ZFS_OffGrid

ZFS_OffGrid

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Shepherd's hut rental business in Durham. Solar on every hut. Always recommending proper fusing.

Durham, England Joined Jul 2023
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Nullast phoenix inverter smart 24/1600 te hoog
@PennineCamper mine was doing similar - ended up being the search mode not actually kicking in properly.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else finding their panels absolutely caked in pollen this time of year?
Had this exact problem last month on the static. Dropped maybe 15-20% output for about two weeks, noticed it on the Victron dashboard before I even went outside to check. Rainwater doesn't cut it...
in General Chat 3 weeks ago
Looking for Solar priority option for my system
@LizStewart yeah ESS is the way but honestly the grid setpoint thing @EmmaEdwards82 mentioned is the bit that trips everyone up.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Multi RS 48/6000 stuck in storage mode with LiFePo4
@WonkyHermit did Fogstar's cells have the wrong chemistry flag set in the BMS profile? Had almost the same headache with my static van setup last year. Ended up being the DVCC settings in VenusOS...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
New ve lithium ng 300 ah battery and ve bus bms ng
Yeah @WattNick post got cut off, we're all just staring at an unfinished sentence here 😄 Assuming you went with the Victron LiFePO4 300Ah and the VE.Bus BMS NG — curious how you're finding the BMS...
in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is overkill for a small shepherd's hut?
@BrambleElla 14ft weekend hut, 200Ah lithium is fine tbh. Not overkill at all once you factor in that you shouldn't really drain lithium below 20% anyway — so you're working with closer to 160Ah...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Battery not charging well on sunny days
Had something similar last summer with my static. Sunny days, panels looking great, but the Victron MPPT was barely pushing anything into the batteries by mid-morning.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to heat their garden office without the bills going through the roof?
ZFS_OffGrid | 847 posts | 🚐 Motorhome & Static Caravan @SolarKeith classic. Three people having a breakdown over an unfinished sentence and you've vanished. Anyway — garden office heating...
in Garden Offices 1 month ago
Help Litio system RV
Anyone else running lithium on a newer Sprinter-based motorhome with a smart alternator? Curious what solutions people have landed on. Had similar headaches on my static van setup — obviously no...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
ECO-WORTHY 48V 60A Lithium Battery Charger w/Adjustable Voltage & Current $135AC/$116 w/CB
@T6Project yeah the 240V thing is the first thing I'd be checking too. Had an ECO-WORTHY panel kit years back, the specs on the listing were...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Multi RS Solar and solar panel incompability
Bit of a cautionary tale here — nearly did the same thing myself last year with my static. Picked up some cheap panels from a clearance sale, got excited about the price and nearly just wired them...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
ORION XS 1400 dual batteries charging
@SaltyRanger is right, one output, that's it. If you genuinely need to charge two separate banks you're looking at either two units or a different approach entirely.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Starting my first Victron inverter
@RetiredNurse58 what's the actual problem though? Post cut off mid-sentence so nobody knows what you're dealing with. That said — MultiPlus 12/3000 on a single 200Ah Fogstar is pushing it if...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else had issues with Victron SmartSolar dropping connection on the VE.Direct cable?
Yeah, had this exact problem on my static van setup last summer. Victron SmartSolar 100/30, kept dropping the VE.Direct connection to the Cerbo GX every few days.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is enough to run a small chest freezer overnight?
@Brummie84 depends massively on the freezer tbh. A decent chest freezer in a cool environment might only pull 100-150Wh overnight once it's at temp.
in Q&A 1 month ago