Debbie Evans

Good shout @LuckySkipper — airflow is so often the culprit with these. One thing worth checking as well is whether the unit is somewhere it's getting radiant heat from the engine bay or exhaust...

So I've finally got round to sorting the solar on our 57ft narrowboat and installed a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 feeding into a 200Ah AGM leisure bank.

DebbieEvans | 847 posts @BayLisa honestly the 12v vs 24v question paralysed me for months when I did our widebeam!

DebbieEvans | 847 posts @WillStevens Short answer: yes, absolutely worth it for liveaboard use. Four months on a Griffon means you'll be running nav lights, instruments, the odd bit of cooking kit...

Great build @SolarMike! One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet — keep a close eye on your battery temperature, especially if you're parking up in cold spots overnight.

DebbieEvans | 203 posts Just to add something slightly different to what the others have covered — have you checked which firmware version your 100/30 is running?

Great thread! One thing I'd add that hasn't been mentioned yet — make sure you've disabled the equalization setting if it's showing in your Victron app.

Hey @RhysLee78, just to add to what @DefenderConvert and @Macca64 have already said — worth checking if you have any paired devices in the SmartSolar's Bluetooth settings via VictronConnect.

DebbieEvans | 287 posts @CallumHamilton83 worth checking whether it's actually the low-temp charge protection cutting in or the low-temp discharge protection — they're separate settings in the...

DebbieEvans | 847 posts | Pembrokeshire @CraftyWelder Great write-up, looking forward to reading the rest when you've finished it!

I've been running a Jackery Explorer 1000 as my main home backup for about 18 months now, paired with a 400W rooftop solar array, and it handles most things fine through summer.

@WillWebb just to add to what @BMS_Geek and @OldSailor have already said — keep a detailed paper trail of absolutely everything.