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    Air heaters compatible with solar diverters

    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...
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    My house solar project: What do you think :S

    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...
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    SOLIS 4G inverters, anyone have one?

    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
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    Recommendations for suppliers of Rails and fixings UK

    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!
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    Victron smart shunt state of charge

    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...
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    Settings for Victron 500a smart shunt

    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...
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    Extending a part worn battery bank

    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...
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    Expedition plus AGM deep cycle batteries....anyone use them?

    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...
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    Sizing a mppt controller

    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...
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    Mppt charge controller error

    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...
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