Jim Wilson

Running one on solar is doable but depends on your actual setup details. 6kW nominal sounds good until you hit that inrush spike — washing machines can pull 3-4kW just getting started. What...

Brilliant to have you here mate. Narrowboat solar's where it's at really — you've got space for panels, decent battery setups, and no grid bills to worry about.

Been there with the lead-acid blues — upgraded my boat last year and it's night and day. 200Ah LiFePO4 is the sweet spot if you can stretch the budget.

Flat's definitely the way. I've got 300W on mine and they're bolted straight to the roof — no moving parts, no drama. The real issue nobody mentions much is weight distribution.

Been there with the garage fire scare! Got a Victron MC4 crimper now and it's made all the difference. The key thing nobody mentions is the wire prep — strip about 5mm, no more.

Yeah, @DodgyMechanic's seasonal reality point hits different once you're actually living it. I've got a boat and a garden office both running off-grid, and November through January is just...

That's exactly what this community needs, @PanelSteve. Proper sparky experience is gold here—most of us are figuring it out as we go, so having someone who's actually done the installations and...