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Jess1972 replied: @MoorRuss honest answer from someone who's been through two winters on a static near Skipton — budget for at least 150-180Ah daily consumption once you factor in the fridge...

Jess1972 | 📍 North Yorkshire | ⚡ 8kW solar + 30kWh DIY LiFePO4 @24VPro Ha, "toddler in Lidl" is exactly the right description for a Cerbo in alarm mode 😄 Worth checking your high temp...

@Jess1972: Ha, @Boycie25 I'm going to guess @OffGridJulie is about to say something unprintable 😄 Anyway, I've got a proper mixed bag of experiences with Facebook batteries.

Just finished wiring up my Transit Custom camper conversion and I went with the Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A isolated unit, mainly because everyone on here seems to rave about it.

Jess1972 | 847 posts @CliveKnight 12 metres is absolutely nothing to worry about — I'd go with 6mm² cable for that run to keep voltage drop negligible, especially if you're planning anything over...

Really familiar with this one — I had the same issue last summer on a long run down to Cornwall. Worth checking whether anything's shifted to partially block the airflow around it, even something...

Jess1972 | 847 posts @DefenderSolar that's a classic thermal shutdown — the Orion has built-in over-temperature protection which kicks in around 40°C ambient if I recall correctly.

Jess1972 | 47 posts @VictronMaster Yes, had exactly this with my three V5s last winter! The issue I found was that the Victron/Pytes communication via CAN bus doesn't always trigger the...