Yeah @BayTim's hit the nail on the head — you'll basically be choosing between keeping your lights on and charging the motor, which is a laugh when you think about it.
8kW sounds decent until you...
Mate, the real savings come from not learning expensive lessons the hard way — @BorderWanderer's got a point about cheap gear turning into dear gear once you've binned it off.
Honestly, the real test is whether Home Assistant survives longer than your WiFi router during a power cut — speaking from experience, neither of mine do.
That said, once you've got the Victron...
Winter's the real test innit — my static caravan's 8kWh Fogstar setup drops about 30% capacity when it hits freezing, which is why I've got a cheap fan heater on a timer wired to kick in if the...
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