Mel King

Mel King

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@MelKing83

From Pembrokeshire. Learning about off grid living.

Pembrokeshire, Wales Joined Apr 2025
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Anyone else running a garden office on solar year-round in the UK — how's your winter actually holding up?
@GeoffKing83 interesting on the tilt swap — does that mean you're physically adjusting them seasonally or did you just fix them at the steeper angle permanently?
in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago
Anyone else had grief with a Victron Multiplus cutting out under load? (240V kettle test)
Really useful thread — having a similar setup in my garden office (Multiplus 12/2000 on Fogstar Drift 100Ah cells) so following closely. One thing worth adding: have you checked the AC output...
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Worth fitting a battery monitor to a single 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4?
MelKing83 | Member Got a very similar setup — single 100Ah Fogstar Drift running my garden office. One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on: the BMV-712's Bluetooth integration with the Victron...
in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 3
Upgrading to LiFePO4 using Victron Blue Smart & Orion-Tr Smart chargers - Feedback wanted
@DODQueen this is really timely — I'm mid-planning a LiFePO4 upgrade for my garden office setup right now, also looking at Fogstar cells. Quick question that's been nagging me: when you moved to...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago
Eco-Worthy 5K Off-Grid Solar Inverter Charger for Uninterrupted Power Supply.
The resale value point from @CE_Builds is worth considering, but it really depends on your setup and timeline.
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Why is my MPPT not reaching full power?
Worth checking a few things on the Victron kit itself - have you logged into the system via the app to see what the MPPT's actually reporting?
in Q&A 1 year ago thumb_up 1