Stephan

I suppose I need to improve my vocabulary Well, at least I can account for some entertainment aside from kids movies

Hallo Pilotfish
Thank you for the great feedback. From what I found on the internet I saw that it is never to mix anything else than exactly the same of everything.
I suppose its called the "battery race"
Since you have mentioned that Naradas are better for backup batteries, I would prefer to use-up the 2x200ah and then buy new sets of Trojans. That is of course if I do not discharge them more than 50% per cycle. The batteries are still new, so it would not be an issue to buy 2 extra should my load be too much.
I received my HA-02 already and awaiting my BMV702. Once set up, I will exactly calculate my loads to determine which route I might have to go eventually.

So to summarize...
Add additional battery bank to give you around 8 hours at 20-30% DoD, Add HA02 balancer to look after your batteries, Add BMV-702 to monitor state of charge of your battery bank (bluetooth not required), Charge your battery bank fully at every opportunity, Supply free coffee to forum members on demand! Good luck, hope it goes well.
 
 

There was a post recently of some guys running some kind of food truck using a Victron setup (BMV, Lithium batteries and the BMS). I think it was an ice cream van, but I cannot for the life of me find it anymore.
But there's also these guys...
So it appears to be a common use case.

Yes. The great thing about the espresso machine though is that it is converted to gas, since the boiler pulls almost 4000w which would just not make any sense with a battery system.

Yes. The great thing about the espresso machine though is that it is converted to gas, since the boiler pulls almost 4000w which would just not make any sense with a battery system.

Thank you very much.
Whenever powerforum members are in Potchefstroom, they should look me up for a free coffee