Smithy

@T5Dream the G98/G99 point is the killer blow really — my Victron kit came with all that sorted and I still aged ten years getting the DNO paperwork done, can't imagine doing it with a unit that's...

Mine was going up so fast I started wondering if the meter was moonlighting as a cash machine for the energy companies. Spotted it properly when I started tracking usage obsessively on a...

Noticed something a bit daft happening with my setup lately — DESS is only kicking the charger in for a minute or two every quarter hour, even when the battery's crying out for a proper top-up...

Tell your mate to make sure DVCC is on and ESS is properly configured before he even plugs the EV station in, otherwise the MP2 will have an absolute meltdown trying to figure out what's in charge...

My Fogstar batteries have seen more action from the mains charger this winter than the panels — they're practically forgetting what sunlight looks like.

Wood burner's your mate here — nothing drains a battery like electric heating, trust me I've watched my Victron weep watching someone run a 3kW heater.

Mounting inside's fine if you've got decent airflow — inverters are basically toasters that get grumpy when hot.

Mate, the van's basically a free A/B test before you drop ten grand on a static setup and realise you've massively overspec'd the battery because you thought you'd run a workshop 24/7 (spoiler:...