Reasons owners upgrade
- Batteries that will not last a night off shore power
- Running the generator for hours just to keep the basics alive
- Wanting to camp without hookups for more than a weekend
- Working from the rig and needing reliable power for real loads
- Lead-acid batteries at end of life and worth replacing with lithium
- An existing solar setup that never produced what it was supposed to
What the service covers
System design
Sizing based on what you actually use — a realistic load list and how you camp — rather than a fixed package. Undersized systems disappoint and oversized ones waste money.
Panel installation
Rooftop panels mounted and sealed properly. Every mount is a roof penetration, and doing them right is the difference between a solar upgrade and a future leak.
Charge controllers
MPPT controller selection, mounting, and configuration for your panel array and battery chemistry, which is the setting most self-installed systems get wrong.
Lithium battery banks
LiFePO4 installation including the converter, charger, and alternator charging changes lithium requires — the step that makes the difference between a bank that performs and one that never charges fully.
Inverters
Pure sine inverter sizing and installation, including transfer switching and subpanel wiring so the circuits you want on inverter are the circuits that get it.
Monitoring and cleanup
Battery monitors so you can actually see state of charge, plus correcting undersized cable, missing fusing, and other issues found in existing installs.
Lithium is not a drop-in swap
The most common disappointment with lithium upgrades comes from treating them as a straight battery replacement. A converter set up for lead-acid will not charge a LiFePO4 bank to full, alternator charging can be a problem without the right controls, and cable and fusing sized for the old bank is often inadequate for the current lithium can deliver.
Done properly, a lithium bank is a genuine step change — far more usable capacity, faster charging, and a much longer service life. Done as a swap, it is an expensive way to end up with roughly what you had.
Roof penetrations are the part that matters long term
A solar install adds several new holes in a roof that was previously sealed. Those mounts have to be bedded and sealed with the right product for your membrane, and they need to be inspected afterward like any other penetration.
This is where a lot of budget installs cost owners far more than they saved. A leak that starts at a poorly sealed solar mount does exactly the same structural damage as any other roof leak, and it takes just as long to show up inside.
How the visit works
Call or send a message describing the problem and where the RV is parked. You hear back instantly, and most jobs are booked within 24 hours. James arrives with a fully stocked mobile shop, diagnoses the problem in front of you, and gives you upfront pricing before any work begins — in your driveway, at your storage lot, or at your campsite anywhere within 50 miles of Kyle.
RV Solar & Battery Installation — common questions
Where we handle rv solar & battery installation
On-site service anywhere within 50 miles of Kyle, TX.
Need rv solar & battery installation? Just call.
Describe the issue and James will help diagnose the problem and provide upfront pricing before any work begins.