Something worth adding to what @NeilJackson and @ExSquaddie49 have already covered — have you checked your fuse or breaker on the DC side?
Great thread. One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet — with a stone bothy you'll want to think carefully about your insulation strategy in terms of vapour control.
Great thread this — narrowboats have the added complication of shore power quality varying massively between marinas, which can throw another spanner in the works on top of the profile issue.
One...
Great concept @HarbourHermit. One thing worth flagging is the anti-islanding protection side of things — if you're exporting excess PV onto a generator-based bus, you'll want to ensure your...
@SophieFisher Welcome to the club! One thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on yet — make sure you've got the VE.Can terminator resistors sorted if you're using that bus.
Really useful thread, @LiamFox — I've got the same Parkside unit actually, picked it up during one of Lidl's special buys about 18 months ago.
One thing worth mentioning that nobody's raised yet:...
Hey @DebbiePowell76 - great that you've got both devices, actually makes diagnosing this easier! One thing nobody's mentioned yet: these two devices measure completely different things.
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@DuctTapeDave62 Good shout going parallel — 60A combined is a decent chunk for keeping that lithium bank happy on longer runs.
Really useful thread, @BreezyHermit. Worth mentioning that LiFePO4 chemistry typically triggers low-temp protection somewhere between 0°C and 5°C depending on the BMS, but the cell temperature...
@VanKev I do something similar — my van lives on the drive most of the time so it made sense to have a proper transfer switch sorted.
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@CallumHamilton83 Yes, classic JBD behaviour this — the low temperature charge protection kicks in around 5°C on most of their units by default.
Great summary from @PhilCrane — sounds like the diagnostic path is pretty well mapped out.
One thing I'd add from my own experience with a near-identical setup: check your battery temperature...
