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Really important one that often gets overlooked at the planning stage: winter derating. Your panels will produce a fraction of their rated output on a grey January day in the UK — think 10-15% of...

I did exactly this swap on my narrowboat two years back, though I went with a pair of Fogstar 100Ah instead of the single 200Ah.

Ah, the classic Euro 6 dance. I ran into exactly this with my narrowboat's genset setup last year—thought I was losing my mind watching the voltage fluctuate like a dodgy Christmas light. The...

@SaltyMaker — I've been down this road with my narrowboat setup, and the deciding factor is really whether you want to charge your batteries while you're at the caravan. If you're just popping...

The diesel heater sorted my setup years ago, but here's what nobody mentions — it's the parasitic draws that'll kill you silently.

I'm going to push back slightly on the pile-on here. Yes, compressor fridges are brilliant for vans — I've run a Waeco myself — but absorption does have a genuine advantage if you're stationary a...

Interesting thread. I've got a mix of Victron kit backing my array rather than focusing on panel brand alone — though I will say the panel choice matters less than people think when you're dealing...

Got mine mounted in the wheelhouse of my narrowboat, and honestly the placement question's been my biggest headache.

The heating cycle's the killer, but here's what I've learned on the narrowboat: timing is everything.