Looking for a recommendation for a garage/electrician in the Bristol area to get some work done on our electrics in our T5. Been having some issues with our campervan leisure electrics and looking for someone to install a new leisure battery and, if necessary (and it probably is), some...

Hello, I've recently solved issues I'd outlined in a previous post with a EHU and leisure battery charger not working as expected. Replacing/adding missing fuses solved the issue, and whilst I'm a little unsure why the fuses were missing in the first place, everything now seems to be working...

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations of what kind of leisure battery would be best? Want something that’s suitable for a bit of off-grid camping as well as hookup. Getting a 215w solar panel put on the van so I was looking at this 180ah battery ...

Hi All, I had a bloke over to check over the electrics on our T5 today and he's confirmed that our leisure battery is dead and that we need a new one. He also seems to think there was never a split charge system fitted to the van... (Might explain why the battery died). The bloke is coming...

Hi, just about to order my leisure battery set up for my build and I’d like to get it all under the passenger seat, is this possible?? I’ve got a swivel captain out of a Ford galaxy which sits on a standard T5 single seat base.. does anyone recommend a good set up?? Also I’ve seen somewhere...

Hi all. Am after some advice. We have a 2013 Caravelle Edition 25 that we use as a day van / camper. I’m looking to add a leisure battery with electric hook up and also an external diesel heater. My question is, how difficult are both these jobs as a DIY? And if it’s better to leave it the...

I am looking for a 175mm high leisure battery for under the drivers (swivel) of my T5. I'll be buying two as I'm going to fit one under the passenger seat whilst I'm at it. So far I have found this one: https://advancedbatterysupplies.co.uk/product/abs-lp100/ But I am not sure as to the...

Hi I am new here. I have recently been doing a van conversions and fitted a leisure battery (140ah). I also fitted a durite 140amp split charger. Everything working fine. My issue or question has come after I have fitted my solar panels renogy 2x 100watt panel and victorn mppt solar controller...

I have another question...maybe strange but all is about learning stuff...and I'm not technical... I could run the Bleu smart charger 12V/15 from my 12v lighter in the front of the VW with an adapter….THEN have the Bleu smart charger 12V/15 charge the leisure batteries through the 12V lighter...

I currently have both captains seats on swivels (Sportscraft), and I thought why not add a leisure battery under the drivers. Turns out I have the swivel with the nut on the bottom rather than the top, so I think I will have clearance issues with trying to put a leisure battery there. I...

Hello, I'm looking to buy myself a T6 sometime soon so doing lots of research on everything camper related and I've found some mixed information on leisure battery split charging installation. I've found quite a few people on threads across various forums and sites stating that the...

2002 2.5 TDI ACV Hi all, anyone any experience of this please? I've been putting off the instillation of the whole leisure system as I've not been able to find an answer to this question hoping that you good folks can help please? I've a 110 A/H AGM battery that'll be fed via a fused feed...

Hi. Feeling a bit ignorant and wondering if anyone can help please? I'm trying to install my new leisure battery on a split charge system - see pic. It seems to have only two terminals, whereas the old one had three. The brown wire was attached to the third terminal. What is this wire and where...

Hello. First time poster here so be kind. Does anyone know if you can use a 4gauge tinned ofc power wire as the main power lead going from your starter battery to your leisure battery via a split charger? I have a 2005 VW T5 LWB and it already has one installed and run through the van to power...

Hey guys, I'm looking at leisure batteries. There's heaps of options and ways of fitting them so I feel a little swamped. Lets see your Battery set up, where have you placed it, what would you have done different, if you vented and how you vented? See if someone out there can inspire me to...

Hi all, apologies if this has been covered before - I couldn't find it anywhere on here. I'm planning to run a double-DIN head unit solely from a leisure battery, and naturally would like the reversing camera to come on when I engage reverse. In the (admittedly rare) situation where I might...

Hi everyone, I have a T4 campervan with the leisure battery located underneath the driver's seat. The battery is 21 y.o. and needs replacing but I cannot find a leisure battery that has a low enough profile to fit. The current one is c. 130cm in height and is a snug fit. If anyone had any...

Over the winter I have killed another Leisure battery as my Solar panel died and I didnt realise the VSR fuse had blown aswell. While I sort out new solar panels for the van I also want to upgrade the charger and look to be going for the Ablemail ABMC 1230 DC-DC on Upspex recommendation. I...

Just got a complete professional leisure rewire done to my 2010 T5. I see the CTEK charging unit has a "conditioning" mode and just want to check that I can connect to mains via the hookup and leave it running overnight on the conditioning mode, or is there a specific time this needs to run...

Hello, I'm hoping one of you lovely helpful folk can advise me. I think my leisure battery has boiled over. There was a nasty smell, described by members of my family like "eggs" and "burning", coming from inside the van, pretty sure from the leisure battery, which is inside the front seat...