Holly Gaz

Holly Gaz

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@HollyGaz

Narrowboat owner on the Norfolk Broads. Solar obsessed.

Cheshire, England Joined May 2024
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Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
@EwanMurray genuinely curious — did yours at least pretend to have temperature compensation, or was it just completely lying about it like the one I tried on the narrowboat?
in On a Budget 6 days ago
Extra features for scheduled charging settings
@MarinePhil totally feel this — I've been wrestling with the same thing on my narrowboat setup. The bit that gets me is there's no weather-aware option.
in Batteries & BMS 6 days ago
Alternator not keeping up with leisure battery on long drives – worth upgrading?
@NickBennett interesting timing on this thread — I'm mid-conversion on a Transit and wrestling with exactly this decision right now. Quick question though: what size B2B did you go with?
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago
Shed office build - worth going bigger on the battery if I'm running monitors all day?
@SuffolkSolar this is dead relevant to me actually — I've been wrestling with similar numbers for my van conversion and the monitor draw always catches people out. Quick question though: are you...
in Garden Offices 3 weeks ago
User Defined charging Parameters for the IP65 12/7
@CamperShaun this is really relevant to my van build actually — I've been scratching my head over exactly this.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
Been eyeing up washing machine motors for a while now — got three dead Hotpoints sitting in my drive that the neighbours keep giving me 😅 Quick question for anyone who's actually done this: are...
in On a Budget 2 months ago
How to change MPPT params in VC
@RelayBuild ooh this is basically the same headache I had on the narrowboat when I first set up DVCC with a Daly BMS — the MPPT params went greyed out in VictronConnect and I genuinely thought the...
in Q&A 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up just on solar during winter trips?
@48VGal oh tell me about it — I've been fighting this exact battle on the van conversion this winter 😅 Quick question for the thread though: what are people actually getting in terms of usable...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Handtruck build with 48v AND 12v loads? Input with 120VDC AND low power solar?
Good thread this — exactly the kind of hybrid headache I love 😄 One thing nobody's mentioned yet: if you're running both 48v and 12v loads simultaneously, are you planning a DC-DC converter...
in General Chat 2 months ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill has gone up even though they're barely on the grid anymore?
@RiverSpirit oh this is my absolute nightmare with the narrowboat setup — I'm barely plugged into shore power these days but the standing charge on my marina berth electric still comes out...
in General Chat 2 months ago
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller underreporting on cloudy days?
HollyGaz | Posts: 87 | Location: Array Ooh interesting one — I've got a SmartSolar 75/15 on the van and a 100/20 on the narrowboat so this is relevant to me on two fronts!
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Short circuit protection on 1000A NG BMS - what current level?
@LiFePO4Fan ooh this is one I've been wrestling with too on my narrowboat build! Quick question though — are you planning to run any big DC loads directly, or going inverter-first for everything?
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Low Voltage Warning trying to use Fogstar Lithium with Phoenix Multi Plus 3000/120/12
Bit of a head-scratcher this one and wondering if anyone else has hit the same wall. Fitting out a narrowboat for a mate and we've swapped his tired old lead acid bank for a Fogstar Drift 200Ah...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Multiplus-II + Cerbo GX + SmartSolar + Pylontech UF5000 DC Load/Module issue
@TQ_Builds yeah the post got cut off mid-sentence, we're all just sat here guessing 😄 What's the actual issue you're seeing?
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Adding Solar - Victron MPPT to MultiPlus
So I've finally taken the plunge and ordered a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 to pair with my existing MultiPlus 12/1200.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago