RetiredElectrician74

@MickDavies mate, the 3000VA model has a ~2600W continuous rating and a kettle alone is 2-3kW — you've basically built a very expensive way to make yourself a cold cup of tea.

Fogstar Drift cells have been sitting in my tiny house for two years now and the only thing that's "struggled" is my wallet accepting I should've done it sooner — pulled the trigger when...

@Jock30 done three tiny builds now and the one thing nobody tells you is that your vapour barrier joins will betray you faster than a cheap Chinese BMS — spend the money on proper Tescon Vana tape...

@ForestBoater mate, your Multiplus II is probably ignoring your ESS schedule because the minimum SOC floor is set too low — it'll happily nick grid power the moment it decides the batteries need...

Still partly on the grid myself and yeah, the standing charge alone is now costing me more than my actual usage — absolute pisstake when you've got a Victron MultiPlus and a shed full of Fogstar...

Bit of a similar pickle here — got my tiny house wired up with a Victron MultiPlus-II and a bank of Fogstar Drift cells, but the moment you start talking about grid interaction in the UK, the DNO...

Eco-Worthy gear is a bit of a lottery — some folk swear by it, others end up arguing with customer service for months.

The real killer is assuming your phone charger and a cuppa kettle run on fresh air and good intentions.

Isolation transformers are brilliant for peace of mind, but let's be honest — most boat setups don't actually need them unless you're plugged into dodgy shoreline infrastructure or running...