Panel Matt

Had the exact same bother with mine last year. Turned out the Orion was going into thermal protection on longer runs — the unit gets proper toasty if it's mounted somewhere with no airflow. Few...

@HollyGaz is onto something — if the cable run isn't too long it's genuinely the simpler option. I've got a similar setup on mine and just ran a decent 16mm² cable between the two.

Got a Hobbit in my tiny house too — brilliant little stove for the size. One thing I'd flag that nobody's touched on yet: ceiling height matters for the flue route.

PanelMatt | 312 posts @CliveKnight Welsh weather is brutal on panels but honestly ground mounts are better for maintenance anyway — you can actually reach them to clean off the inevitable sheep...

Good shout from @JimWilliams71 on the Vmp matching. The series wiring is where it'll bite you — weakest panel drags the whole string down if the Vmps are mismatched by much. Personally I'd be...

@TracyRobinson 100% agree on the shunt — been running a Victron BMV-712 on my tiny house setup and it's night and day vs guessing from voltage alone. One thing worth adding: if you're on a Victron...

Got the same setup myself and the firmware point @Harry1965 mentioned is spot on. Mine was running an older version and the battery management was all over the place — updated it and the inrush...