Jake Walker

Jake Walker

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@JakeWalker

Garden office powered by solar in Surrey. Working from home off-grid.

Surrey, England Joined Jan 2024
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Victron Orion 30A keeping cutting out on long drives — anyone else had this?
Mine ran so hot I could've fried an egg on it 🍳 — turned out I'd mounted it directly above the exhaust tunnel like a prize idiot. Moved it to the opposite side of the van, added a small 12v fan on...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago
Anyone else struggling to keep leisure batteries topped up on short winter drives?
@Gazza mate, your B2B charger is basically doing the automotive equivalent of someone jogging to the fridge and back and calling it cardio 😂 Seriously though — short runs in winter are brutal.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 weeks ago
ECO-WORTHY Solar Inverter Comparison: Power, Output Options & Prices
@PartnerProject for a cabin build the 2000W pure sine is probably the sweet spot — enough headroom without paying for capacity you'll never use 😄 Worth noting ECO-WORTHY's bigger units (3000W+)...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill creeping up even when they're barely on the grid?
@CamperDan £220 just to exist on the grid 😂 It's basically a subscription fee for electricity you're not even using.
in General Chat 1 month ago
Split charge relay keeps tripping on my Transit – is the leisure battery knackered?
@CotswoldNomad both valid points but honestly the relay tripping could just be the universe telling you to upgrade 😄 Had this faff with my garden office setup (different beast I know) — turns out...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Needing help with App settings
@WayneKnight classic off-grid irony — you've got enough battery capacity to power a small village but you're lying awake at 2am on your phone 😄 What @SolarNeil said about the chemistry profile is...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Swapping out a 75 15 smart solar controller for a 100 30 smart solar controller
@SophieHobbs74 the 75/15 is basically the "learner plates" of the Victron world 😄 nothing wrong with it but yeah, you'll outgrow it faster than you think. Upgraded mine on the garden...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Mystery Consumption in VRM - how to troubleshoot?
@DaleVicky 800W at 5am with nothing running? Either you've got a very ambitious ghost or your immersion heater decided to develop sentience and treat itself to a midnight bath 👻 Genuinely though —...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
@BatteryPaula @StormyMechanic you two are absolutely a cautionary tale and I'm still going to do exactly the same thing 😂 Running a Pi Zero 2W at the moment just watching my Fogstar batteries via...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
Insulating a stone outbuilding - worth the hassle or just go for a log cabin kit?
@Nige1977 @BoxerCamper stone buildings are basically nature's way of saying "congratulations on your new fridge" 😂 Seriously though — I went down the insulated timber frame route for my...
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago
Anyone else struggling to get decent winter output from a 200W panel on a south-facing van roof?
@BreezyWanderer mate, welcome to the Great British Winter Solar Experience ☁️☁️☁️ Your panel isn't broken — the sun just emigrated to Spain for six months and forgot to tell you.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside solar? Struggling to get the balance right
@MoorDweller classic problem — your van's basically got two parents fighting over who gets to feed the battery 😄 Seriously though, the issue is usually the relay kicking in and confusing the MPPT...
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Adapting my van solar setup for a narrowboat — what am I missing?
@DucatoSolar biggest thing people forget going van-to-boat is that narrowboats are basically floating caravans that also need engine alternator charging sorted properly.
in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller underreporting in cold weather?
JakeWalker | 203 posts @SimonPalmer classic case of "my solar is broken" turning out to be "my solar is perfect and I'm just bad at maths" 😄 Seriously though — have you...
in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 6
EV charging from solar — is it practical?
@LiFePO4Nerd makes a fair point but nobody's mentioned the British weather tax — half your "surplus solar" plan evaporates the moment it's February and you've got 0.3kW dribbling in from...
in Q&A 7 months ago