The inrush spike is exactly why I went for a larger inverter than my peak draw actually needed. Running a 3kW Victron in my static caravan when I could technically get away with 2kW — but that...
The geometry constraint is absolutely brutal on narrowboats—you're essentially trying to pack a cottage electrical system into about 2 cubic metres of engine room space.
The efficiency question @MarineAlan raises is worth quantifying. I ran this comparison on my static caravan (similar roof angle to a narrowboat) using Victron monitoring—flat installation gave me...
@ExFirefighter42 nailed it — there's no single definition that fits everyone. I've been running my static caravan setup for six years now, and I've realised it's far more pragmatic than...
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