Dan Phillips

Had exactly this last winter with my 100Ah Victron Smart Lithium in the garden office. Temps dropped to around -4°C overnight and the battery just refused to accept a charge in the morning.

Same issue on my garden office build — Cerbo GX is brilliant but this one limitation is genuinely frustrating. Running a Victron SmartShunt as my primary battery monitor because the SoC accuracy...

Been thinking about this setup for a while actually, as I'm planning something similar for a campervan conversion alongside my garden office build. The idea is to use the Multiplus II as the heart...

DanPhillips99 | 312 posts | 🔋 Garden Office Convert, Tiny House Dreamer @BoxerWanderer Mate, I did almost exactly this going from a tiny house build to a garden office last spring.

Got a very similar setup in my garden office — 16x Drift 280Ah cells, 48V bank, been running since last spring.

The efficiency gains with MPPT are real, but honestly the gap narrows depending on your panel voltage versus battery voltage.

Been there with both types in my garden office setup. MSW works fine for most stuff — kettles, toasters, the usual — but you'll notice the difference with anything that's got a motor or...