Any reason you don’t make the new setup more compact and put a divider in and still retain some separated storage under bed , just seems like wasted space/opportunity

Van builds over all are pretty poor, electrical systems are just one part of that. I pulled a system out of a 80k van that was appalling. The inverter was powered through a 20A switch via 8awg wire over about 4 meters. No wonder ït wasn't working. This was the same 8g feed that the whole system was fed from via the same switch panel. The fridge was never running efficiently because of it. 240v and 12v wires were used across both systems with common grounds between the 2. An absolute nightmare to try and trace.

Excellent installation, are you able to give a rough cost estimate

What brand soft start do you use on yiur aircons

done the same thing on our last 2 vans, BMPro is just distribution. Great work!

Hi. Any benefits to having multiple small MPPT regulators over one large one?

I'm looking at put cowfish technology in, as it will run it off 12 voltage.

My wife and I will be retiring soon, and we are on the lookout for a caravan that we can travel around Australia in. We have been looking for over 2 years, and it always comes down to how long we can stay off the grid for. And the answers ranger from, "I need to look that up or "they just shoot in the dark and just lie to you. I have a 2018 triton manual. My question is, what is the most reliable caravan on the market that my car can tow?

Is the starlink running of the inverter or 12volts

i have to ask based on the a 620ah 12.8v battery, do you not think it is worth based on a induction cooktop plus ac unit possible of doing up to 7kw across say 4 burners pus the ac, that a 48v system be a better option for wiring and efficiency?

hi nice , how much did it all cost please ?

Where are the fuses located 2018 silverline

I would like to but batteries under the bed but the new electrical regulations will not allow it. How are you getting around it?

When will the Caravan builders become regulated? Great work with what you've done, they should be well happy now with recharge capabilities! Great to a see a WA company kicking goals.

What would you need to do if you want to install a lithium battery behind the rear seat of your car to run a engel fridge inside the car?

Was that a local installer in your area that did that quality work?

Why do yous persist with using Enerdrive equipment? Victron is streets ahead of Enerdrive.

Hi I'm thinking of buying a snow river caravan 19 ft would love to know more and cost please, thank you.

I'm just a diy guy that's done all the electrical work to my ute and this install as you've basically said is an absoulute shit install. I've used two shunts, one victron the for lead acid second battery under the bonnet and a itech one for the lithium in the canopy. Both have around max 150mm cables of 2awg running from the negative to the shunts which is probably heavier than it needs to be but overkill is good and all negative leads for each battery come off that shunt. For me this sort of work is easy to figure out, if I need to run an inverter and I need 4 awg I'll up it to 2awg because why not.

Great improvement. But how is that battery compliant now? Is that battery or 2 batteries compliant because it's in that sealed metal box with a vent under or something like that? I'd love some more info on that battery setup.

I enjoy watching your videos, they are so informative. Do you have a business on the East coast eg Victoria or NSW or are you only based in WA? Thank you

Nice attention to detail regarding the display/controller placement considering the always-on LEDs

Morning, I have a similar Network RV caravan and really like how you guys have set up the off grid system. We are planning very shortly a up north holiday and would like to talk about a setup. Cheers for informative breakdown of this van.

Can the BMPro 35...HA system be retained for the budget functionality and then add an inverter and MPPT for the extra solar on roof? I have heard that BMPro is more reliable than the Projecta system that is being installed in many new builds? Basic manufacture build def seems the way to go. Then add afterwards as required. I was recently quoted $2,500 to simply add x2 200 watt solar panels to a new build by a dealer. NO Thanks.

Love your videos - thank you.

The cable looks like 70mm sq, not 50?

Thanks - very informative. Quick question with reagrd to exterally plugged in solar panels. If someone buys a new portable solar panel and plugs it into the van does that mean the whole solar system needs to be upgraded to comply and does the portable panel need to be fused?

This original install sounds a lot like ours! Except ours was done by the van manufacturer. We have since had a 12v "specialist" supposidly fix the issues, and after several thousands of dollars, we have the same/similar issues and lack of confidence these clients had! We are looking forward to following this up with you when we get back (currently in Alice)

Unless it's changed, Victoria treats caravans/motorhomes as appliances so all electrical work can be DIY. The standards still need to be followed though. Everywhere else requires a licenced electrician for the 240V stuff. I'd be interested to see a follow up video on this van once the issues are sorted.

That is a massive improvement, really nice work. Is that fuse near the battery isolator for battery fusing or inverter? Assuming inverter as it looks as if there is another run of positive running up behind the conduit. If the client hadn't had such a quality inverter already, would it be best to look at 24v battery/inverter/solar for these sort of heavy loads with something like an Option to down convert to 12v?

An electrician with good off grid solar and caravan experience is needed, which is not easy to find. Maybe go to an electrical engineer to design the system and then less experienced trades can do the install and the engineer comes back to certify the installation is up to standard. I believe the new standard for lithium batteries fitted inside a van is that they must have a vent to outside - can anyone confirm this?

Seems to me the way your speaking is that your making it up as you go ......... To many pauses when speaking.

Can I ask how much this installation cost them please

Definitely a large improvement! But! 150 watts from the new solar 😂 according to the GX, typical low voltage crap panels! And everything still under the bed? Is that compliant 🤔

I installed my own system, my first inverter decided DEC 24 it only wanted to charge 3A, (13 days for a full charge at that rate) upon further assistance from my dealer we discovered that the inverter was only charging to 60% of max battery capacity. I was instantly sent a replacement which worked but had severely low overcast power on pv 3 and 4 , even switching pv1 and 2 arrays in those ports would drop the pv by 90%, since it was my second not so perfect inverter Jon from solar online did a 20-hour trip to install another larger inverter which seems to work even better than the last 2, higher volts after sundown for starters, the first inverter was 3.6V lower every day. The second inverter used to make 400w of solar disappear, the new one only seems make 50 to 100w vanish on the way to the battery. That is the quik story but going deeper with the second inverter, at that point I only had 3 arrays and in overcast pv1 to 3 was 480w 780w 210w, we both assumed something was wrong with pv3 , checked everything even ran seperate cable to the inverter, no change, then I added the largest array pv4 a 3.3kw and pv1 to 4 went like this 480w 780w 105w 105w , these tests are done with no direct light. Seamed the inverter was not letting pv 3 and 4 contribute, even in discharge. Now with the new inverter 380w 420w 320w 340w, thick cloud. Nice that it is working but the bloated #'s from pv2 means all my calculations are way off, now with thick clouds I can only hope for 1300w, vs 750w x4 argh. It is a vertical array, so the power improves during snowpack, direct sun and snow all arrays will be over 3500w, PV4 should exceed 4000w.

Lovely ep guys

Nice but you are a tall person and was stretching to reach that display suggest somewhere that's easier to reach for short size adults

I think the main problem is not the 230VAC side, which must be signed off by an electrician. The big problem is the 12VDC side of the installation. What qualifications are required for the 12VDC installer if they are not a Licensed Auto Electrician. My understanding any one can hold an Electrical Contractors License, but you must hold or work under a company that holds an Electrical Contractors Licence to charge money for work carrying out.

Ha ha. Another ‘qualified installer’ fail.

Nicely done. Really well thought out. Massive improvement, which I'm sure the owners will be eternally grateful for. Also incredible attention to detail in the layout. Criminal that you are covering up... deserves to be in an art museum. Looking forward to more vids!

Yes but 10amp to van or car does not that's the trip point people miss

I don't think I've seen this guy do an install. Most of their videos is him just talking. Also, most sparkys don't do dc.

Trying to get a sparky to do a small job on our van has been a joke. We are on the east coast and I have been messaging and calling sparkies to set our AC to run iff our new inverter RS3 3000W. I’ve up sized our cabling, replaced cables where the lugs would fall off with the slightest pressure. This is one of the higher end branded vans. Not happy with the auto sparky’s work. Looks like a dude was signing off on others work and not even inspecting it. I’m very happy with the upgrade I have done, as it is now done ti meet AS and to a tradesman like manner. Also, spoke to redarc, they said the OEM installer had plugged the inverter 240 to the wrong plug. Still works, just shows they did not know what they were doing.

How do you find customers having to pay twice for a job?

Not exactly sure how a qualification will guarantee quality workmanship or the application of correct electrical design principals and implementation? It is extremely rare to see a quality job, but maybe I just get to see all the dud jobs as rectification work on caravans seems endless. Maybe you need to do educational videos for installers rather than the customers after the fact 😂 The problem you discuss is across all trades and is becoming more prevalent, sadly.

I had a qualified electrician, a very young person, maybe 18 years old, found on Hipages, who came to install a couple power points and put up a TV on the wall. Well, the next day i had water coming out of the wall. He put small punch on my water main with a screw so very small leak. The water mains are plastic pipes, found out that the young man is not qualified; he was under age.lesson learned Next time I'll ask for a licence i had to pay for all the damages

If an installer told me the plan you've come across I'd find someone else. The sign in the van about dementia obviously doesn't include common sense by the owner.

Can you do a video on the end result, explaining the changes and why?

Great video! Well said.

most lithium can only have 2 in parallel and if your one of these woke morons that needs 3000w inverters and a gigawatt of lithium and a terawatt of solar---stay the hell home