Started yesterday when both EcoWorthy 100Ah batteries went from 30% to 0% suddenly. Very frustrating since there are 2 of them and 30% each means 60% of one basically. A lot of power left...at least I had the Bluetti AC180 battery. Switched to it.
Likely an issue with the software not being able to read the state of charge properly...
In the morning had a doctor appointment because of lower abdomen right pain for months now. The doctor said I have hernia and need surgery. I was suspecting I have hernia...
No biggie, at least I know why that pain for so long...
I was tired, didn't sleep much last night, but thought to go empty the motorhome water tank and put fresh water since I had little of it. I thought while I do that I drive so I can also charge the batteries.
I found a place 30 min away for motorhomes that also had power sockets for like 2€ / 4h.
Great!
I'll drive there, charge the batteries while driving, and there I can stay for 2-3 hours empty the grey water tank, fill up the fresh tank, and charge the batteries fully. Nice!
... Show more...Started yesterday when both EcoWorthy 100Ah batteries went from 30% to 0% suddenly. Very frustrating since there are 2 of them and 30% each means 60% of one basically. A lot of power left...at least I had the Bluetti AC180 battery. Switched to it.
Likely an issue with the software not being able to read the state of charge properly...
In the morning had a doctor appointment because of lower abdomen right pain for months now. The doctor said I have hernia and need surgery. I was suspecting I have hernia...
No biggie, at least I know why that pain for so long...
I was tired, didn't sleep much last night, but thought to go empty the motorhome water tank and put fresh water since I had little of it. I thought while I do that I drive so I can also charge the batteries.
I found a place 30 min away for motorhomes that also had power sockets for like 2€ / 4h.
Great!
I'll drive there, charge the batteries while driving, and there I can stay for 2-3 hours empty the grey water tank, fill up the fresh tank, and charge the batteries fully. Nice!
I arrived there. For some reason I thought to check the fresh water tank. It was sandy inside. I spent half an hour cleaning it, the then I realized you need some tokens to use the facilities....can't put fresh water, can't charge batteries.
Decided to drive to another location to put water. On the way there Bluetti refused to charge from the alternator and I was relying on that....idk why, it never did that. So another headache with the power system....
I ended up emptying the tank and putting fresh water in another location, and charged the batteries a bit but not much...
That while in pain and feeling a bit sick.
Bad day.
Now will take a nap and won't do much these days.
I only shared this publicly to showcase that life in the motorhome can be tricky at times...
#motorhome #travel #ecoworthy #bluetti #spain
Rokosun
in reply to Tio • •@Tio
I don't want to know how much water I use to shower 🙈 🥲
I don't think I'd be okay with having to wipe off my utensils instead of washing them, but I guess it makes sense in a motorhome considering limited water storage. Life in the motorhome might be an extreme example but in general I agree that people should be mindful of their resource usage..... I feel like it'd be better to use water from a well or something for our shower if possible, no need to have treated drinking water in our bathrooms at all.
Tio
in reply to Rokosun • •We wipe the dishes and cutlery a little bit before washing them. It is really not a bi deal and many people who use dishwashers do that before putting them in the dishwasher. As someone who always wanted comfort and wants to feel at home wherever I live, I can tell you these different practices like with the dishes or showering with little water are far from extreme :)
But yah water usage at home is insane. Maybe sensors can help, like when you are under the shower to have the water run but not when you are soaping and not directly under idk. But feels insane to consume so much water, like you go pee and flush 4-5L of fresh water for that...wtf....
Rokosun likes this.
Rokosun
in reply to Tio • •@Tio
Oh so you always wash it off after wiping, that makes sense. Anyway good that you feel at home with this lifestyle.....
Wait, do people not turn off their shower when soaping? Why do you need a sensor for this lol 😂 It reminds me of those ads ran by a toothpaste company on world water day showing someone who doesn't turn off his tap when brushing his teeth, it was like a PSA to get people to close their taps when not using water. I never did those things so it sounded a bit crazy to me that someone just wouldn't close their tap like that.....
4-5L of water to flush down your pee is insane man. It reminds me of a little trick I saw on YouTube one day, where you fill a 1L bottle with water and put it in your toilet's flush tank, so that way you'll be saving 1L of water on every flush. This is also why I think you shouldn't use drinkable water in your toilet or bathrooms if possible.... If you can pump ground water from a well or something that could be used instead of using treated drinkable water.
Tio
in reply to Rokosun • •Yah as far as I know people do not turn off the shower or tap while washing or brushing. For shower I also didn't do it....so yah....
And for flushing the toilet I think the best would be to use the sink water to do that. Like store the sink water into the toilet tank basically...
I am sure there are solutions for these if there is an incentive for it.
Rokosun likes this.
Rokosun
in reply to Tio • •@Tio
It also baffles me how people can apply soap on their bodies when the shower is running, especially if you have a small bathroom like in the motorhome - do you have space to move away from the shower stream? I usually just turn it off 'cause why keep the water running when you don't need it.
I don't know if people would be keen on reusing waste water like that, it could give off bad smell as well if not treated properly..... But we definitely don't need to use fresh water on our toilet flush that's for sure.
Maybe there will be more incentive in water scarce areas.... This conversation reminded me of this video I watched a while ago -
Yeah resource management is more complex than people realize.....
Tio
in reply to Rokosun • •No in the motorhome I dont think anyone does that. I used to do it at home were water was "infinite" and the space was bigger.
That is true but I've seen things like this in Japan where they reuse the sink water for flushing the toilet. Thing is you flush many times a day so that water wont stay too long in the tank. Maybe that wont make it smelly idk.
Yah but what is fresh water and non fresh water? Like you need different piping system for non-fresh? And fresh doesnt mean much from what I know mea
... Show more...No in the motorhome I dont think anyone does that. I used to do it at home were water was "infinite" and the space was bigger.
That is true but I've seen things like this in Japan where they reuse the sink water for flushing the toilet. Thing is you flush many times a day so that water wont stay too long in the tank. Maybe that wont make it smelly idk.
Yah but what is fresh water and non fresh water? Like you need different piping system for non-fresh? And fresh doesnt mean much from what I know meaning it goes to some filters and has some stuff added to it. But to have another system for non fresh water seems a lot of headache for big cities or towns.
Rokosun likes this.
Rokosun
in reply to Tio • •@Tio
I didn't know Japan had such a system, that is so cool. And by fresh water I mean drinkable water, the one you get from the tap has usually gone through some processes to make it safe to drink. And I don't mean to do it on a city scale, but there are homes and apartments where they pump up ground water (from a well or something) to a separate tank - so you can use that water on your toilet and bathrooms but still get drinking water on your kitchen for example.
Tio likes this.
Tio
Unknown parent • •I agree of course that you can't just shame people into changing their behaviors. You need a different infrastructure and incentive.
Hard to agree with that. Politicians, at least most of them, are business people.
Tio
Unknown parent • •Tio
Unknown parent • •?And?
Who is the president now? And who makes the majority of politicians in her tribe?
I'll share again this:
Tio
Unknown parent • •You can go around the word itself and twist it any way you want, but in today's societal context likely politics is a lot of idiots and business people who seek personal gain. From what I observe this is the case.
It is the fault of the structure of our trade based society. As long as people are glued for survival to the trade game, nothing of importance can change in my view.
Tio
Unknown parent • •Your replies feel like chatgpt :D - sorry but a lot of words and the wording itself repeating many things.
I know very well that there are some communities out there and the way they organize can be very different from the mainstream politics. But that mainstream politics, which is everywhere, is what I am referring to. And that seems like a corrupt and brainless world from my perspective.
That's all.
Maybe you can grow something better in that environment. But I am skeptical. Perhaps only pressure from outside can make politics shift to something helpful for us.