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No shower in mine, we have a 12v wash unit but never stay away from home past 2 days.

Truth is you dont require a hot tap in a van, better to have a big kettle to boil water using a gas ring, keep it simple.

Im getting a full and float charge with 2 flat 100w panels into 3 90 ah l acids, it has been very bright the last few days mind you, im north of Belfast.

Merry xmas folks, not forgetting phil the master behind all 3 sites.(y)

Tight trouser brigade.😂

1/2 ince play is way to heavy except for main devider walls, id use 1/8 and batton out as much lighter.

Looks the dog ding dongs to me, hope you have many a good trip in it.

Loach Lead carbon batts are a better job, much more cycles and can sit in half charge witout doing any damage, cost just under £200 each.

It is never easy but just keep at it.

They have an inverter built in as do other so called 12v m waves, cheeper to buy a normal one and a inverter, we secret always buy a m wave with a stainless steel inside, the cheep painted ones peel and rust.

had a 250 side valve c10 30 years back, army sold lots of m20 off here at auction when i was young, we used them round the fields, gutless old things but fun at 13 years old.

REmember if you put alloy next to steel the galvanic problems will happen, the alloy will disolve as the electrons flow from alloy to steel, you have made a battery, same with alloy rivets to steel, the frame should have been 316 stainless.

I worked on cars/vans most of my life, ford is not the top of my wish list, yes you will require a toilet washroom, a simple 12v water heater and cassette loo is easy to sort, keep the cassette door inside as no cutting of van required, as for single glase cold noisey windows, no thanks the...

Hi Pierre, what are you building or have, any pics.

Hence why i have old school non smart altanator and home built electrics with a votronic solar regulator, i also have a switch and h duty 200a relay to connect les and starter batteries for a jump start, it also bypasses the old bus diode blocker which redudced the voltage to 13.6, now once i...

Yes and thats why not many of them ither in my cave, dust collctors is ornaments, if i sit to long the wife calls me that LOL.

That seems daft, whats the point in having it, bit like marrying a dead woman.:unsure:

There has to be an air gap under the panels to keep cool and better power, a deflector is ok but doing so also causes suction on the top which will try and lift the panel, aircraft wings work like this in a small part, thin deflected air over the top and thick less compressed air under them, you...

Loach led carbon batteries will discharge lower and can sit at half charge without distruction, and have 1500 cycles, cost about £200 100ah.

The trick is to fart at the same time you open the slide, this equels the pressure and no blow back will happen. If after decending one must hold onto the dangly bits or you will be in trouble.:eek:😂