@ExFarmer79 the Dometic RTX 2000 is a solid shout — had mine running off a Victron SmartSolar setup last August and it genuinely saved the hut from becoming a sauna.
One thing worth adding though:...
@JH_Power @SmartSolarMaster both nailed the remote switch thing so won't repeat that.
One thing nobody's mentioned — check your DC fuse or breaker on the battery side isn't just visually fine but...
@FZ_Builds worth knowing that with flooded LA and no actual BMS talking to DVCC, the BMS_CCL limit just defaults to whatever you've set manually anyway — so you're not really losing anything by...
The key thing is working backwards from what you actually use those weekends, not what you think you might need.
Had a ZYC equivalent in my shepherds hut setup for about six months. Pain in the arse, honestly. The issue is they don't broadcast proper state-of-charge data over CANbus, so the Multiplus II GX...
Nice work pulling the trigger. I've been running Fogstar cells in my shepherds hut setup for about 18 months now and the difference from lead-acid is genuinely mad—not just the weight, but the...
Running similar on my shepherds hut setup actually. 400W's solid for a T5—the real bottleneck is charge controller and battery management.
Cheers for putting this together @FenlandSolar.
How's the timber frame holding up in damp? We're looking at a similar setup in a shepherds hut and everyone's warned us about condensation come...
Solar's definitely the path of least resistance, but I'd push back slightly on @RiverFinn's seagull comment—a decent wind gen on a boat actually makes more sense than on land because you've got...
Yeah, power tool route's solid but you've got to be careful with the age of the pack. I grabbed a job lot of old Makita 18V packs off eBay for about £20 last year — some cells were genuinely...
Mate, welcome properly! Always good to have someone with actual site experience on here rather than just theory.
Looking at putting a proper fridge in our shepherds hut and need to sort the inverter situation.
Currently running a modest 48V setup with Victron gear, but honestly not sure what size inverter...
The disconnect bit is crucial tbh. Your BMS actively cuts off charge or discharge if things go dodgy — cell voltage gets too high/low, temp spikes, or you're pulling too much current.
