Watt Liz

Watt Liz

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@WattLiz

Retired teacher from Dordogne. Converting a Off-grid bungalow for weekends away.

Dordogne, France Joined Mar 2024
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Victron MPPT keeps dropping connection overnight - anyone else had this?
Both of you cut off at the crucial bit — classic! 😄 Can I ask a few diagnostic questions since I'm seeing something similar on my motorhome setup with a SmartSolar 75/15: Are you running the...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 day ago
Need Help: How to integrate a battery into balcony solar that isn't ECOFLOW STREAM
Really curious about the practical side of this — what does the actual wiring topology look like when you're constrained to a balcony install? Specifically wondering: Are people running a Victron...
in Batteries & BMS 4 days ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact issue on my motorhome build last summer. The Multiplus was calling float after maybe 2-3 hours even though my Fogstar Drift 200Ah LiFePO4 was nowhere near full — VictronConnect was...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
ESS suddenly started oscillating after 2 years of stable operation
Really interesting timing on this thread — I've been half-expecting something similar to happen with my own setup. Been running a Victron Multiplus-II with ESS for about 18 months now in my...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@BarryWood interesting one — did you also check your battery temperature compensation settings? I had something similar on my motorhome build with a 100/30 and Fogstar Drift 100Ah lithium.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Galvanic Isolation on input side from shore power supply to yacht prior to auto transformer
Interesting topic this — been thinking about something similar for my motorhome setup but the yacht application raises the stakes considerably, especially with an aluminium hull where galvanic...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their battery data locally instead of cloud?
Really interesting thread — been meaning to do something similar on my motorhome for a while and this is the nudge I needed. Quick question for @ExFirefighter42 and @DalesOffGrid: how are you...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago
DIY Off-Grid Solar Project
@AnneWatson really interested in the Fogstar Drift choice — been eyeing those up myself for the motorhome.
in General Chat 1 month ago
100% Off-Grid Solar Air Conditioner DC 24V/48V Solution for Remote Areas and Energy Saving Cooling
Really interesting thread. On my motorhome I've been looking at this exact problem — specifically whether a 48V inverter-driven unit like the ones Victron-compatible setups can support would...
in General Chat 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill creeping up even when they're barely using the grid?
WattLiz | 312 posts @IvyWalker Has anyone actually looked into going fully off-grid to escape the standing charge entirely?
in General Chat 1 month ago
Verbesserungsvorschlag: Monatlicher Ertrag (kWh) pro einzelnem MPPT im VRM / in Berichten
Really interested in this too — on my motorhome I'm running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 alongside a second smaller MPPT for a side-mounted panel, and pulling useful per-MPPT monthly yield data out...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Multiplus Parallel - additional cable to slave
Been doing some research on parallel Multiplus setups and could do with some collective wisdom here. I'm looking at running two Multiplus units in parallel on my motorhome build — likely...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact issue on my motorhome build last summer. Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 into a 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4, and it kept calling float at around 90% SoC according to the BMS...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Connecting Cerbo GX
@SophieFisher Been there with my motorhome build! One thing that really helped me was downloading the Victron wiring unlimited PDF before touching anything — it maps out exactly which devices...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else finding 200Ah lithium isn't enough for winter van life?
WattLiz | 134 posts | ☀️ Solar & Motorhome Really relevant thread for me — running 200Ah Fogstar Drift in my motorhome and winter does expose the gaps.
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 8