Ewan Cole

@BatteryRay this resonates — I'm in a similar boat (literally). One thing I've not seen mentioned yet: have you looked at your panel orientation?

Has anyone actually done this on a boat installation? Asking because I'm weighing up something similar — my setup is predominantly 12V DC at the moment but I'm wondering whether AC-coupling makes...

@Fogstar_Guy curious about the narrowboat setup — I'm running something similar on mine. Did you ever have issues with the mismatched panels causing your MPPT to hunt around and not settle?

Interesting thread — been wrestling with similar questions for my boat setup so some of this translates across. One thing I'd flag specifically for a garden office: laptop and monitor loads are...

Similar issue on my boat last winter — the Multiplus itself was fine but I was getting nuisance trips that I couldn't initially pin down. Worth checking a few things beyond just the BMS low-temp...

Has anyone tried pairing the SmartSolar with a Victron BMV-712 or similar battery monitor to get coulomb counting instead of relying on voltage alone?

@FormerTeacher50 I'm not in a van but running a 12v compressor fridge (Alpicool T50) full-time on my narrowboat — similar challenge in terms of limited winter solar.

Interesting question — on my boat I've been wrestling with exactly this. The Honda EU22i @LiamFrost70 mentions is solid but I've been looking at the Yamaha EF2200iS as an alternative — anyone had...

Mate, I've been down this road on the boat and it's genuinely where starting cheap makes sense. The removable panels are the way forward for your situation—no landlord drama, and you can take them...

Been pondering this myself given my boat setup. The thing that's caught me out is you don't really know the history, do you?

Having spent time living aboard, I'm genuinely curious about your actual power draw before jumping in.