Paddy Fox

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.

PaddyFox | 203 posts @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.

PaddyFox | 847 posts @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...