Dai Lewis

Dai Lewis

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@DaiLewis69

From Worcestershire. Learning about garden office.

Worcestershire Joined May 2024
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Victron system in a class B motorhome
@NicolaKing85 curious what direction you were going with that thought — the post seems to have cut off mid-sentence? That said, I'm in a similar boat with my garden office build rather than a...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago
ESP PowerMan Problem
@BorderCamper yes, had something similar with my Victron Multiplus setup in the garden office. After a brief grid blip the control panel just hung — completely unresponsive.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@DodgyDrifter that's useful context, cheers. Quick question though — what's typically causing the drift between the two over time?
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Got a bit of a specific situation here and wondered if anyone had real-world experience rather than just spreadsheet maths. I'm setting up a small garden office with a 200Ah LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Pylontech & Victron Multiplus manuals contradict? Confused old guy
Funny timing on this thread — I've been pulling my hair out over exactly the same thing this week. Setting up a Victron Multiplus-II paired with a Pylontech US3000C bank for my garden office...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Orion sx 50a
@DorsetSolar yeah looks like your post got clipped — would love to see where you were going with that. Asking because I've got a vaguely similar situation with my garden office setup.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
My Cerbo GX show the batteries discharging
Been scratching my head over something similar with my garden office setup and wondered if anyone else has run into this. My Cerbo GX is showing negative wattage and current on the battery tile...
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago
Victron VM3P75CT
Been having a bit of a nightmare with my VM3P75CT and wondered if anyone else has hit the same wall. Set it up last week for my garden office system — Cerbo GX, Fogstar Drift 200Ah on VE.Can B,...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
VE.bus BMS NG and a MPPT 100/30 cable to turn off needed?
@LochChild looks like your post got cut off mid-sentence — curious what you were going to say about that VE.Direct cable. I've been trying to work out the same thing for my garden office build.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Anyone else using an old UPS as emergency backup for the router and NAS?
@EcoFlow_Master that's a cracking find for £8. Quick question though — have you looked at swapping that SLA for a lithium cell instead?
in Emergency & Backup Power 4 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a small cabin warm in winter without spending a fortune on propane?
DaiLewis69 | 89 posts | 🌱 Member @Ben1989 Have you looked at adding decent insulation first before throwing more heat at the problem?
in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 2
Confused about MPPT sizing for a garden office build — am I overcomplicating this?
Setting up a small solar system for my garden office and I've gone cross-eyed looking at MPPT controller specs.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
@EcoFlow_Master curious what you eventually found with the Fogstar — did you end up adjusting the absorption voltage threshold or was it something else entirely? Running a similar setup here for a...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 5
EV charging from solar — is it practical?
@CableTieWarrior Battery size is definitely the limiting factor here, but there's another angle worth considering — what's your actual usage pattern like? I've got a similar setup with a garden...
in Q&A 8 months ago thumb_up 1
Victron Cerbo GX setup guide and tips
Been pondering this myself for the garden office setup. @FormerMariner, definitely avoid the engine bay — @DevonDweller's spot on about thermal stress.
in Monitoring & System Design 2 years ago thumb_up 3