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here is an example of a similar Diverter, if you jump to 1 min 40 seconds you can see even though the load is a 2kw kettle, only 700w if being supplied as that is all that is available Can I not replicate this but with a air heater instead?

Thanks for the info and I see your point. Most examples of people using solar diverters, AC not DC, in residential installs that I have seen have a 3kw 230v immersion heater connected and it may draw 3kw however the diverter seems to supply what ever is available, be it 500w or 3000w. This...

Hmmm my Solar system is not yet up and running so i'm not sure exactly what excess I will have but if my calculations are correct, I should have enough excess in the afternoon after my hot water tank is heated to run one or two 500w or 1kw heaters . However its my understanding that a diverter...

Hi All Does anyone know what type of air heaters would be compatible with a solar diverter? I am about to install an Immersun diverter which will prioritise my hot water immersion heater however id like to add a secondary air heater. I take it only heaters without any chips/electronics are...

I 100% agree! This will be my long term target however on my limited budget, this isnt possible right from the get go. I already have an immersion heater and hot water tank so this will be step one on the road to a greener house :)

Hi! Unfortunately I don't have a variety of roofs to pick from :) only 2. I either go for just the south/east pitch or the North/West pitch also and capture the afternoon/evening Sun. According the online calculators, I should still get 2662kwh. Even if the N/W array achieves 1/3 of a south...

Hi All I would like to invite you to comment on the solar install I am planning for my house. I consume around 10,000 kwh a year due to energy thirsty hobbies and with the crazy new tariffs here in the UK, I decided its time to invest in PV and be a little greener. Although I have some basic...

Hi all I'm considering buying a Solis 4g 6kw inverter as they seem very well priced and appears to have a built in ac output limiter. Anyone on here have one? How would you rate them? Also...how is the app? Thanks Will

Hi All Can anyone recommend any well priced suppliers of roof rails and fixings either online or in the Essex, Suffolk or Norfolk counties? Thanks in advance!

Thanks very much for taking the time to give such a detailed response. I was not aware that sealed lead acids must be charged a certain way to achieve a true 100% SOC. I am using the default charge controller settings, I will check these are in line with the battery requirements. Maybe my only...

Thanks for the replies. I have 3x Hankook 130ah batteries as seen here - https://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/product/hankook-xl31-leisure-battery/ They are about 1 year old and have never experienced super cold temperatures, they have only once been discharged as low as 11.96v as previously...

Hi all. Thanks to help from people on this forum, my Vicron smart shunt is set up and working well except the state of charge doesn't seem correct. I have 3x 130ah (C20) lead acid leisure batteries and here are my battery settings which other forum users reccomended. The only issue is the...

Hi again. Thanks for the previous help, the shunt now seems to behave as expected however when my batteries dropped to 12.16v (rested), the shunt says 65% charge. This cant be correct surely? I thought 12.1v represented 50% charged for lead acid?

Thank you very much Mike! Much appreciated

I have an epever tracer. Here are my settings...would it be equalise chsrge voltage?

Yep lead acid

I see! Thanks for the info. When you say absorption, I assume you mean the stage of charge after bulk ? Do I simply wait until my solar charger enters this mode and then make note of the voltage? Or will it be in my battery spec data sheet ?

Hi all I added a Victron smart shunt to my solar setup and it works great (except for the terrible Bluetooth range). The only issue I have with it is the state of charge read out. After a full night of discharge, the shunt will read 66% but will then show 100% again after just a couple of hours...

WOW!!! Its like Jerry springer :D Thanks for all the input and passion! I think maybe its worth wearing out that last juice on my current 2 batteries and then going for a large bank from new, with identical batteries. Thanks everyone

Ok thanks, thats a shame. Maybe Ill look into two separate circuits Thanks

Hi All I have 2 sealed lead acid leisure batteries charged by solar. I would like to extend my battery bank by 1 or 2 more batteries of the same brand and capacity however the 2 I currently have have dropped in capacity by about 20%. Are there any disadvantages about adding new identical...

Thanks Mike. I have Epever Tracer mppt charge controller which I understand can have its settings adjusted to match the charge requirements of the battery. I cant bring myself to pay 700 quid for a lithium battery :S do you think I'm better off going with cheaper sealed lead acid batteries...

For a novice, the stats can be confusing so I have been relying on reviews to help choose which AGM deep cycle to go for. The xtreme 110ah AGM seems a popular choice on various forums however it looks to be duel purpose which puts me off as I'm unsure if it will function as well as a specific...

Thanks very much for taking the time to look into them and reply in such detail! I have a 400w array which is plenty of umph for my caravan holidays and will peak at about 36 amps input to the batteries in the blazing sun. I think I will go for a couple of these Expedition plus AGMS. Thanks again

Bump! :)

Hi all. I want to replace my leisure batteries with agm batteries for my off grid solar setup for my caravan. Has anyone had any experience with Expedition plus agm batteries? They seem good value for money and read well...

Thank you for the advice. I went with a 40a Epever tracer and its working well! Can you answer a question I have which I cant get my head around. I read in some places that a fully charged battery should read 12.7v. I then read somewhere else that a fully charged battery should read 14.6v...

Hi! I am new to the hobby and after finding out today that my cheap Chinese mppt controllers are actually a scam and aren't actually mppt, I've decided to invest in a decent controller...however on a reasonable budget. From all the reviews I have spent HOURS watching today, the Epever Tracer...

Thanks I will try this. Nope no shade at all.

Each controller has 1 panel connected to it. I have switched the panels over with no change. I havent tried runing just the problematic controller so I will give this a go. Thanks!

Thanks for the reply. I was not aware of this scam!! I will look to upgrade them eventually. The battery level shows empty when flashing. It may just be down to them being shite!

Hi everyone I have a 40 year old caravan which is only 10 foot long and space is precious and pay load is limited. So I decided to mount 2x 200w panels on the roof rack of my tow van and mount a leisure battery and 2 mppt controllers in a heavy duty storage box. This way I can store all the...