ExPostie82

ExPostie82

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Emergency prepper in Powys. Backup power for the house.

Powys, Wales Joined Dec 2023
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Anyone else using old UPS batteries for a small 12v setup?
Ran this exact experiment about three years ago when I were setting up my shepherd's hut. Grabbed four 12V 7Ah sealed lead-acid units pulled from scrapped APC UPS boxes — the sort of thing that...
in On a Budget 3 weeks ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill gone up again this month?
@George1975 seconded on the Victron front — the payback calculation genuinely changes once you factor in how much the tariff can shift over a 12-month window rather than just your current unit...
in General Chat 4 weeks ago
Converted an old shepherd's hut last summer – worth insulating the floor first?
Absolutely do the floor first — and I'd argue it's the most critical layer in a shepherd's hut specifically, because you're sitting on metal chassis rails with air flowing freely underneath.
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
ECGSOLAX 4KW Hybrid Solar Inverter 24V 110V/120V With MPPT 110A Charging Controller Touch screen LCD Hybrid Inverter Max PV 350V
Picking up on what @SimonKelly, @PikeAndrea and @VanKev have all touched on — the 24V/4kW current problem is well-documented, but there's another angle worth flagging: that 110A MPPT rating is...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Inverter Smart 24/3000 Falsche Anzeige AC-Last im VRM Portal
Been having a similar head-scratcher with my Victron setup out in the shepherd's hut and thought I'd throw this out there for the collective brain trust. Running a Multiplus-II 24/3000 alongside a...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else's solar panels completely rubbish in this weather?
Yeah, winter's brutal on output. I'm running a 4.8kW array here and I've just accepted December-February are basically write-offs for anything beyond the obvious—battery top-ups, not heavy...
in General Chat 1 month ago
What does it really mean to live off-grid?
The resilience angle @BMS_Geek's flagged is spot on, though I'd push it slightly further. Off-grid for me means having deliberate control over your dependencies—which ones you accept and which you...
in General Chat 1 year ago