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[Nabsim]

@**** not hear of any issues with battery’s and insurance before. Did you actually ask your insurer the question and that’s what they said?
I do know a couple of people who run fairly large home built battery banks but I doubt if they would even think to mention it to insurance company, I have never heard of any stipulation on battery’s in habitation banks before.
Apologies if your insurance company did state this, just trying to establish if it’s first hand info or not, not intending to start conflict.

 

[Deleted member 86180]

Back @Nabsim, I didn’t mention anything to my insurer about our leisure battery set up (branded lifepo4 with branded chargers). To reiterate - “I told my insurer about my supplemental battery and they were fine with it”. That being my home built lifepo4 and the fact that I intended to use it as a supplemental power supply.

Part of the reason I phoned them in the first place was because I’d only recently changed to them in order to get cover for some countries we wanted to see that most insurers won’t cover for some reason.

I was also prompted to phone them after a prominent YouTuber reviewing the EcoFlo (I’m sure just for the love of the product) replied to a post of mine in which I mentioned that my home built lifepo4 could do just about all the same things and cost a fraction of the price. He responded thusly - “The main issue I found is you can’t get van insurance if any part of your electrics involves diy lithium batteries”.

Hence my question has anyone with home built lifepo4 power supply had issues with insurance? No conflict perceived

 

[trevskoda]

I was looking at these and we eventually got solar panels screwed on to the roof of our van as I thaught the downside of them is that you can only charge the solar panels when not moving. Otherwise this looks like a really good idea. I have only seen an american version on instagram

You dont charge solar panels, they charge batteries, and mine still work on the move.

 

[SquirrellCook]

Back @Nabsim, I didn’t mention anything to my insurer about our leisure battery set up (branded lifepo4 with branded chargers). To reiterate - “I told my insurer about my supplemental battery and they were fine with it”. That being my home built lifepo4 and the fact that I intended to use it as a supplemental power supply.

Part of the reason I phoned them in the first place was because I’d only recently changed to them in order to get cover for some countries we wanted to see that most insurers won’t cover for some reason.

I was also prompted to phone them after a prominent YouTuber reviewing the EcoFlo (I’m sure just for the love of the product) replied to a post of mine in which I mentioned that my home built lifepo4 could do just about all the same things and cost a fraction of the price. He responded thusly - “The main issue I found is you can’t get van insurance if any part of your electrics involves diy lithium batteries”.

Hence my question has anyone with home built lifepo4 power supply had issues with insurance? No conflict perceived

DIY Lithium! seriously? Just like many others you connect some cells together to make a battery of cells. Now if you had constructed your own cell I'd be impressed. You tub is full off ****, that's why it's just as well you can't smell it.

 

[Deleted member 86180]

DIY Lithium! seriously? Just like many others you connect some cells together to make a battery of cells. Now if you had constructed your own cell I'd be impressed. You tub is full off ****, that's why it's just as well you can't smell it.

I did construct my own 200 ah lifepo4 battery, slightly more complicated than simply connecting some cells together though but thanks to ‘You tub’ I got it right and it works very well thanks. Did you not get the gist of my posts?

 

[Wully]

Is jack and victor ( Terry and Gordon)… short for…Jackery and victron.?

 

[runnach]

Wully, gonnae no dae that, just gonnae noooooo

 

[Nabsim]

I did construct my own 200 ah lifepo4 battery, slightly more complicated than simply connecting some cells together though but thanks to ‘You tub’ I got it right and it works very well thanks. Did you not get the gist of my posts?

Thanks for the earlier post, I suspect the tuber in question just didn’t like anyone going against his sales pitch. If the do it yourself Lifepo4 was indeed going to be an issue I am almost certain every other aspect of a self build would equally be so.

I do know though in the past some insurance company’s have tried to imply conditions on certain gas installations (think it was gas safe certification) but they had to back peddle after gas trade bodies got involved (Gaslow for one). Not sure who people could use to do the same on electrical though unless getting field experts involved but not sure they would do it free for battery banks as it is unlikely to affect their sales.

 

[Deleted member 86180]

Thanks for the earlier post, I suspect the tuber in question just didn’t like anyone going against his sales pitch. If the do it yourself Lifepo4 was indeed going to be an issue I am almost certain every other aspect of a self build would equally be so.

I do know though in the past some insurance company’s have tried to imply conditions on certain gas installations (think it was gas safe certification) but they had to back peddle after gas trade bodies got involved (Gaslow for one). Not sure who people could use to do the same on electrical though unless getting field experts involved but not sure they would do it free for battery banks as it is unlikely to affect their sales.

Well it certainly is an interesting subject. Having both a branded professionally installed lifepo4 leisure battery system alongside my own supplemental self built lifepo4 battery I’d like to know exactly where I stand regarding insurance cover. Any experts out there care to take up the mantle?

 

[Nabsim]

Well there are no specific regulations for motorhomes or camper vans in the U.K. unless you hire them so I can’t see how it matters if you buy branded or self build battery bank. In any claim there is likely to be an investigation and if it was found the claim arose from something done wrong there could be problems. That holds true for any component though not just battery’s.
Internally I think it would only be construction and use regs that came into play.
Problem with insurance is a lot are brokers and don’t know what you are asking them or if it even matters, suspect you would need to question a specialist insurer (kit cars/modified cars etc) to get any meaningful info

 

[The laird]

Is jack and victor ( Terry and Gordon)… short for…Jackery and victron.?


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