Replacing the warped shiplap on my 25-year-old summerhouse presented a classic solo DIY problem: juggling floppy 3.6m featheredge boards single-handed.
Enter 3D printing to save the day—and my sanity.
This post is an overview of how I set up an ESP32 board in my touring caravan to monitor a Victron SmartSolar MPPT and SmartBMV battery monitor, together with a few other sensors and controls via Home Assistant, using ESPHome.
Is your fibre-optic Christmas tree making an absolute racket?
It's no surprise because the motors used in most of them are absolute trash.
Perhaps it's time to make it 'smart' with addressable LEDs an ESP32 and WLED!
We’ve been running with our fridge conversion for over a year, so more than enough time has passed to report on our overall experience.
If you haven’t read Part 1 and Part 2, please do so. This post will make a whole lot more sense if you do!
Part two of how I converted a conventional 3-way caravan fridge into a compressor fridge running solely off 12 volts. This post covers the actual work involved and subsequent modifications after the first 'real world' test.
Sick of constant problems with our conventional 3-way caravan fridge, I investigate the possibilities of replacing or upgrading it with a DC powered compressor alternative.
Am I mad? Quite possibly!