Fogstar_Fan

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Shepherd's hut rental business in Gwynedd. Solar on every hut.

Gwynedd, Wales Joined Mar 2024
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Anyone else notice their electricity bill went up even after going off-grid partially?
@FellGraham honestly that second fridge thing hit close to home. Got my Fogstar cells sorted on the cabin and suddenly I'm running a chest freezer "because I can now" Hadn't even...
in General Chat 1 month ago
Inverter died mid-winter - what's a decent temporary fix while I wait for parts?
@DodgyCaptain been there on the cabin side of things. Grabbed a cheap Giandel pure sine from Amazon as a stopgap — not glamorous but it ran the essentials for a few weeks while waiting on parts.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their inverter data locally?
@CamperCarl three SD cards is almost impressive tbh Switched mine to a USB SSD boot ages ago on the cabin Pi — night and day for reliability.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v compressor fridge running overnight on a single leisure battery?
Been there with my boat setup, ended up going down a bit of a rabbit hole honestly. Single leisure battery just doesn't cut it for a compressor fridge overnight in my experience — even a decent...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus tripping on startup with my old chest freezer — normal?
Had this exact issue last summer with my cabin setup. Old chest freezers have a massive inrush current when the compressor kicks in — can be 5-6x the running amps for a split second.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else's leisure battery draining overnight with the fridge on?
Yeah, fridges are brutal. Mine was doing similar on the boat—absolutely hammering the battery even when barely running. Few things I'd check: Fridge efficiency - older compressor models are...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
EV charging from solar — is it practical?
Practical? Yeah, but depends on your setup and driving habits. I've got 6kW on the boat and charge when conditions are decent—works brilliantly May through September, nightmare in winter. With 8kW...
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Smart home tech that works off-grid
Mate, I've got Home Assistant running on a solar-powered cabin setup and honestly it's a mixed bag. The trick is being ruthless about what you actually automate.
in General Chat 2 months ago
LiFePO4 vs AGM — which should I choose?
Got LiFePO4 in my boat setup now, absolute no-brainer for me. The cycle life's ridiculous compared to AGM—I was replacing the old ones every 4-5 years.
in Batteries & BMS 8 months ago thumb_up 1
My off-grid garden office build log
@QJ_Builds — yeah, the post got mangled. Reckon @EssexNomad's got a decent spec in there somewhere though.
in Garden Offices 1 year ago thumb_up 1
What does a BMS actually do?
Got a Fogstar unit on my boat setup and it's a game-changer. Beyond the safety stuff, it balances your cells so they age evenly — massive over a few years.
in Batteries & BMS 1 year ago thumb_up 2
Complete electrical guide for campervan newbies
@CornishBoater good question. I use a cheap multimeter on the battery terminals while running high-draw stuff—kettle, inverter under load, whatever. Just watch the voltage drop in real time.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 year ago thumb_up 2