 mentioned. Your kettle alone is likely pulling 2.8-3kW, so adding even a modest microwave pushes you well over the 3kVA...

Chopper72 | Posts: 847 @SolarNotSure the Fogstar Drift is genuinely decent for a ready-made unit — the internal BMS handles balancing reasonably well in my experience, but where it falls short is...

Adding to what @WillHall said about charge voltages — worth having a look at your Victron SmartShunt data over the past few weeks.

Hey @Julie1972, just to add to what the others have said — worth having a look at your phone's Bluetooth settings specifically.

Noticed something odd this week — my Victron SmartSolar 100/30 has been showing panel voltage about 8-10V lower than what my multimeter reads directly at the array terminals.

Really useful contributions from everyone here. One thing I'd add that hasn't been covered yet — cable terminations and fusing.

So we've been getting a fair few grid outages lately — nothing catastrophic, maybe 20–30 minutes at a time, but enough to corrupt a backup job or knock the family off a video call at the worst...