Accessories and spares

The parts that go alongside the panel - probes, valves and relays. Most people need one or two rather than all of them, so each says what it is for and what it needs to work.

Not sure which you need? Ask us - tell us what is in the van and we will tell you what is missing. No question is too basic.

Parts for SavvyTanks

The module reads tanks; these are what it reads them with. A probe per water tank, and the valve if you would rather not crawl under the van to empty the grey.

  • A SavvyVan electronic tank probe - a slim metal rod on a threaded plastic fitting, with a three-core cable

    Tank probe

    from £44

    Reads the level in one tank

    One probe per tank, in the length that suits its depth. SavvyTanks reads up to three, so a van with fresh and grey needs two of these. Be aware these cannot be cut down, so measure your tanks first.

    Needs: A SavvyTanks V3 module

  • A 12V motorised water drain valve - a brass three-quarter-inch valve body with a black motor housing and a two-core cable

    Motorised drain valve

    £45

    Empty the grey tank from the screen

    Park over the drain, press the tile or the app, walk away. A 12V motorised valve on the grey outlet, driven by one of the SavvyTanks relays.

    Needs: A SavvyTanks V3 module

Switching something bigger

Each of the eight switches carries 10A. Above that, the panel drives a relay and the relay carries the load - which also keeps heavy current away from the control board.

  • A black 200A high-current automotive relay, roughly a 45mm cube, with heavy threaded terminals on top

    200A high-current relay

    from £20

    For anything drawing more than 10 amps

    The panel switches 10A per channel. Winches, inverters, big pumps and water heaters want more than that, so they get switched through one of these.

    Needs: A SavvyVan3 panel

  • A blue and grey solid state relay in a finned aluminium housing, with screw terminals at each end

    240V solid state relay

    £36

    Switch a mains circuit from the panel

    For hook-up circuits - an immersion element, a mains heater or anything else 240v. The panel gives a low-voltage signal, the relay does the mains switching, and the two never meet.

    Needs: A SavvyVan3 panel, and a mains circuit worth switching

Bits for the panel

Small things that turn out to matter once the panel is in.

  • A SavvyVan temperature probe - a small stainless sensor on a three-core cable with bare tinned ends

    Temperature probe

    £8

    A second reading, inside or out

    Every SavvyVan3 comes with one probe. Add another and you can see inside and outside at once, which is the pair most people actually want.

    Needs: A SavvyVan3 panel

  • A 7 inch SavvyVan3 screen mounted on a grey soft-trim wall, seen at an angle, its lighting and water controls lit against the dark glass

    Soft-surface mounting plate

    £10

    The only way to take the screen back off

    A bolted plate for the 7 inch screen, for surfaces that will not take adhesive. It is also the one mounting method you can reverse later.

    Needs: A 7 inch SavvyVan3 screen

Keeping the panel online

The panel wants an internet connection for the clock, the weather and updates - and the app needs one before it can reach the van from anywhere but the driveway. Campsite WiFi covers some of that. A SIM of its own covers all of it.

  • A white weather-resistant TP-Link router with two aerials, made to mount on the outside of a vehicle

    TP-Link wireless 4G LTE router

    £99.99

    Give the van its own internet, wherever it is parked

    The panel needs an internet connection before the app can reach it from anywhere but the driveway. This mounts inside or outside the van, takes an ordinary data SIM, and gives the panel - and everything else on board - a connection of its own instead of borrowing your phone’s hotspot.

    Needs: A SavvyVan3 panel, a Nano SIM with its own data plan, and either 12V or Power over Ethernet where you mount it

Buying the panel at the same time?

The full kit puts the panel, the add-ons and these parts in one order, already matched up - and five per cent comes off at the checkout, so it costs less than buying them one at a time.

See the range

  • ECE R10.9 EMC Tested

    Tested for electromagnetic compatibility to the UN vehicle standard - so it plays nicely with everything else in your van.

  • Made in Britain

    Designed and built in Yorkshire, using UK components wherever we can.

  • NCC Approved Supplier

    Recognised by the National Caravan Council, the trade body for the UK leisure vehicle industry.

  • Motorhome Matt Approved

    Independently reviewed and approved by one of the best-known voices in UK van life.

  • FSB member

    Members of the Federation of Small Businesses - because that is exactly what we are.