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I think your hydronic 5 would be more than enough for all your water heating needs. Yes the water does need to be circulated all the time. Without knowing more about your setup I can't comment. Though crudely the heater needs a power supply, this is normally fused. Then it needs a start...

You should have most of what you need without spending much more. First thing 500W 240v element for the calorifier, you can you use a small generator without getting a hammering. I've seen many circuit diagrams of how to install this stuff, most seem overcomplicated. I'm convinced Mine is...

Should this not be an example of why you should research a product before buying it. I was told a story by a Castrol ex chemist. And also had an experience to back it up. Sales and marketing often do not use or consult the chemist when making claims about a product! Had a similar problem last...

You forget Dave, we're talking about a Dutch company, just imagine it could be twice as bad ;)

Wasn't so bad as most of this was over 10 years. Getting a fridge to do what I wanted was annoying for a few months. This years expenditure does seem daft, considering it will be up for sale soon. On the plus side I'm more confident about the new build.

Yes that would be the perfect answer. When I got Murky the link cable was seriously horrible. So I made a horrible cable with one end cut from a scrap car. For many years I have intended to replace it. Soon as the lid is shut, the memory of it goes away.

Makes a lot of sense Dave. My link cable is not the prettiest, so it would be a good idea to replace and alter it. The imbalance only shows up towards the end of charge btw.

I replaced the alternator regulator last night. Volts dropped to 28 on a fast idle. Charged the batteries again with the Victron charger and then tried running the engine again. Seemed to be holding around 28 volts. Interestingly the lower the idle speed was set the higher the voltage...

Just ordered one Dave, also going to swap out the regulator in my new alternator with the one from my old one.

Just fishing Dave, it's the only thing the two batteries have in common. I guess I can prove the idea by adding a temporary link wire in before removing the fitted link.

Read or dreamt something about putting new batteries through a charge discharge cycle to improve their capacity. So each new battery got a charge and then 21 watt discharge for 15 hours. When charged again and after a day’s rest the voltage went from 12.9v to 13.1v. Anyways fitted now. Still...

I don’t expect I’ll get much more done this year. Again more demolition. I knew from the wheel arch repair there was hidden horrors, and the only answer was to remove the step. I also expected issues with the back lower door frame that was also hidden. To some it may look horrendous, but I’m...

I'm more concerned about needing so many batteries to start his engine. Murky starts with buggered ones.

Many people and some suppliers get confused between a wires diameter and the squared section e.g. 16mm2

After the embarrassment some years ago on a ferry, we were unable to start. The fridge had been left on the engine start batteries via an inverter. So out with the generator to charge the batteries enough to get it started. Now we are able to charge each way depending on the problem without...

I've figured out how to reset most of the data, but not the log from when it was first used.

Today hooray! Two batteries arrived for Battery Megastore. One @12.74 volts and the other @12.75 volts. Too be honest I don't think a battery guarantee is worth while. For just the time spent dealing with them we could have earnt enough to buy four of them. They will be going on charge this...

Just 200Wh for our last day. During the trip home a Sterling Inverter connected to the engine batteries charged the leisure batteries via a Victron charger. After a four and half hour drive in the dark everything was in the high 90's for state of charge. I think being stationary for a few days...

Day 3 and we are now in Minehead. 230 watts of solar charge. Not so good despite some bright spells. No hookup or generator yet.

310 watts of solar today. Very pleased as much of our drive was though woods. Visited Portland Bill, now in Martock.