Solar Panel , Night Heater

[Chris J]

Hi all , Im going to install a Planar diesel night heater , not sure about battery drain on starting these things up , I have a 100ah leisure batt which runs my lighting and a small pump for tap water but no charging system in place yet I just charge at home when needed.
If I install a solar panel would it be enough to run the heater as well for a few days of grid
any advice would be appreciated as Im not that clear on charging, amps, and stuff
Cheers

 

[rover220]

solar alone will not provide the ah return you need especially at this time of year

 

[Eli]

Do you need a auxiliary battery to run a night heater ?

 

[Chris J]

Hmmm how long do you think Ill get out of 100 ah batt using a night heater before it needs a charge ?

 

[Chris J]

Eli 1264 yes youll need a leisure battery as well as van battery but im not so clued up

 

[travelvolts]

Definitely not at this time of year, solar performance is very poor between October and May. You should get a couple of nights on your battery before you need to re charge it. The money would be better spent on a DC-DC charger to keep things going.

 

[Chris J]

Thanks for the advice
Ill do some reserch on a DC DC charger

 

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