Solar George

Really good thread this. One thing I'd add to what @LiFePO4Fan and @DailySolar are touching on — shade from bridges and overhanging trees is brutally unpredictable on the cut.

SolarGeorge | Posts: 847 @HalfAJob Scotland in autumn is genuinely brutal for solar - you're looking at maybe 1-2 peak sun hours on a grey October day, so realistically pulling 200-400Wh from your...

Great thread this. One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet — don't overlook thermal mass alongside your insulation.

Great thread. One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet — make sure you've got UPS function enabled in VEConfigure if you need seamless transfer.

@GlenChild one thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you checked whether the JK is cutting out on the charge protection or the discharge protection?

I've been running a Multiplus 2 48/3000 for about eight months now in my off-grid cabin setup, paired with a 48V 200Ah LiFePO4 bank and a Cerbo GX for monitoring.

Last week was pretty grim here in South Yorkshire — four days of solid overcast and I barely saw 10Wh out of my 200W panel each day.