Position of diesel heater and leisure battery

[andydubz]

Post in thread 'The worst has happened with our conversion...'

12 Jun 2026

I meant use a loan/CC to get a poptop, then sell-on.

Gotcha. I think we still want this to happen and selling the van will cost us more to buy another one in the long run. It was hard to find a DSG T6 T28 that wasn't really expensive.

If we can get the pop top and the seats fitted, we can use it for day trips with the kids. Struggling to deal with this all to be honest as we've had the van for almost 12 months, waiting to get it in for a respray, then waiting for a slot for conversion. It's going to be another 1, 3, 6+ months before we can use it for anything.

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Following on from our disaster (link above to that story) I'm trying to work out where the conversion company were planning the leisure battery and diesel heater fitting. Here's the cables that were run, and I know that we were having solar and 240v hookup. And the starter and leisure batteries were going to be charged from solar and mains. The alternator/starter batter would also charge the leisure battery while driving as well.

Any best guess at where the leisure battery and heater were going to be installed?



I was thinking this MPPT controller would do the job, not sure if they would fit this under the drivers seat or in the kitchen area:

12V solar panels charging kits for caravans, motorhomes, boats, yachts, marine

12V solar panel solar charging kits for motorhome caravan boat campervan yacht marine off-grid

www.photonicuniverse.com

 

[airhoguk]

Use a Victron mppt shouldn’t cost anymore and you get Bluetooth connectivity as well

 

[andydubz]

Use a Victron mppt shouldn’t cost anymore and you get Bluetooth connectivity as well

I did struggle with their website because they seem to have loads of devices and addons. Not against using them, just can't work out what I need.

 

[airhoguk]

Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT Charge Controller 100/20

Victron Smart Solar 100/20 MPPT Charge Controller with Bluetooth built-in. For 12V & 24V systems in motorhomes, caravans, campervans & boats.

www.12voltplanet.co.uk

Alternatively the one you are after is cheaper at 12 volt planet as well