My DESS operating mode is currently ‘Trade mode’. I tried to change it to ‘Green mode’. After applying the update is reports the trade mode has changed but if I refresh the page of check the setting days later the operating mode has not changed and it shows ‘Trade mode’. I tried changing the operat…

It all depends on all the settings combined. Without that information, you’re only guessing.

This could be a bug in VRM perhaps because they are improving things in the background.

It now works. Thanks [dfaber] | Dirk-Jan Faber (Victron Energy) dfaber Victron Staff 4 October | | - | See About the DESS category - #23 by jarco . Should all be fine again.

Cannot change DESS operating mode

Q&A and troubleshooting DESS

dfaber (Dirk-Jan Faber (Victron Energy)) 4 October 2025 11:52 5

See About the DESS category - #23 by jarco . Should all be fine again.

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Cannot change DESS operating mode

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