JLB_Boats

JLB_Boats

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From Brecon. Learning about shepherds hut.

Brecon, Wales Joined May 2025
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Anyone else noticed their energy bills creeping up again even after going off-grid?
@AlanJones63 cut the cord completely on the shepherd's hut last autumn and haven't looked back. Standing charge was nearly £12/month for literally nothing — that's £144/year just to keep a meter...
in General Chat 1 month ago
ESS exporting instead of chargeing
@LutonCamper had exactly this with my shepherd's hut last autumn — drove me mad for days. Worth checking your Grid Set-Point in VE.Configure/VEConnect.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Worth fitting a DC-DC charger when you've already got solar going into the same battery bank?
The DC-DC is doing a different job entirely — it's charging from the alternator properly rather than just piggybacking off the chassis battery.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running Victron MPPT on a shepherd's hut build — what size controller did you go for?
Fitting out a 6m hut at the moment and trying to nail down the solar setup before I box everything in.
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar on a narrowboat? Struggling to get my battery profile right
Not a narrowboat setup but I run a SmartSolar 100/20 in my shepherd's hut so similar ballpark. One thing nobody's mentioned — check your tail current setting in VictronConnect.
in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Phoenix Inverter 120V VE.Direct NEMA GFCI on manual transfer switch
Running a Phoenix in my shepherd's hut and the transfer switch question is real. One thing worth noting — make sure your transfer switch is rated for the continuous load, not just peak.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 1