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Hi, I don't know if that will work. Hopefully somebody can try it and let us know.

Hi Chris, I think the MS250 running a 16" bar will work well... using the 20" bar in anything other than very soft wood is going to be a bit much for the saw to handle. If you are wanting to use a 20" bar, I think the MS261, or possibly a bigger saw, is a better suited for that size bar (of course with a properly sharpened chain). The MS261 with a 18" bar is a good combination. As for brand of bar and chain, I've just stuck with Stihl (haven't tried anything else). The MS250 is a nice homeowners saw so If you are getting the MS250 for a real good deal, why not just get it and run it with the 16" bar for a while and see if it does everything you want it to do?

Hi Shaun, I wonder if something went wrong in the gearbox, maybe a tooth broke off and is jamming and preventing it from turning... or does it just momentarily jam but then able to freely turn after?

Hi, it's used to enter a pin number

It's a pleasure. Yeah, it's a problem on the older Toyotas but was updated on the later models.

Hi Jason, I think it's best to try to get the packs voltage as closely matched as possible before connecting them in parallel.

Thanks 😁

Hi Dale, thanks. Yeah... having your own pumped water backup is really nice.

Hi Jason, Yes, you can use those different version together. I haven't tested this myself but Andy from Off-grid Garage has and it works. I don't think they need to be the same firmware but firmware earlier than 15.11 seems to be buggy so hopefully yours are 15.11 or later (for hardware version 15 of course).

Hi Cobus, do you mean installing the valve before the elbow? Why would the valve always need to be installed first?

Hi Jason, thanks very 😊

Thats good news, thanks for letting us know.

Hi, JK Inverter BMS should be able to work with the Victron Inverters 👍 Andy from the Off-Grid Garage channel does a lot of testing with Victron inverters and the Jk Inverter BMS.

Hi Francis, both the charge and discharge control can be set to 'On' at the same time but it can't charge and discharge simultaneously (as in at exactly the same time)... the battery will either be charging or discharging, but it will allow current flow in both directions 'automatically' if both the charge and discharge control is 'On'. I think thats what you are asking?

Hi, thank you very much for your Super Thanks, very much appreciated. It sounds like the firewall side pipe would have given up really soon. Good idea to replace the other stuff while you were in there... much easier to do it while there is working space. What condition was your water pump in... did it still look good?

​@@GrantBurton the bearings still seemed ok but the weep hole looked like it had been letting some coolant out, I only saw it when i removed the old one as a total cooling refresh just seemed sensible, it's a 2008 but only 87000 recorded miles. Hopefully it wasn't run dry by the previous owner!

Thats a good call... probably the seal starting to go. Rather safe than sorry, plus it's a relatively small cost to pay for such a good vehicle. Ours is a 2006 with a bit over 200 000km (125 000 miles). I've also had to replace the clutch, shocks, aircon pump clutch and a few other small odds and ends... but otherwise its been an awesome vehicle. Rear main seal on my other older Hilux (1999) is also leaking I think. Need to have a closer look... could also be the rocker cover gasket leaking at the back... future Grants problem.

@@GrantBurton Is rear main seal an 'engine out' job? I'm happy enough doing things like this (Thanks to helpful videos like this) but I think that would be beyond me!

@@Me-zo8yc It's a 'gearbox out' job so not to bad. While thats out, might as well replace the clutch and spigot bearing.

Hi, I'm not sure I completely understand what you are asking... just unscrew the filter housing and remove the filter element, then replace it with a new filter element and screw the filter housing on again (or I suppose you could remove the old filter element and screw the filter housing on without anything inside of it... that will also still pass water through, but of course wont filter anything).

Hi, thanks very much. The carbon filters after the UV steriliser aren't for softening water, they mainly reduce odor and improve taste. The UV light needs to be replaced once a year, at which time the glass tube also gets removed and cleaned off any debris. Many people also install three filters before the UV steriliser... Something like a 20 micron sediment filter, then a carbon filter and then another 1 micron sediment filter and this arrangement also works fairly well. To soften hard water, you may have to install a water softener system but I believe these require a bit of maintenance (but I'm no expert on these water softening systems).

HI Philippe, I might look at doing something like that in the future (maybe)... will have to see how things go, I'm not expert at Home Assistant. I think there are a few other videos on RUclips about the Sunsynk integrations into Home Assistant already.

Hi Philippe, do you mean for the large 4.3" screen? I think the screen I have is old because I've heard that other people have newer screens that are powered directly from the BMS, and those don't have any problems.

Hi Jeff, I'm not exactly sure because I've never tried this myself.

I'm currently on 15.17 using the 002:PYLON CAN protocol and all seems to be working well. The SOC calculation when using two batteries in parallel wasn't correct on v15.11 but is working on v15.17.

@@GrantBurton I think i'll upgrade to 15-17 then and see how we get on. I'll report back with any findings. Thanks Grant.

@@kennyrodg Thanks.

Thats great news... Glad I could help. Were you able to put some silicone grease onto the o-rings so its easier to remove next time? Sometimes the o-rings bite and get stuck, even when not overtightened, or if there is still pressure in the system.

It's a pleasure.

Welcome 👍

Thats good news... you're welcome 👍

Hi, thats great news that you finally have the batteries built (not so great about the sheared off terminals). You mentioned you have followed Andy and my setting exactly but just to check... What is your SOC-100% Volt and Cell OVPR set to? These values need to be set lower than the RCV that you would like.

@@GrantBurton Good Morning Grant. So, my bad....I think. I just double checked and my SOC-100% was 3.499 when it should have been 3.449. OVPR is 3.448. I guess I couldn't see the wood for the trees lol. Thanks for the prompt to check it though, it's now accepted 3.450 as the RCV. I guess my version of following things "to the letter" did not pass muster. As ever, very much appreciated.

@@kennyrodg Awesome, glad you are now sorted. Not to worry, that has also caught me out a few times already.

Hi Chris, do you know what the superseded part number is?

Hi Karabo, to my knowledge, there is tamper detection built into the Yoco card machines. When the machine detects possible unauthorised manipulation or attempted fraud, or if the case is opened or the chip reader is tampered with, it displays the message and the machine will no longer work, and you’ll need to contact Yoco directly for them to assist. I read this some time back so I hope I'm remembering it correctly, but according to their website, it can also trigger if the machine is dropped or experiences an electrical surge while charging. Maybe this 'protection mode' you mention is the same thing? Either way, I think the best is to contact Yoco directly as they should be able to see what is happening with your specific machine from their side. Hope this helps.

You're welcome 👍

Yeah... In videos, it can be difficult to convey loudness without a reference to something else with a known loudness also tested at the same time.

Haha... it should be running at the end of the video.

Do you mean the collector pipe that has the ball inside and catches all the dirty water? or the pipe that feeds water form the gutter into the top of the rainhead / leaf catcher?

Thanks very much. Yeah, go ahead and share what advice you know so we can all learn 👍

I'm not sure, first I've heard of this. Does it randomly turn off or does it turn on then off immediately? Maybe the battery isn't charging or maybe there is a bug in the firmware and it needs a firmware reload. Did you try contact Yoco directly for support, because they should be able to access the machine from their side to see what is happening. How old is your card machine?

They are very convenient, especially if maintenance needs to be done at a later stage, or if pipes need to be disconnected, or the setup updated as time goes by, it makes for easy changes.

Hi Franck, I don't have any video of my battery as it is from a time long before I had any thoughts of making these solar related videos, but if I build a new battery, I'll probably make a video of that. Andy from the Off-Grid Garage channel (@OffGridGarageAustralia) has some nice battery build videos if you are looking for something right now.

@@GrantBurton What brand of battery do you have?

Hi, glad you enjoyed it. There is a link at at the top of the description and also in the first comment pinned to the top of the comment section… that will take you to the Official Yoco website where you can chose your machine and when checking out, any discount should be shown and applied. Here is also the same link refer.yoco.com/GRAN411979 Hopefully you come right.

Does it allow you to use battery energy if you select the 002:PYLON CAN protocol?

I can only charge the battery but can't borrow any power from inverter. It falls to grid power for load.

Another problem in my DIY battery is ,it's made 15S.

Nope.i can't use energy with pylon can protocol.

No. Can’t use energy on the protocol of pylon tech.

Haha, yes.

Hi, I don't see anything that has come through? What email did you use? the one in the 'About' section on my home page?

@@GrantBurton yes the same one, i have resent the mail again. It will come from Shaun L

Hi Cian, thanks for the tip, I'll look into sorting that out.

Hi Aditya, thanks very much.

Thanks for the suggestion… I’ll keep an eye on it and it if becomes a problem over time, will have a look at a possible solution.