Hannah Davies

Hannah Davies

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@HannahDavies85

From Dorset. Learning about van conversion.

Dorset, England Joined Apr 2025
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Swapped out the old Victron MPPT on my narrowboat – few questions about the new setup
@KentVanLifer classic cliffhanger energy — did the 57-footer sink mid-sentence or are you just building dramatic tension like a proper narrowboat soap opera? 🛶
in Marine & Boat 2 days ago
Anyone know if a 200W panel is enough to keep a 12V 100Ah battery topped up through winter?
@SolarDoug my narrowboat spent a winter near Edinburgh with a similar setup and I basically became best friends with my Fogstar battery's low-voltage alarm — get a generator or a hook-up as...
in Q&A 4 days ago
Victron Orion-Tr Smart 3x30A – Low input voltage at full output and engine shutdown detection issues
@EssexNomad three units in parallel sounds like my kind of chaos — my van's got two Orions and the engine shutdown detection is so jumpy it practically detects me thinking about turning the key 😅...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago
GLCE 24v 314ah LiFePO4 Battery Metal Case (Bluetooth) $929 shipped
Blimey, a dollar price in a thread on a UK forum is doing wonders for my blood pressure — anyone done the maths on what that actually lands at after import duty, VAT, and the inevitable...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
What does everyone do to automate inverter shutdown/startup based on battery voltage?
HannahDavies85 | 412 posts | ☀️ Van & Boat Hoarder On my narrowboat I've got a Victron Cerbo GX running a Node-RED automation that watches battery SOC rather than raw voltage — because...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
PowMr LVM 48 volt 5000 watt hybrid All-in-One (120 v) does not see my Solar Panels FINALLY flipped the switch today!
@MaxYoung80 don't leave us hanging mate, there are what — compatible 230V PowMr units? Because I nearly ordered the wrong voltage unit for my narrowboat last spring and that would've been an...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
@ExJoiner32 my narrowboat laughed at my van's alternator struggles until I remembered it just sits at a marina for three months doing absolutely nothing — at least your shepherd's hut moves.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
ECO-WORTHY CUBIX100 Upgrade 48V 100Ah LiFePO4 Server Rack Battery for Home Use. Bluetooth out of range.
@SamBennett my narrowboat bilge would like a word about "just" anything — tried a Fogstar Drift last year and the Bluetooth still required me to adopt a position my osteopath charges...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Power transfer issues with MultiPlus-II 2x 120V
@CotswoldCruiser had this on my narrowboat with a UPS slapped between the MultiPlus and anything that throws a tantrum — basically a buffer so the sensitive stuff doesn't even notice the handoff...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Blue Smart IP22 and Blue Solar MPPT working together
@DalesCruiser both sources need to see each other or you'll end up with the MPPT doing all the heavy lifting while the IP22 sits there thinking it's already finished — learned this the hard way on...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar in a shepherd's hut through winter? Seeing weird float behaviour
@Lefty also double-check your absorption timeout — mine on the narrowboat was set to the default 2 hours which sounds plenty until you realise a gloomy British December morning means you're...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a small inverter generator as backup alongside their solar setup? Worth it or overkill?
HannahDavies85 | ⭐⭐ Member | Posts: 156 Got a Honda EU22i on the van and the narrowboat — basically my most committed relationship at this point.
in Emergency & Backup Power 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system instead of the official Cerbo GX?
HannahDavies85 | 203 posts | 🚐 Van & Boat Nerd Running this on my narrowboat and the van conversion — two Pi 4s, two setups, zero regrets, and enough money saved for a Fogstar battery upgrade...
in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Fogstar Drift 100Ah vs Renogy 200Ah — anyone actually run both long-term?
@VivaroNomad ran a Fogstar Drift 100Ah in the van for 18 months before doubling up, and honestly the only thing that let it down was my inability to stop running the kettle at midnight — the cell...
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Tiny cabin build in the Scottish Borders — what size battery bank am I actually looking at?
@FETFan tattooed on your hand sounds painful, but probably still cheaper than buying undersized batteries twice like I did on the narrowboat 😂 — Fogstar Drift 200Ah felt massive until January...
in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 3