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Ah I did not think about a smart plug...that's a novel idea! Thanks for the info!

Thanks - yeah I'm not too worried about selling the 12v panels later...or putting them to use in the kids tree house Thanks for the info, really appreciate it. Regarding the solar, do you switch to pro-solar ever, or purely let the solar take over when loadshedding?

I also love mine. It lives in a section of the TV cabinet, and I have not noticed the fan coming on more often than when it was standing beside the cabinet....yes I can still hear it. I do have a question though @bloupotlood, regarding the battery indicator, has yours ever dropped a bar? The 4 bars on mine has always been constant but I expect that's not extremely accurate. Mine has a 100ah LiFePo4 battery. Also planning to add solar panels for when we have daytime loadshedding - would love to see some pics of your setup.