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What do you rate your 24 hour usage as?

No idea how much it cost as it was installed when I got the van but mine has AS rear air suspension/air assist. Twin gauges and twin bleed valves in the cab along with compressor switch so everything can be done from drivers seat. I was in touch with AS last year when I asked about correct...

I thought with self builds you were better off with payload on a 3.5t van? Difference between an Alugas and a Gaslow 11kb bottle is just shy of 6kg but alugas is another £90 approx. Are you really looking at that sort of tolerance?

If you aren’t using your van at the moment drop one of your leisure PowerFrame battery’s i as starter and see if you are getting the same drop. I have used one of my 3 surplus power frames for this purpose and it’s performing great. Messes with my head that a battery will no longer perform as...

It surprises me when people put water tanks under the floor the gas inside 👍 the gas locker just needs to be sealed from ha itation area with drop outs. Beware of running fill pipe through a void that may leak back to hab area

Here are twin bottle lockers so they are about https://www.gaslowdirect.com/epages/cyujrhdmmu67.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/cyujrhdmmu67/Products/01-7015 If you go this way it may be worth contacting Charlie to see what discount he can;get you.

Yes it is a 12v system. I would say to him to connect all panels in parallel as I did myself, not as much loss with shading is worth the reduced current in my mind. Simplest option is best for him so I take it that’s 4 panels into one controller?

I have a friend who is going to fit solar and I would like some clarification on which Victron controller he needs. Total of 600w solar which is made up of 4 of these https://www.alpha-batteries.co.uk/12v-150w-xplorer-solar-panel-for-caravans-boats-motorhomes/ Using the calculator on the...

As an aside, I often had a problem trying to restart the engine when it was hot. I thought it may be can sensor after a few discussion on WC but had never got round to getting it swapped out. Since I replaced the starter battery this problem has gone away so battery must have been well past it.

Is the monitor actually powered off when engine is off? Never looked at mine to see exactly how it’s been done but it is completely dead until ignition is switched on. Saying that over winter if mine was left (before I had solar with trickle feed) it would flatten the starter battery in a week...

The bigger company’s already build them on production lines. Have a google for swift or Hymer I have seen videos for both of them in the past. its only really you guys and very small company’s that get to hand build a van

Ha ha calling him mush he will probably lay in wait somewhere 😂😂😂

I could stand a drop of 25ah a day for 7 days, do you know what an average would be over winter down there? I realise you can still get no sun though 👍

If you aren’t going to move in winter, not use any source of mains power then your useable battery bank needs to be a little more than your calculated usage. Doesn’t matter what battery size or technology you get you will need to recharge/replace. It helps a lot if you can use hookup for 24...

I remain to be convinced, yes I do harvest power on overcast days but I need 65 amps a day before I am recharged. So far this year the highest I have seen from 300W is very brief mid 5 amps but then down in 2’s again or less. If the 25% better claims are correct for some technologies we are...

I am another fixed bed fan but it is totally up to the individual in what they want 👍 You must remember most purchasers of motorhomes and factory built PVC’s will normally only drive from home to a camp site then back again. A lot wouldn’t dream of cooking, showering or even using the loo in...

Possibly just natural ageing Chris, panels do drop off and have a life, depends how long they had been in use before you got them. Also older technology and or cheaper panels didn’t have as long a life cycle. I think mine are 5% drop in first 5 years then would have to look up after that for ten...

Lithium has come down in price and will continue to do so, I haven’t looked for a while now as I am set up but last price I saw was £500 for 100ah. I was going to ask about the bikes and 3 day link as if you were competing you would need more water for showers. Don’t know if you know but showers...

Pictures of what? One place in particular that cost me a marker light was the park up at Tide Mills. I can look it up on Google maps

I have always got where I want in my coachbuilt motorhome. Have certainly given some of the surf boys a shock when they have pulled up and seen me there lol While I don’t intentionally try to damage my van losing a marker light and a few scratches doesn’t bother me too much. I bought it to enjoy...