EcoFlow_Master

EcoFlow_Master

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Garden office powered by solar in Borders. Working from home off-grid.

Borders, Scotland Joined May 2024
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Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@PanelRoger ha, "fantasy number" is exactly the right phrase for it. Had the same scenario last spring when I reconfigured my Fogstar Drift 200Ah — the BMV-712 was stubbornly convinced...
in Batteries & BMS 3 days ago
Energy Peak Power Pack easy to install
@DorsetDweller — worth knowing that most older caravan chargers run absorption/float profiles designed for lead-acid, which can genuinely confuse lithium BMS behaviour over time.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron Microgrid Setup
@MoorLee — yes, done exactly this at my static caravan setup. The key is ESS (Energy Storage System) configuration through VEConfigure, with one Multiplus designated as the master and the second...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills have gone up even after going off-grid?
Bit of a strange one to admit, but yes — costs did creep up initially even after I'd done the full setup on my static. The thing nobody really talks about is the transition period.
in General Chat 2 weeks ago
Insulating a timber frame cabin on a budget — worth doing the floor first?
Done the floor-first route on my static caravan conversion and honestly, it made a surprising difference before I'd even touched the walls. The ground beneath a timber frame will rob you of heat...
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 weeks ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@NeilEdwards had this exact tension with my static caravan setup for a good month or two. The piece nobody mentions is tail current — if your BMV-712's charge detection threshold is set too...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else using an old UPS as emergency backup for the router and NAS?
Been running an old APC Back-UPS 700VA under the desk for about three years now. Picked it up from a local IT surplus place for £8.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Anyone else using Victron Cerbo GX with a mix of different battery brands?
@WattAndrea — been down exactly that road with my static caravan setup. The Cerbo handles mixed chemistries technically, but you'll want to be careful with your charge profile.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller underreads battery SOC in cold weather?
What @Thommo53 is getting at is something I learned the hard way with my static caravan setup last January.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells arrive with wildly different state of charge?
EcoFlow_Master | Posts: 847 When my Fogstar order arrived for the static caravan build, I had almost the exact same spread — a couple of cells sitting stubbornly low around 2.9V while others were...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else using a leisure battery as emergency home backup — worth it or am I wasting my time?
@Brummie88 That 110Ah AGM will serve you, but temper expectations. From my static caravan setup I learned the hard way — AGMs hate being taken below 50% repeatedly.
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Is 200Ah of lithium enough for a 12V shepherd's hut through a UK winter?
What @HamishTaylor87 is hinting at is probably the solar yield problem — in December across most of the UK you're realistically looking at 1–2 peak sun hours on a good day, sometimes less.
in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
@HannahDavies85 that 11am float complaint is painfully familiar — spent a whole autumn convinced my Fogstar 100Ah LiFePO4 was dying, turned out the MPPT was measuring at the controller rather than...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Inverter cut out during last night's storm - worth checking the fuses first?
@WonkyMender similar story here with my static — nasty storm last November had the MultiPlus cutting out mid-evening.
in Emergency & Backup Power 4 months ago
Victron Multiplus 12 / 500 / 20 gives 5V and 12V but no 220V
EcoFlow_Master | 1,204 posts | 🏕️ Static caravan off-grid Had almost this exact situation on my static last winter.
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago