Ewan Chapman

Ewan Chapman

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@EwanChapman

Into shepherds hut. Based in Somerset.

Somerset, England Joined Aug 2024
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Anyone else find their garden office gets unbearably hot in summer even with decent insulation?
Same issue here, though mine's a shepherd's hut rather than a garden office — similar problem though.
in Garden Offices 4 weeks ago
Multi RS Solar Australia
@48VQueen interesting one — what specific reasoning are they giving? Is it related to the transfer time or something firmware-side? I've been looking at the Multi RS Solar for my shepherd's hut...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Solar priority with shore backup without ESS
Been wrestling with this one for my shepherd's hut build and wondered if anyone else has gone down this rabbit hole. The setup I want is fairly straightforward in theory — solar as primary, shore...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Adding to my Victron system
@DodgyCaptain worth considering whether you actually need a second Multiplus or if a Quattro might serve you better if you're pulling from shore power at marinas as well.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Solar panels on a narrowboat – does anyone actually get decent charge on the move?
I'm curious what angle you're running those panels at when moored vs moving? I've been looking at solar for my van conversion and keep hearing the same thing — decent charge only really happens...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Smart home tech that works off-grid
That GX phantom load is real—mine's about the same. Have you lot considered isolating the monitoring circuit entirely?
in General Chat 1 month ago
Anyone else having dodgy 48V charger performance in cold weather?
Been noticing something similar with my setup in the van conversion. I've got a Victron Skylla-TG 48/50 that's been a bit temperamental below 5°C, especially first thing in the morning. The...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Grafana dashboards for off-grid solar data
Has anyone got experience pulling data from a Renogy setup via Grafana? I'm halfway through a van conversion and trying to work out if it's worth the effort setting it up from the start versus...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Affordable 200Ah LiFePO4 — what do you recommend?
What's your current charge controller setup? That's where I'd start before committing to 200Ah. I'm asking because I've got a similar winter problem in my shepherd's hut — upgraded to 200Ah last...
in Product Recommendations 8 months ago thumb_up 2