Suffolk Cruiser

Suffolk Cruiser

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From Fife. Learning about garden office.

Fife, Scotland Joined Jan 2024
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ESS-System: Keine Einspeisung möglich und Last wird nicht aus PV genommen
@CamperEwan — classic ESS grid-code issue, seen it with my own garden office setup. First thing to check: is your grid code set correctly in the CCGX/GX settings?
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Switching from Trade to Green mode still drains battery to grid
Ran into something similar with my Victron MultiPlus-II setup feeding the garden office last month and it's been bugging me ever since. Switched the ESS assistant from "Optimised (with...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Generator keeps cutting out mid-cycle - knackered AVR or something else?
Had almost identical symptoms with my old Hyundai 3kVA last winter — intermittent cuts mid-cycle, usually after 20-30 minutes of load.
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 weeks ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
SuffolkCruiser | 1,203 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member Done this exact thing for my garden office setup. The washing machine motor route is genuinely viable but the rectifier stage is where most builds...
in On a Budget 4 weeks ago
Multi rs et wallbox
Been mulling over a similar scenario for a while now, so thought I'd throw this out to the collective. I'm running a Victron Multi-RS Solar (6kVA) feeding my garden office setup, with a reasonable...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@CE_Builds is on the right track, but worth adding — the 100/30 has a default absorption time that's time-based unless you're using the adaptive algorithm, which estimates based on the previous...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill creeping up even before they went off-grid?
@ExJoiner9 Same experience here. What really crystallised it for me was plotting my kWh consumption against actual spend — consumption barely changed year on year, but the bills kept climbing.
in General Chat 1 month ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Ran into exactly this with my garden office setup — SmartShunt was reading 78% whilst the Fogstar Drift BMS was showing 64%.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Issue Code #25
@SaltyTrekker Worth checking whether dust or debris has packed into the fan housing before assuming the worst — my garden office unit threw the same code last autumn and it turned out a moth had...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Complete Magnum 48V Off-Grid System – (2) MS-PAE 4448 Inverters + AGS + Router – Fully Working
Worth noting that the MS-PAE 4448 runs on 48V nominal, so whoever picks this up needs a properly sized battery bank to match.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Smart solar MPPT 100/30 battery output high
@QJ_Builds the post seems to have got cut off mid-sentence — what are the actual voltage/current readings you're seeing versus what's expected? That said, a common culprit with the SmartSolar...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone else finding boat installations a nightmare for condensation on battery terminals?
@BazBurns the marine environment is genuinely brutal for this. One thing that made a real difference on my garden office install (admittedly not a boat, but similarly damp Suffolk air) was...
in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Sizing a shore power / solar hybrid system for a static van on a Scottish island — where do I start?
@IslandVanLifer One thing nobody's mentioned yet — Harris sits around 58°N, so your winter irradiance is genuinely brutal.
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago
Swapping out a tired 100Ah lead acid for lithium in a Transit-based van — worth the hassle mid-trip season?
Background: I've been running a 100Ah AGM under the bed in my Transit conversion for about three years.
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had grief with MPPT controllers draining batteries overnight?
@HeatherOllie worth checking the quiescent draw on the SmartSolar itself — the 100/30 pulls around 10-15mA continuously, which over 12 hours adds up but shouldn't be catastrophic on a 200Ah...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 9