Leisure Battery or Power Station

[Zippysmithy]

New be here folks just looking for some advice I want to go gasless and thinking of a 1000 W electric hob to get thru qualification not necessarily use it for cooking now the question is do I go down the leisure battery route or do I go down to power station route? The new thing seems to be the power station route.?? Just want to power fridge and a few led strips and maybe a usb or 2 , i’ve seen a set up with an eco-flow delta and assure power connector and there is built-in Solar and inverter into the power station which seems like an attractive idea,, now those units are also very heavy and just wondering about the safety of huge lithium battery and the lifespan of am I rising thinking that you would only get maybe 3 to 4 years lifetime out of one of those power stations

 

[TrevorK]

Thread 'Lithium leisure setup'

8 Feb 2026

Hi all

Anyone offer some advice as to how my sketch looks for my new leisure battery setup ??

Thanks all

Edit ; im
Now likely to use a 5 way fused distribution box out of the leisure to accommodate the

Dc charger
Solar
12 consumer unit
Battery charger


Save using loads of inline fuses !!

• lukethompson86
• Replies: 35
• Forum: Electrics, Lighting, ICE, Security

Hi and welcome.

There is quite a bit involved in setting up a leisure battery, the advantage of the power station is that all the necessary parts are in the one box, and you can take indoors for charging etc. You just need to be able to charge in your van if you want to be off grid.

As far as batteries are concerned, 100ah/1kWh of lifepo4 battery will weigh the same (and should last as long) whether or not it is in a power station.

Do use the search function, there is loads of information, and some expert advice.

 

[t0mb0]

I want to go gasless and thinking of a 1000 W electric hob to get thru qualification not necessarily use it for cooking

What do you mean by this? Why would you install a hob if you don’t want to cook on it?

 

[TrevorK]

Specific vehicles ??

 

[Zippysmithy]

T6.1 diesel, to pass government regs you need a cooking function, if gas , needs a full registered gas inspection, fitment and check every 12 m

 

[doncarlyon]

What qualification are you talking about?

 

[t0mb0]

T6.1 diesel, to pass government regs you need a cooking function, if gas , needs a full registered gas inspection, fitment and check every 12 m

But what government regs? I’m asking because actually converting to Motor Caravan status with a T6 is near impossible irrespective of cooking apparatus.

 

[Sasquatch]

He'rs in Oireland, a different set of regs to satisfy.

 

[Zippysmithy]

Correct in D’Oireland!