Battery Meltdown!
We recently purchased our friend's '98 Dutch Star motor home. After a few weeks we smelled what seemed to be a black water issue, and then discovered that the cabin batteries (plugged into our hou...
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redguard wrote:dougrainer wrote:
I guess the OP is gone. BUT, Newmar NEVER installed frtliner maintenance free batteries for the coach batteries. You NEVER install sealed batteries for Coach batteries. Newmar always installed regular RV deep cycle batteries, as that is the BEST type for coach batteries. Someone installed those Frtliner batteries in place of the correct batteries at some time. Doug
So what? she clearly says she has those battrys running the house?
I have already suggested her going to four 6 volts Rv style
I agree though most likely someone put those there after the fact at one time or another
MY point was, the OP does NOT know that and you never install maintenance free batteries in a coach system. The fact she had those Frtliner batteries is the reason they boiled. Doug
