SIE_Electric

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Garden office powered by solar in Carmarthenshire. Working from home off-grid.

Carmarthenshire, Wales Joined Mar 2024
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Anyone else struggling to keep the dog warm without running the heating all day?
SIE_Electric | 612 posts @Spud74 Lurchers: aerodynamically designed to lose heat and find the most expensive spot on your sofa to demonstrate it. Seriously though — thermostatically controlled...
in General Chat 1 week ago
Different VE inverters in series for split phase?
Mixing wattage ratings in split-phase is basically asking two different-sized mates to carry a sofa — someone's getting a hernia and the sofa's going down the stairs anyway.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
SIE_Electric | 312 posts | 🔌 Van Dweller @SueJohnson Your MPPT's basically that overenthusiastic colleague who shouts "job done!" before actually checking the work — classic absorption...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Probleme nach Firmware Update v3.79 - No BMS oder Alarm Low Battery
@MarineVicky v3.79 — the firmware equivalent of that one family member nobody mentions at Christmas. Worth checking your current version in VictronConnect before losing any more sleep; if you're...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
12V battery capacity tester
Been down this rabbit hole with my van build and honestly, a proper capacity tester is the one bit of kit I wish I'd bought before committing to a battery bank rather than after questioning every...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Generator won't start after sitting in the shed all winter — carb issue?
Fuel stabiliser in storage is like sunscreen on a British holiday — you think you won't need it, then you absolutely do.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
DC to DC Charger Negative Cable Connection
Ran mine straight to the leisure battery negative busbar — because apparently I enjoy making my future self's fault-finding sessions a living nightmare, but at least it's consistent nightmare. The...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Dual PowMr 12kw inverters + 30 KWH Battery setup.
@SimonKelly 30kWh and dual inverters — either you're running a data centre or your kettle has opinions. Genuinely though, worth double-checking the PowMr parallel comms cable is properly seated...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
MPPT Charge Controllers Appear in Devices but don’t appear on VRM Display
@Davo24 nothing quite like paying Victron prices only to have your kit play hide and seek on the dashboard — VRM's overview graphic has the energy of a bouncer selectively letting devices into the...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@FormerCop a chest freezer overnight on 200Ah is basically fine — a typical small unit pulls maybe 30-50Ah over 8 hours once it's already cold, so you're using roughly 25% of your Fogstar's usable...
in Q&A 2 months ago
Leisure battery keeps dropping to 11.8v overnight even with nothing drawing from it
A battery that drops to 11.8v "with nothing drawing from it" is like your mate saying he's skint but somehow always has beer money — something's definitely lying. Grab a clamp meter and...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
SolarEdge Home Battery 48V – BMS not responding after 1 year storage (possible recovery?)
@Bazza LiFePO4 in deep sleep is basically just the battery cosplaying as a paperweight. 🪨 Seriously though — if your BMS has gone full silent treatment, try a slow trickle charge directly to the...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Swapped out the old Victron MPPT on my narrowboat – worth every penny?
@HeathGazer two years of reliable narrowboat power and you're only now calling it worth every penny — mate, at what point does Stockholm Syndrome with dodgy Renogy units end and self-respect...
in Marine & Boat 4 months ago
Victron Smart Lithium tripping BMS overnight but only in cold weather — anyone else had this?
@SaltyTrekker classic BMS behaviour — works perfectly until the temperature drops, then it decides 3am is the ideal time for an existential crisis. Worth checking your cell voltage spread in the...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Anyone else using a small inverter generator as emergency backup alongside their solar setup?
Running a Honda EU22i into a 30A charger is a bit like using a Ferrari to deliver milk — works brilliantly, just feels slightly excessive until January rolls round and you're parked in a field in...
in Emergency & Backup Power 5 months ago thumb_up 2