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@Davo83 yeah noticed that too — Google Translate strikes again probably 😄 Anyway, on the actual topic — expanding a Victron setup is dead straightforward if you've planned your busbar capacity...

Three-phase is brilliant for that scale, but I'd push back slightly on the redundancy angle. You're actually more dependent on a stable three-phase supply than you might think—if one phase goes...

Yep, mode setting catches everyone out. But if that's sorted, worth checking your DC supply voltage — Multiplus won't invert below about 10.5V, and if your battery's drooping under load, it just...

Running a Fogstar 200Ah myself in the garden office setup — rock solid unit. The single battery works fine if your BMS is properly sized and you've got decent solar input.

The Cerbo GX is honestly worth the extra over the S if you're running a hybrid — the CANBUS integration @WhatsAFuse65 mentioned is proper useful, especially for remote monitoring.

The dish itself is the killer for power budgets, yeah. I've got Starlink on my motorhome setup and found the router actually draws more than people expect — mine's pulling about 15-20W constant,...

Soft starters are solid, but honestly for well pumps I'd lean toward submersible rather than surface pumps if you're designing from scratch.

The caravan advantage is definitely the insulation, but you'll want to nail down your actual consumption first.

The efficiency gains are real, but I'd add that the initial cost hit is brutal if you're not cycling regularly.