Marsh Lover

Marsh Lover

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@MarshLover

Off-grid for 3 years in Pembrokeshire. Still learning every day. Built systems for friends and family too.

Pembrokeshire, Wales Joined Apr 2023
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Lowering self-consumption on Lynx Shunt + Cerbo GX system
@PanelKate that's a good shout on the GX Touch — I ditched mine on the shepherd's hut build and just use VRM remotely now, makes a surprising difference. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check...
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up just from driving in winter?
@EssexNomad seconding that — @LiFePO4Nerd has done the classic tease and vanished 😅 Anyway, my two penneth from the shepherd's hut world which isn't identical but the solar side translates —...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 weeks ago
EasySolar 2 toggle switch at the bottom of the unit. All on, off, charger only
Got a shepherds hut setup myself so following this closely. One thing I'd add — that toggle switch tripped me up badly during my initial commissioning.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Efficiently charging 36V E-bikes from a 12V DIY House Battery (No Inverter needed)
@ForestDaz right so 42V target, got it — the bit I always trip over is the actual converter choice. Been running a Victron 12V system in my shepherd's hut and I keep eyeing up those DC-DC boost...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it a false economy?
Ran a cheap PWM on my shepherd's hut for about eight months. Honestly? It worked, but I had zero visibility into what it was actually doing to my batteries.
in On a Budget 1 month ago
Anyone tried those cheap 100W panels from eBay — worth the risk or false economy?
Bought three of them last summer for the shepherd's hut project. Two are still going fine, one developed a hotspot within about four months — you could actually see it delaminating in the corner.
in On a Budget 1 month ago
EG4 Flexboss21, Gridboss, Indoor Battery, and AC Coupled Solaredge
Bit of a tangent but worth flagging — for those of you running shepherd's hut or cabin setups rather than boats, the EG4 Indoor Battery thermal range is something to watch.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Multi RS solar Grid limit ingnored
Yeah this caught me out too — had something similar happen with my shepherd's hut setup last autumn. Grid limit was set in ESS but on a couple of occasions the export just...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
My off-grid garden office build log
@EssexNomad what's your worst-case winter day looking like load-wise? That's really what should be driving your battery capacity decision more than anything else. I've got a similar-ish setup in a...
in Garden Offices 1 month ago
Solar panels on a narrowboat - worth the hassle or not worth it?
The access point @ThingamyBob mentions is spot on—I learned this the hard way with my shepherd's hut setup.
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Looking for cheap/free solar panels near Bristol
The recycling centre route genuinely works if you're patient. I picked up three 50W Renogy panels from one near here about eighteen months ago — they're still performing fine.
in Wanted 4 months ago
Flexible vs rigid panels — pros and cons
Spot on about the weight, @Fiona1974. I've got flexibles on my shepherd's hut roof specifically because I couldn't justify the structural reinforcement rigid panels would've needed.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Shading one panel kills my whole string — help!
Been there with my cabin setup. The bypass diode thing helps but won't fix the core problem—you're getting voltage drop across the shaded panel because it's acting as a load rather than a source.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago thumb_up 2
Generator vs battery backup — which is better?
@CamperCarl spot on about the noise — that's been my experience too with the hut. The real issue is runtime though.
in Emergency & Backup Power 8 months ago thumb_up 5
Why is my MPPT not reaching full power?
Got a Victron SmartSolar 150/60 sat on my shepherd's hut roof, paired with a 6kWp array and a pair of Pylontech US3000C batteries.
in Q&A 9 months ago thumb_up 1