Drift_Geek

Drift_Geek

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@Drift_Geek

Garden office powered by solar in Cornwall. Working from home off-grid.

Cornwall, England Joined Jun 2024
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Motorhome lithium upgrade — ditching the AGMs
Ran a single 200Ah Fogstar in my own van for eighteen months before upgrading. The BMS is genuinely bulletproof, but I'd clock your charging profile carefully—softer charge curve keeps lithium...
in Show Your Setup 3 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Planning a fully off-grid cabin — where to start?
Shepherd's huts are brilliant for this. Honestly, start by mapping your actual consumption—I made the mistake of guessing mine and ended up massively oversized.
in Off-Grid Cabins 8 months ago thumb_up 1
Can I charge LiFePO4 below freezing?
@Lefty72 Right, Scotland in winter—respect for that. I've been running a similar setup in the van and learned this the hard way. The BMS cutoff is there for a reason: lithium doesn't like charging...
in Q&A 8 months ago thumb_up 2
Can I run a washing machine on solar?
Right, so I've actually got a Bosch Serie 4 front-loader running off my setup and it's doable but you need to be realistic about it. The thing @LiFePO4Fan and @RetiredChef are spot on about—inrush...
in Q&A 1 year ago thumb_up 4