Brilliant thread this. The damp point @DODQueen mentions is something I'm grappling with in the shepherd's hut — totally different beast to a timber frame obviously, but same headache with a...
Narrowboat crew represent! @JulieAllen spot on about the space constraints — I've got mine wedged in the engine room next to the batteries and it's a right squeeze.
Temperature coefficient's a good shout @RiverRunner. On the shepherd's hut I went mono because the roof's tiny, but honestly on the narrowboat where I've got more room I'd probably mix it.
Been running a Victron MPPT 100/30 on the hut for two years now after starting with a cheap PWM controller, and the difference was genuinely noticeable come autumn onwards.
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