Mel King

Mel King

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From Pembrokeshire. Learning about off grid living.

Pembrokeshire, Wales Joined Apr 2025
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1x MP-II 48/5000 ESS on L1 in 3-phase house, last check before I buy
Really useful thread — I'm in almost the exact same position with my garden office build and have been going back and forth on whether to just run a standalone system vs tying into the house...
in Inverters & Chargers 12 hours ago
Adding a YIXIANG V3 Stacked Battery Box Kit With JK 200A BMS to my setup....maybe
Been eyeing up the YIXIANG V3 stacked kit for a while now and honestly can't decide if it's the right move for my garden office setup.
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
MPPT temperature value doesn't update since 3.80
Seeing this exact issue on my garden office setup with a SmartSolar 100/20. Updated to 3.80 a couple of weeks back and the temperature value in MQTT just freezes — it'll show one reading and then...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
DESS sells to the grid at a negative price
@MultiPlusFan yes, seen exactly this with my garden office setup — Victron MultiPlus II paired with Fogstar Drift cells.
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Running a small chest freezer off a 200Ah lithium in my garden office setup and wondering if anyone's actually done the maths on this or tested it? The freezer I'm looking at is a 60L chest...
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Victron 24VDC + 12VDC system. Resetting only 12V
Has anyone actually done this with a garden office setup rather than a boat? I've got a 24V Victron system feeding my office and I'm considering adding a 12V sub-circuit for some low-draw kit (12V...
in General Chat 4 weeks ago
VRM release notes 09-09-2026
Just spotted the new VRM dashboard icons have dropped and honestly... mixed feelings. The refreshed look is clean enough, but I'm running a fairly straightforward Victron setup on my garden office...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Moduswechsel EVCS (Automatisch → Manuel) über VRM schlägt fehl
Jumping in here because I'm in a similar situation with my garden office setup — CCGX on an older Venus OS build. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: have you checked whether the EVCS is actually...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
400 amp service solar upgrade, existing micro inverters removed to be DC coupled only, then upgrading to Dual Gridboss Flexboss21 Stations
@GazAllen what's the advantage of going with dual Flexboss21 stations over something like a pair of Victron Multis in a stacked setup?
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Deciding weather or not to keep one 12v battery in a 24v 5th upgrade
So I'm in the middle of planning my 5th battery upgrade (yes, fifth — the rabbit hole is real) and I've hit a bit of a dilemma I can't quite reason my way out of. Currently running a 24v system...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron Smart Lithium playing up after a cold snap — anyone else had this?
Same issue hit my garden office setup last January. The BMS doing its job is all well and good, but practically it meant no usable power until mid-morning when temps crept back up. What actually...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Ways to Field Test or Repair my Multiplus 3000?
@SussexVanLifer that sounds genuinely awful — storm + dead inverter in a van is a nightmare scenario. Quick question before you start poking around inside it: have you checked whether Victron's...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
'UPS' function only, MP2 + 5kWh LFP battery, no PV
@SmartSolarNerd interested to hear how you've got on with that Fogstar pack — I'm considering something similar for my garden office. Quick question for the thread: without any PV, is the battery...
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago
Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells drop capacity over winter?
Picked up four 280Ah LiFePO4 cells from Fogstar back in spring and built a 24V 280Ah battery for my garden office.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping to float too early on cloudy days?
Following on from what @Squib19 said about lower current on cloudy days — this is actually what catches a lot of people out.
in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 7