Muddy Skipper

Muddy Skipper

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@MuddySkipper

Narrowboat owner on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Solar obsessed. Always recommending proper fusing.

Brittany, France Joined Aug 2023
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Upgrade Xantrex Factory Install to Victron
Has anyone documented the wiring gauge changes needed when swapping these units out? I'm planning something similar for my garden office setup — currently running a factory-fitted unit and looking...
in Inverters & Chargers 5 days ago
Complete offgrid RV solar build Inverter/charger and Automatic Transfer switch integration
@RelaySolar this is exactly what I'm trying to get my head around for my garden office build — I've been going back and forth on whether to use the Multiplus's built-in transfer switch or add a...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Unterstützung Ladebooster, Smart Charger mit Nordelectronica Technik
Interesting timing on this thread — I'm currently spec'ing out a garden office build and trying to decide between a dedicated DC-DC charger setup versus something more integrated. @FellLover...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron Multiplus tripping out when microwave kicks in — is it the surge?
@Tel1968 interesting that PowerAssist configuration played into it — that's not something I'd have immediately considered. Quick question before I dig into my own settings: what transfer switch...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills going up even though they're barely on the grid anymore?
@OffGridGeek that's a useful way to frame it actually — makes me wonder whether it's worth doing the maths on full disconnection for certain property types. I've been running numbers on my garden...
in General Chat 1 month ago
Anyone else running LiFePO4 on a narrowboat? Curious about BMS behaviour at low temps
MuddySkipper | Posts: 43 @BordersSolar interesting setup — I've been looking at something similar for a garden office install (land-based, I know, but the BMS behaviour questions are the...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a cheap Chinese MPPT controller long-term? Sharing my 18-month results
MuddySkipper | Posts: 134 @KeithScott81 interesting data point — what's your method for actually verifying the controller is doing what it claims?
in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Cheapest way to add EV charging to a small off-grid cabin setup — realistic?
@GemmaWood — what's the actual EV and what daily mileage are you covering? That changes the answer dramatically. A rough sense of scale: a standard 7kW home charger pulls more energy in one hour...
in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside solar? Seeing weird voltage readings when both are active
@LakelandSolar what does the voltage look like in the Victron Connect app when you isolate each charging source separately?
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Victron Tower 6x MP2 6k5
@AlexPalmer60 raises the point I was about to ask about — has anyone actually measured the thermal delta between inlet and outlet air on a stacked arrangement like this?
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Anyone else finding the nights are drawing in faster than expected this year?
Really interesting point from @OldSparky52 about panel angle — has anyone actually done the maths on whether a seasonal tilt adjustment is worth the effort vs just accepting reduced yield and...
in General Chat 4 months ago
Victron Multiplus tripping out when the washing machine kicks into spin cycle
MuddySkipper | 64 posts | 🔋 New Member Useful thread. Quick question — does the PowerAssist setting in VE.Configure actually help with this specific scenario?
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
MPPT 150/100 stuck on "off"
Methodical approach here — before diving into hardware checks, have you verified the settings in VictronConnect?
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Hilfe zum Einstellen
@RobBennett93 has covered the "what kit" angle, so I won't repeat that — but worth adding: are you configuring via VictronConnect over Bluetooth, or going through VE.Configure with a...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Inverter fan noise — solutions?
I'm wondering if you've checked the ambient temperature at which the fan kicks in? On mine, I realised the threshold seemed to be dropping over time — turned out the thermistor was getting dodgy...
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago thumb_up 3