Been down this rabbit hole recently while spec'ing out the battery bank for my shepherd's hut build.
@AmyChapman89 snap setup — I've got the same Orion-Tr Smart feeding my hut's bank, though I'm running a pair of Fogstar Drift 200Ahs rather than three 100s.
The thing that caught me out early on...
@Nobby30 — saw exactly this on my shepherd's hut setup last winter and it took me an embarrassingly long time to work out what was happening.
Short version: cold panels are more efficient, so your...
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@RussGreen nailed it — that flat discharge curve is the real villain here. In my shepherd's hut last February, I watched my Victron app show 87% SOC right up until the...
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Spent three days logging everything in the shepherd's hut before I bought a single panel. Kettle at 07:30, laptop running 09:00–13:00, evening lights — turns out my evening spike was the killer,...
Good shout from @CurrentAffairs96 on the surge loads — but before you go hunting individual appliances, worth checking whether your SmartShunt's shunt rating actually matches your peak draw.
@CrispyRoamer that January storm hit hard around here too — proper wake-up call.
5.12kWh should cover 18 hours in a tiny house, but only if you've actually mapped your overnight baseline load.
@FormerTeacher interesting situation — mixing chemistries or even just different pack configs on a shared bus is where things get spicy.
I went through something adjacent with my shepherd's hut...
@ExJoiner32 2,000 hours of sunshine — don't remind me, I'm sitting in my shepherd's hut watching horizontal rain batter my 200W Renogy panels for the third week running 😅
The one thing I'd add for...
Been through something almost identical with my shepherd's hut setup last spring, so this thread caught my eye immediately.
I'm running a single Victron SmartSolar 100/50 into a 200Ah Fogstar...
Been eyeing one of these Eco-Worthy units myself after my mate down the valley went through the hassle of upgrading mid-project.
Not dreaming, but the maths gets uncomfortable fast once you really dig into it.
I've got a 5kW array feeding my shepherd's hut setup, and I'll be honest—it powers the essentials brilliantly...
The real question isn't whether it's possible — it's whether you're prepared to work with the sun rather than against it.
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@HollyGaz is absolutely right about this. I've got a shepherd's hut setup that's been running for nearly three years now, and VRM transformed how I actually understand what's happening with my...
Been down this road with my shepherd's hut — those diesel heaters are brilliant for off-grid, but the real trick is matching it to your power budget, not just the upfront cost.
Your 200Ah LiFePO4...
