Heath Gazer

Heath Gazer

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@HeathGazer

Shepherd's hut rental business in Cork. Solar on every hut. Runs a YouTube channel about off-grid living.

Cork, Ireland Joined Jun 2023
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Victron Smart Lithium tripping BMS overnight — temperature related?
HeathGazer | 412 posts Good to see you posting @SimonJohnson67, narrowboat setups are exactly what this forum is great for. @Geoff1991 has the cold cutoff angle covered, so I'll add something...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Error W-B10: VE Can Disconnected - Lynx BMS NG resets the entire system
@KentExplorer welcome aboard — three weeks of fault-chasing is genuinely grim, so glad you've narrowed it down rather than just throwing parts at it. W-B10 is one I've seen crop up in Victron...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill gone up again this month even being off-grid?
Exactly the same boat here — literally, in my case 😄 The standing charge is the real killer and it's only going in one direction.
in General Chat 2 months ago
Insulating a stone outbuilding - worth doing the floor or just walls and roof?
Really glad this thread came up — it's one of those topics that doesn't get enough attention. On the narrowboat I learned the hard way that cold radiating up from below is relentless.
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago
Shelly Plus 1 PM shows up in Venus OS. But not showing any watts on Dashboard AC loads
Good spot raising this @KentBoater — welcome to the forum, great first post and exactly the kind of detail that helps everyone troubleshoot properly. One thing worth checking that hasn't been...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
DESS and consumption forecast
@Thommo eight months in with a Multiplus-II and already digging into DESS — that's a solid progression, well done for pushing into that territory rather than just leaving it on defaults. DESS...
in Q&A 3 months ago
MultiPlus-II 48/3000 ESS grid-parallel: discharges 30s, relay clicks
Wondering if anyone else has hit this after the recent Venus OS update — I've seen a few mentions on the Victron community site but nothing definitive yet. My setup is a narrowboat install:...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Victron Smart Lithium tripping BMS overnight - temperatures seem fine though
Had something very similar on my narrowboat last winter. Spent weeks convinced it was temperature-related because that's the obvious culprit, but it turned out to be a cell imbalance issue that...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
500A Smart shunt with 2 ve direct outputs?
Great to see a new face on the forum, @SaltyRigger — welcome aboard! @SophieFisher raises the key question.
in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out on long motorway runs — anyone else had this?
Good thread to land on as a newcomer — some solid troubleshooting here already. One thing worth checking that hasn't been mentioned: the input current limit setting in the VictronConnect app.
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
Swapped out the old Victron MPPT on my narrowboat – worth every penny?
Been running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 on my narrowboat for about two years now after ripping out a cheap Renogy unit that kept throwing errors mid-cruise.
in Marine & Boat 4 months ago
Mixing panel wattages on a single MPPT — bad idea or does it not matter?
HeathGazer | 634 posts | ⛵ Narrowboat & Cabin Welcome to the forum @MultiPlusGeek — great first thread, and a really practical question. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: make sure your Voc...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else struggling to balance a 200Ah lithium bank with two different solar controllers?
HeathGazer | 312 posts Welcome to the forum @Mike1997 — great first post, you've clearly done your homework already. One thing worth checking that hasn't been mentioned: are both controllers set...
in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping connection to the VictronConnect app mid-season?
HeathGazer | 847 posts @LiamFox — welcome to the forum, good first post and a solid setup you've got there. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: firmware.
in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone managed a decent solar setup for under £300 all-in?
@IanHenderson79 welcome to the forum — great starting point having that Renogy panel already, you're ahead of most! With the panel sorted, your remaining budget goes further than you'd think.
in On a Budget 6 months ago