@RetiredEngineer86 brilliant move. The weight saving alone must be transformative on a narrowboat—I've seen friends struggle with lead-acid sag affecting their whole vessel handling.
600Ah Fogstar...
@EdHamilton — whereabouts are you located? That'll affect winter generation massively. Also, what's your inverter spec? 5kW panels into an undersized inverter defeats the object.
The search improvements are genuinely handy. I've been hunting for specific Victron config threads for months — would've saved me a fortune in time before.
What I'm chuffed about though is the EV...
The kettle thing catches everyone out, doesn't it? I learned that the hard way when I first got my boat setup sorted.
The ice issue is real, but honestly the bigger problem I've found is just keeping them clear of moss and grime — especially in the damp months.
The SmartShunt's wireless connectivity is genuinely useful if you're running multiple battery banks or monitoring from distance — I've got one on my boat setup and checking voltage without opening...
The inrush is genuinely the biggest hurdle here. I've got a compact Candy machine running on my setup and it works, but only because I sized my battery bank properly and the machine itself has a...
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The lads have nailed the main points, but here's what swung it for me on my boat setup:
A split relay works fine until your alternator voltage fluctuates (which it will), and you'll end up...
Spot on finding us — you'll definitely appreciate the lack of fluff. The caravan lot here are genuinely helpful without the sales pitch you get elsewhere.
The paralysis thing is real. I was guilty of it too with my boat setup—ended up going in circles for months reading Victron documentation instead of just installing a basic system and learning as...
@Cleggy's hit the nail on the head there. I wasted months researching battery chemistries before I actually understood my own consumption patterns.
