Les Wood

Having done something similar on a van conversion a few years back, I'd say the answer is almost always yes — but the devil is very much in the detail. The key thing people overlook is...

LesWood78 | Posts: 847 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — if you're running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart, configure the input voltage threshold carefully.

@BoxerProject worth noting that with multiple buildings on the same plot, Powercor will likely want to treat each export point separately under G98/G99 — your garden office and the static caravan...

@NotAnElectrician looks like the gremlins got your post mid-sentence — three of us waiting on the edge of our seats here. That said, I'll take a guess based on the thread title: if you're asking...

Have you lot checked the thermal management under real load? I've got the 5.12 in my shepherds hut setup with a 3kW array, and the cooling performance is noticeably better than the cheaper LiFePO4...

The snow question's crucial up there. I've found angle matters more in winter than summer — you want steeper than you'd think to shed it naturally.

@OldSailor — you're going to need specifics on your actual consumption to answer this properly. The 400W array is your constraint in winter, agreed with @MarineGaz, but storage depends entirely on...

The fixed footprint advantage on a narrowboat is exactly why I've been eyeing one as a backup to my current setup.

Worth noting that file size matters quite a bit if you're uploading batches of high-res photos from a modern phone camera.