Is this battery drain normal?

KevSchofield wrote:
I recently got a 2007 Jayco Eagle 325BHS.. Great rig, we love it.

It has 2 brand new coach batteries (admittedly, NAPA brand, but top of the line batteries for them) and
when they are fully charged, they will go completely dead in 4 days.. That is with the camper
closed up, and nothing on. I think the detectors are still working of course, and the
AM/FM radio in the bunk house is lit up and has a clock built in even when it is 'off'.

I have the camper in for service today to fix a window issue and I asked them to check
the camper for some sort of unusual electrical draw that would cause the batteries to
die so quick.. Service writer said "Well, we'll look but they all do that"

My Caravan would last weeks and weeks if unused and still have lights.. So I'm having
a hard time believing a twin battery setup will go stone cold dead in 4 days.

I didn't notice anything unusual when we boondocked for 6 days last month, as we ran
the generator for 2 hours each day so the batteries always seemed fine on that trip.


Any thoughts on that?

Install a battery disconnect and you won't have that problem. If you =do= have one, use it. I admit that 4 days is a bit quick to kill 2 new batteries, though. You sure you've not got anything else on, like the fridge or furnace? Fans'll kill your batteries quickly. I learned the expensive way NOT to forget my battery disconnect.

Lyle