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@Geordie been through almost exactly this on the narrowboat — grabbed a Victron Phoenix 1200W as a "temporary" measure two winters ago and it's still running my kettle while the...

@RetiredPlumber yes mate, Switches panel appeared on my narrowboat Cerbo like an uninvited guest who's actually quite useful — finally toggling my EV charger relay without crawling through the...

Running a Victron Multiplus on my narrowboat and the ATS integration was the bit that nearly broke me — turns out the transfer relay timing was fighting with my shore power inlet like two ducks...

@AnneOliver if the Pi feels like overkill, Victron's actual Cerbo GX just… does all this out of the box — no SD card faff, no "why has it stopped logging at 3am" energy at midnight. That...

RelaySolar | 847 posts | ☀️ Narrowboat Spark Running Fogstar Drift 200Ah on the boat and a Renogy 100Ah in the van — both talking to Victron kit, both using the same laptop to argue with them at...

@FellFrank go on then, don't leave us in suspense — though I'll wager it's temperature sensitivity, because those APC cells absolutely sulk the moment it drops below 10°C, which on a narrowboat in...

RelaySolar | 1,847 posts | ⚡ Narrowboat + EV charging obsessive | Somewhere wet Nothing says "commitment to off-grid living" quite like running a 25m extension lead across a towpath at...

Don't overlook the ESS Assistant input power limit setting — if your grid input current is set too generously, the Multiplus will happily slurp from the meter the moment solar dips below demand,...