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Have to agree with the need for a lithium profile charger as I've only used mine once prior to actually using the setup when actually camping, since then the battery hasn't dropped below 86% full. My ambition is to get rid of the gas bottle especially with the Renogy 2kw inverter being £230 and...

What I find remarkable is that with lithium it's now viable in a small van to do this if you're happy with the budget and space. I've had full independent mains on the narrowboat for 20 years but that relies on a massive shelf of bubbling lead acid vats in the engine space and an industrial...

Out of curiosity I did a back of the envelope calculation. Assuming a spend of about £1000 on a 200ah system with solar + inverter and 20p per unit of mains electricity: £1000 will buy 5000 kWh of mains 200ah at 12v is roughly 2.5 kWh So your break even is broadly 2000 complete cycles I...

So my factory fit LB is now 7 years old and had another hard winter with van in storage. Was struggling last year so suspect it's on its last legs now. Been looking at replacing with a lithium but under seat placement restricts size. Also would need to upgrade B2B (plus add inverter). All...

Something is odd there! What does the control panel above the USB socket say about the state of charge of the 2 batteries? This needs to be done with all loads turned off and nothing being charged otherwise the reading is useless. The reading on those is not great anyhow, but it’s better than...

Thank you for the photos, very useful to see what others have done! Back to the drawing board on my set up but I think I have it sussed now!

Personally with anything managing lithium I'd stick to reputable brands from known sources. There is a huge amount of energy in them and you are fitting them under your seats. There are many areas to save some cash in, this is not. 1. You want MPPT in solar not PWM. All in one devices save...

We have a boiling water tap (which has it's own drain), but no sink and no built-in hob. We use a collapsible bowl for washing-up and usually cook outside the van using either a portable induction hob or a BBQ. To power the above, we have a reasonably large lithium power bank with a large solar...

They will need to get a new 240v charger as that CTEK will not charge a LiFePo - the 250SE will but at only 20A and if you intend to consume power at the rate 240v heating appliances will that's just not going to cut it so that will need replacing as well as (likely) the cabling to cope with...

I can get a full list of the build of course. Of top of my head its currently 8 individual cells giving me 544ah as it standa, with a 3000w inverter, so camper has full 240v at all times, no hook up required. I definitely know there is no victron in the system at all. has dc dc to charging...

Thanks, definitely looks like I need to upgrade my system then. Shame, but just what it is another learning curve. Thanks for helping me get this right, super appreciated!

Hi, I would be very grateful for feedback on my proposed refresh of the leisure battery system on my 2013 T5.1. Current set up is an 8 year old Travelvolts SCR with the addition of a 150w Solar panel on pop top. Van is currently used for weekends and weeks away using hookup. I am planning to...

This is something similar to what I have planned but I’ve already got a solar panel

if I'm right in my thinking the microwave should only use 5.17a based on the calculations that it will actually use 70% more power than stated. interesting read here: Here So I am thinking I should be able to get away with the pheonix 1200 or 1200w inverter. I think if I use the microwave a lot...

Top spec T6.1 plus the following upgrades Soft close sliding door + soft close tailgate Koni shocks with 50mm drop spring VisionTech VW badge electricity hook up point 4kwh lithium battery with 3000w inverter Charging options including alternator, solar panel and AC hook up Induction cooking...

Yep, that’s the sort of kit. I’m not very familiar with the Renogy stuff so someone who is may be able to recommend the best combo. I’ve got that solar panel but not fitted it yet so can’t comment on how good it is. Things to think about: Are your cables and fuses suitable? Does the battery...

You can work out how much energy you need for any AC mains device, just look at the power rating in Watts and calculate as follows. For a fag-packet calculation you can ignore losses in the inverter, assume the nominal mains value is 230V and the batteries supply 12V. Suppose you have a...

The lower power inverters can be cheaper and a lot easier to deal with the wiring and heat. The spec of your current charger is 48 x 5 = 240w, apply an 80% fudge factor for losses in the inverter and charger and we get 300w. So you could look at a 300w inverter, maybe a 500w with some...

I was going to suggest a power pack and charger as another option, if you already have the power pack and charger then that's a good thing to try. As the lithium battery in a power pack is a very different thing to your (I assume) AGM van battery you are going to need some conversion. Although...

We have a LWB conversion. Even with just 2 of us & minimal kit, space is at a premium. The only mains electrical gear we carry is a low wattage kettle/2kw fan heater/700w oil filled radiator & an electric blanket. The last 3 items, we only take in winter when we don’t take the BBQ. We’re...