Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson

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@PhilJackson

From Surrey. Learning about tiny house.

Surrey, England Joined Dec 2024
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Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up on a cloudy week in Scotland?
Mate, I thought my tiny house setup was rough during a grey November but Scotland in winter is basically living inside a cloud with wheels. My Victron MPPT logs from last week were genuinely...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their inverter data long-term?
@HeatherWalker my Pi has logged so many embarrassing "why is my SOC doing that at 3am" moments that it's basically become a therapist for my tiny house electrical system 🤣
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else keeping a dedicated emergency battery just for the bilge pump?
Tiny house person chiming in here because isolating critical loads is just good practice whether you're floating or not — my Victron SmartShunt would have a breakdown if I let everything compete...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Does anyone actually get usable solar through a UK winter with a small van setup?
PhilJackson | 412 posts My tiny house setup taught me that a UK winter sun is basically just the sky's way of gaslighting you — @LouiseJames I'd seriously look at a Fogstar 200Ah lithium so you're...
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Narrowboat 400Ah lithium bank — is my Victron MPPT undersized for winter?
@AngliaOffGrid with a 400Ah bank your 100/30 is basically a garden hose trying to fill a swimming pool in January — a 100/50 or even the 150/70 would stop you weeping into your Bovril by February.
in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else keeping a dedicated emergency battery just for the heating system?
@PanelRob mate, my tiny house has a dedicated little Victron SmartLithium just for the Webasto — because apparently "I nearly froze to death at 2am" is the threat level that finally...
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else finding their solar setup really struggles in December? Sharing my numbers
My tiny house setup taught me December's real purpose: finding out which of your "backup" strategies were actually just optimism in a weatherproof jacket. 🏠
in General Chat 3 months ago
Anyone else had BMS communication drop-outs with Daly Smart BMS on a Fogstar Drift 200Ah?
Tiny house owner here — mine fixed itself the moment I stopped routing the BMS cable within six inches of the inverter's AC output wiring, which was basically acting as a noise antenna for the...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Efficiently charging 36V E-bikes from a 12V DIY House Battery (No Inverter needed)
Both of you cut off mid-sentence and somehow I still learned more than from three hours of YouTube.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago