Air Conditioning Malfunction?
I have a 2017 Newmar Ventana LE which, due to warranty and repair issues, has not seen weather requiring the use of my a/c system, and until this past weekend, had no need to use it. However, a campin...
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I may have found my problem...
First, I called the manuf. and was told that if the battery power falls to 12.5V or lower the a/c shuts down. This prompted me to start looking at the batteries, and though the chassis batteries (2) are maintenance-free, the House batteries are wet - I was told when I purchased the RV Nov 2017 that the house batteries were maintenance-free.
All but once I have been plugged into shore power. The one time I was not - July 2018 - was a week dry camping, which required frequent generator use, as batteries did not maintain power through the night. Foolish of me not to have checked them, but I confess, and consider the experience a valuable one.
Moving along, checked batteries, all needed fluid, and once filled, took a 90-min ride to assist in a minor recharge, hoping to see a difference upon my return. Following that, Solar kicked in 3 days to charge, and both the RV metering system, and the Solar Controller showed 13.1+ V.
Then, currently plugged into shore power last 24 hours-36 hours. RV meter (fluid levels, etc.) currently shows 12.6V Chassis, and 13.2V House battery charge, and Solar Controller also shows 13.2. When I press the Amp/Volt button on the controller, Volt reading changes to 1.3A, and pressing again, shows 42.4 ah. There's a status bar showing 100%, with the status bar - normally scaling left to right very fast - now static.
Each House battery -4- label shows 115 min @ 75 Amps, 225 Ah @ 20 Hr...
I'm not knowledgeable enough here to KNOW what this means, but if I had to guess, I'd say something's wrong with my batteries... it appears they are not holding a full charge, and never will, due to my failure to check them periodically. With only 42ah showing on the monitor, it's not consistent with what the battery label is telling me, and it seems they need to be replaced...
Am I wrong?
First, I called the manuf. and was told that if the battery power falls to 12.5V or lower the a/c shuts down. This prompted me to start looking at the batteries, and though the chassis batteries (2) are maintenance-free, the House batteries are wet - I was told when I purchased the RV Nov 2017 that the house batteries were maintenance-free.
All but once I have been plugged into shore power. The one time I was not - July 2018 - was a week dry camping, which required frequent generator use, as batteries did not maintain power through the night. Foolish of me not to have checked them, but I confess, and consider the experience a valuable one.
Moving along, checked batteries, all needed fluid, and once filled, took a 90-min ride to assist in a minor recharge, hoping to see a difference upon my return. Following that, Solar kicked in 3 days to charge, and both the RV metering system, and the Solar Controller showed 13.1+ V.
Then, currently plugged into shore power last 24 hours-36 hours. RV meter (fluid levels, etc.) currently shows 12.6V Chassis, and 13.2V House battery charge, and Solar Controller also shows 13.2. When I press the Amp/Volt button on the controller, Volt reading changes to 1.3A, and pressing again, shows 42.4 ah. There's a status bar showing 100%, with the status bar - normally scaling left to right very fast - now static.
Each House battery -4- label shows 115 min @ 75 Amps, 225 Ah @ 20 Hr...
I'm not knowledgeable enough here to KNOW what this means, but if I had to guess, I'd say something's wrong with my batteries... it appears they are not holding a full charge, and never will, due to my failure to check them periodically. With only 42ah showing on the monitor, it's not consistent with what the battery label is telling me, and it seems they need to be replaced...
Am I wrong?
