Merve replied on 15/06/2019 17:44
Posted on 15/06/2019 17:44
For those who are considering Lithium as an alternative to EHU fees. Well, I think we can all agree that this summer has been a washout so far with a decent day here and there- well, in Wales, that has been the case. It’s been cold too! Most of the time, it’s been leaden skies, overcast and dull. It has, in fact, been an excellent opportunity to test the Lithium Battery I purchased in the very early spring. Now, it has to be admitted that I now have 300w on the roof courtesy of a show offer by Coachman. However, throughout it all, the Lithium has performed so very well. We have, like others, had our heating on in June, been captive in our van through foul weather, making the television or a DVD very attractive to pass the hours as the rain beat on the roof!. Been able to use the toaster every day, a food blender, clean around with our powerful 240v vacuum etc and the usual lights at night! Charge our phones and toothbrushes etc etc. The Safefill has taken care of the fridge, the water, the heating etc with the battery supplying the much needed Alde pump. At no time has the Battery been below 87% and to be fair, most of the time not below 95% SoC. Even in very overcast conditions the panels were able to feed an amp or two into the Battery. During a very sunny interval between the clouds the other day I noticed 19.1 amps being fed into the Lithium!! It doesn’t take long at those levels to fill the battery completely and a Lithium can take that level of charge without a problem. 3 hrs of TV reduced it by 2%! Had that been during the day, I wouldn’t have noticed any drop whatsoever- the Panels would have fed more in than I was taking out. There is no doubt that a Lithium Battery has moved the bar higher. All in all, a very worthwhile experience. (Please- I am not looking for a fight with EHUers! I just want to post my findings for those that are interested!!)
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Merve
Caravanner from Leicestershire