What size inverter?

[rosalan]

I am having a single 175ah lithium battery fitted. What size inverter should I fit to get best use out of it? Other than two electric bikes and normal motorhome equipment (heating and lighting) we are not major users of electricity.

 

[StillGoing]

I am having a single 175ah lithium battery fitted. What size inverter should I fit to get best use out of it? Other than two electric bikes and normal motorhome equipment (heating and lighting) we are not major users of electricity.

I have a Victron 12/375 which I use for charging eBikes. It should be fine for what you’ve described.

 

[headlight]

I am having a single 175ah lithium battery fitted. What size inverter should I fit to get best use out of it? Other than two electric bikes and normal motorhome equipment (heating and lighting) we are not major users of electricity.

Depends on what the continuous discharge rate of the battery BMS is rated at as you can't exceed that or the BMS will just turn the battery off.
Without knowing the above or what battery you've bought its just guess work.

 

[jumar]

Pure sine wave to charge eBikes...size depends on what's written above..

 

[rosalan]

Depends on what the continuous discharge rate of the battery BMS is rated at as you can't exceed that or the BMS will just turn the battery off.
Without knowing the above or what battery you've bought its just guess work.

My new battery is a Lithiumpro 175ah Arcticextreme

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[LithiumConvert]

Other than two electric bikes and normal motorhome equipment (heating and lighting) we are not major users of electricity.

It would help greatly if you confrm that you are not going to be using the inverter to provide 230 volts for the heatiing;
and that the heating controls will be the normal 12 volts from the battery.

i.e. The heating will only ever be used on gas or EHU and NEVER connected to the inverter.

 

[Gaston aires]

We have a 230 AH Lithium battery that feeds a 1500watt pure sine wave inverter. It works a treat and will do everything you want not being major users.
Phil

 

[headlight]

My new battery is a Lithiumpro 175ah Arcticextreme

I just googled it and that is an expensive battery .
It has a 200 amp continuous discharge BMS so will supply a 2,000 watt pure sine wave inverter.
Even if you don't need 2,000 watts I would fit that size inverter to future proof for any extra needs down the line.
I dont know if they still have the sale on but Sunshine Solar were doing their 2,000 watt pure sine wave inverter for £280 including remote.
I've had several products from them and found the products good quality and the company good to deal with.

 

[headlight]

rosalan I just checked and the sale is still on until the 16th October.

 

[rosalan]

I had not intended to use for direct heating other than Alde. I did see a demo at Lincoln show on an electric fan at around 900w

I just googled it and that is an expensive battery .
It has a 200 amp continuous discharge BMS so will supply a 2,000 watt pure sine wave inverter.
Even if you don't need 2,000 watts I would fit that size inverter to future proof for any extra needs down the line.
I dont know if they still have the sale on but Sunshine Solar were doing their 2,000 watt pure sine wave inverter for £280 including remote.
I've had several products from them and found the products good quality and the company good to deal with.

i have tried to contact Becky at Sunshine Solar, awaiting reply but sale is still on with almost £200 off. Alan

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[headlight]

I had not intended to use for direct heating other than Alde. I did see a demo at Lincoln show on an electric fan at around 900w

i have tried to contact Becky at Sunshine Solar, awaiting reply but sale is still on with almost £200 off. Alan

. You can get a remote, correctly sized cable depending on the length of run and suitable fuse off them.

 

[Rockpool]

Ive just installed a Renogy 2000w inverter which cost £156 on fleeby. It runs pulls from our Romer 230Ah Lithium and has been working great so far. As others say get one with a remote and size the cable and fuse correctly.
Wouldn’t run heating or lights of the inverter, we installed separate diesel heater which saves on the gas when off grid.

 

[the1andonly]

I have a Victron 12/375 which I use for charging eBikes. It should be fine for what you’ve described.

I concur with above. I only went pure sine wave to charge my new laptop, at least i can now charge 2 e-bikes together, one from 12V brick tother from inverter. My washing machine was happy on MSW. A more efficient way is sizing to requirements if 1-2000w is ever required then use it but for majority of use 375 VA is the most efficient.

 

[Guigsy]

I've not bothered with an inverter. Things like my laptop charge fine on USB C PD just via 12v. And I don't have a hair dryer and coffee comes from a moka pot.

Is there a 12v solution for your bike charging? It'd probably be a bit more efficient and a whole lot cheaper and less faff.

 

[rosalan]

I've not bothered with an inverter. Things like my laptop charge fine on USB C PD just via 12v. And I don't have a hair dryer and coffee comes from a moka pot.

Is there a 12v solution for your bike charging? It'd probably be a bit more efficient and a whole lot cheaper and less faff.

I am not sure about 12v charging without an inverter as it can take a couple of hours on 240v but thank you.