AliceRosano

OMG. Thank you... spelling mistake on my phone

Hello. I was wondering if anyone has a gas leisure cooker on board? Specifically an old gr6gv mk11 model... I’m hoping to buy a second hand one today and I would like someone’s opinion. Dod you get an lpg conversion kit? Does it have flame failure cut out? thank you

Thank you. We have 4 panels 320watt each.. we also have a sterling Alternator to battery charger which should speed up the charging process from the engine

Thank you. Yes, for sure, I’ll read through that. The batteries didn’t actually get any worst or better in time. When the system was installed there was so much solar going in we didn’t notice any problems. With solar working from when we were waking up to 8 pm... As soon as the light changed we realise that unless there is constant charge going in they weren’t holding much. It didn’t metter if we were cruising for an entire day or only having the engine on for a couple of hours in the evening they still only lasted, and still only last to this day, about 4 hours ?. Literally nothing changed since we got them installed. also, if the batteries were damaged Would that show up in the test run by the electrician? Each battery was tested separately and they all come up as working perfectly fine. So confusing...

Hi! Thanks for the reply. we keep the engine running until our battery monitor shows 14.4v. Turn the engine off then, voltage drops to 12.8 or 7... Turning the inverter off a night sounds like a good idea but it still doesn’t explain the situation... Honestly, the fridge is only plugged in for 9/10 hours a day and only actually on for like 15 min an hour sometimes even less so it doesn’t explain the energy consumption

Thank you. Sorry, I forgot to mention this on the description. We have a BM2 battery monitor. We charge the batteries when they are at 12.2 v and keep the engine running until we reach full capacity 14.4. Turn the engine off, usually the voltage drops to 12.7 (fully charged). 4 hours later they are 12.2v again we are turning the engine on every day, sometimes twice a day because of this reason

Hey. Thank for the reply. No we charge the batteries when they go down to 12.2 up until we get 13.4 Thank you. We charge the battery when they are 12.2 and we charge them until the BM2 is on 14.4 then stop the engine and the voltage drops to 12.7 (fully charged). 4 hours later they are 12.2 v again

Hello. I was wondering if anyone can help. We bought an entire new electrical system in September. New panels, invertor, ecc... including batteries ( 4 batteries X 185 amp each). Somehow we are constantly running the engine as the voltage goes down from 12.7 to 12.2 in 4 hours (when solar is not on). Inverter is on 24/6 But only used 2 amp, no TV, LED lights and a 240v fridge with a compressor of 110watt (we turn the fridge off at night). The occasional phone or laptop charging but nothing more... we have had 2 electritian coming and despite the fact that they agreed and the numbers are just not adding up, everything tests fine and all batteries test like they work correctly. even if the fridge was on constantly (definitely NOT the case) at 10 amp an hour we should still have about 25 hours between 12.7 to 12.2 any ideas? Has anyone had a problem like this? Is there a chance of the batteries simply loosing their charge when is cold (basically like a phone battery)? THANK YOU

Hey everyone.. I was wondering if anyone can help. we are looking to paint the outside of the boat. Any recommendations on boat paint? does everyone use a scabbler and needle gun or has anyone used a paint stripper and angle grinder? We have a Wide beam and we worked out a square meter surface of 85, does that look correct? As it looks like we need 17 litres of primer, 22 of undercoat and 27 of top coat. It seems like a lot... has anyone else done this before and can point me in the right direction? thank you In advance

Hello. We are in the process of buying a wide beam canal boat. We would like to have a new solar system installed and we were hoping to get some recommendations? Does anyone know a good company around London to advise us and install them? Thank you so much in advance Alice

Hey guys. I hope everyone is good. Myself and my partner are new in the canal community and we are in the process of buying a wide beam. I have a question and I hope someone can help: if all the appliances work on 240v (Washing machine, phone, stereo, laptop..) Is it better to have a 240v fridge and keeping the inverter on 24/7? Or is it still better to have a 12v fridge? Pro and cons? Just trying to figure out the best way to go, as I read online 240v fridges have a lower energy consumption then 12v, and they are way cheaper. Thank you so much in advance