confused about my RV house batteries
my 2000 31w Tioga SL RV has two house batteries underneath the steps as you enter thru the coach door. they are two "Everlast trolling motor and RV battery". 24DC, 85AH, 125 RC (reserve capacity) ...
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Your furnace blower is the biggest drain on your batteries,if you ran it constantly at 66 degrees, i'm sure it's dead, your fridge, running on propane uses next to nothing.
Your 24 series batteries are the worst, 27's would be better, sticking with 12V batteries, 31 series would be the best, IF the will fit in your battery tray without major modification.
If they are dead, running the generator for a minimum of 4 hours or more would be required to bring them back to full charge, this assumes that your converter is working properly & the size of the converter. Also, it would help a little to convert your lights to LED and get rid of the incandescent, LED's use far less power.
I also assume your water heater is running on propane, if not, i'm surprised your batteries lasted that long.
Your 24 series batteries are the worst, 27's would be better, sticking with 12V batteries, 31 series would be the best, IF the will fit in your battery tray without major modification.
If they are dead, running the generator for a minimum of 4 hours or more would be required to bring them back to full charge, this assumes that your converter is working properly & the size of the converter. Also, it would help a little to convert your lights to LED and get rid of the incandescent, LED's use far less power.
I also assume your water heater is running on propane, if not, i'm surprised your batteries lasted that long.
