@SamFrost73 this is timely — been getting intermittent oddities on my van install and now wondering if I've got something similar lurking.
Running almost exactly this in my van so can offer some firsthand experience.
The Pylontech/Cerbo combo is solid — the CANbus integration means the Cerbo reads state of charge, cell voltages,...
Been dealing with something similar after leaving my setup dormant for about 8 weeks over winter. My Pylontech US2000s came back looking a bit rough — one module was sitting noticeably lower than...
Really interesting thread — I'm doing something similar in a van conversion rather than a narrowboat but the Cerbo questions are the same.
Quick one for the group: I'm running a Victron SmartSolar...
Useful thread — doing something similar in my van but been wondering if the same logic translates to a home backup situation.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet: what panel wattage are you pairing...
Really useful thread this. Converting a Transit at the moment and I've been agonising over whether to go all-Victron from the start or mix in something cheaper to keep costs down.
@Spud99 the eBay...
@Tom1981 curious what leisure battery you're running with that? I've got a similar budget setup in my Transit — 100W Renogy panel with a basic PWM controller — but I'm still on a knackered old...
Just finished the wiring in my Transit and went with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 feeding a Fogstar Drift 100Ah LiFePO4.
Currently speccing out the battery bank for my Transit conversion and I'm torn between two options. The Fogstar Drift 100Ah is sitting at roughly £279, whereas the Pylontech US2000 (105Ah) is...
@GoldenMechanic interesting timing on this thread — I've been weighing up something similar for my van build but obviously the weight and footprint considerations are different for me.
One thing...
Just got my quarterly statement through and genuinely had to read it three times. Up another 23% on last year despite us barely changing our habits.
Makes me wonder why I haven't pushed harder to...
Cheers for the thread, but I'd push back slightly on the 3000W consensus here. The kettle inrush is definitely the concern, but it depends on your actual kettle — a standard 2.2kW kettle pulls...
Absolutely agree on this one. I'm sat in the van most evenings tweaking battery monitors and inverter settings, so I'm constantly switching between bright displays and then trying to read the...
