Cumbrian OffGrid

Aye, @TorChild the thermal logic absolutely carries across — cold surfaces below you are cold surfaces below you, whether that's a van floor or a cabin subfloor sitting over damp Cumbrian ground...

CumbrianOffGrid replied: @Lisa1978 Classic symptom this. Three to four minutes in is almost certainly when the drum heats the water - that's when the heating element kicks in and absolutely...

CumbrianOffGrid | Posts: 1,203 @StormyNomad living up here in Cumbria I've had to make peace with grim winter output!

Really interesting experiment @GoldenMaker. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you looked at your actual overnight load profile versus what you're losing to conversion?

Great points from everyone above. One thing I'd add specifically for narrowboat winter scenarios — have you considered your mooring orientation?

CumbrianOffGrid | Posts: 847 @PanelBuff One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet — with a Beta 43 you'll likely be running the engine for decent stretches when cruising, so the 30A will...

Really timely thread for me as I'm just heading into my second winter doing exactly this in the Lake District — so not the sunniest spot!