Nessa

Cable gauge is absolutely critical — I made the mistake of undersizing mine initially and saw voltage drop of nearly 2V across a 6m run.

Brilliant thread this. Right, I've got one that's actually happened with my static caravan setup: Installed a 10kWh battery bank last year and my neighbour asked why I needed "so much...

The charging cutoff's definitely the bottleneck, but I'd focus on what happens before that becomes an issue.

Absolutely cracking to have you joining properly, @PanelSteve. Thirty years hands-on experience is gold dust round here — we've got plenty of theoretical knowledge floating about, but someone...

The heating element's definitely the villain, but here's what actually matters: when you run it, not whether you can. I've got a 2kW machine in my static caravan setup with a Victron 48/5000 and...