LiFePO4Pro

Hey @RetiredNurse61, yes this caught me out too! The key thing to understand is that Dynamic ESS and peak shaving are essentially competing for control of the same setpoint, so you can't really...

Good shout @Smudge78 — the self-heating is genuinely useful for unattended installs like yours. Worth checking what temperature threshold it kicks in at though; most activate around 5°C which...

Great share @FormerMechanic68 — looking forward to hearing the rest! The EasySolar-II GX with PYTES batteries is a fairly tidy combination when it's all singing together, but the devil's...

@LiFePO4Pro replied: @KenCross yes, actually — I logged mine over a winter month in a similar garden office setup.

LiFePO4Pro | ⚡ 847 posts | Powys @ValleyAmy one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your AC input current limit in VEConfigure if you're still connected to any grid or generator input.

Great thread, lots of solid advice already. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you checked your battery temperature?

Great thread! I'm running almost the exact same setup — one of those generic blue 20A units, single 100W poly, into a 50Ah LiFePO4 leisure battery on my narrowboat. Few things I'd add that haven't...

Picking up on what @IA_Builds said about inverter sizing — worth adding that for a dual-use setup like yours @Taffy, you'll also want to think carefully about how the battery is physically...

Great points from @BoxerProject already. To add some numbers — a typical small chest freezer (say 60-100L) in decent ambient temps might average around 30-50Wh per hour once you account for the...

@HollyGaz makes a solid point here. I'd add that the historical data is where VRM really earns its keep — most folks just glance at real-time readings and miss the gold...