House battery charging & discharging
I run the generator for 5 hours during the day( from 11am to 4:00pm) hoping I would have enough power to kick off the heater at night to keep me warm. No, by 7:00pm, my coach battery is very low. Gene...
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Many RV's will not make it through the night on house batteries. Mine included. The fan takes a lot of amps to run.
There are ways to fix this.
Try lowering temperature in MH so furnace will not run as often. I set ours a 60 and use lots of blankets.
Add more batteries.
Get a propane heater that does not have a fan.
My fix was a Auto Generator Start (AGS). Works great on all but propane generators.
This requires that you are parked where a generator can be run anytime.
Many RV's will not make it through the night on house batteries. Mine included. The fan takes a lot of amps to run.
There are ways to fix this.
Try lowering temperature in MH so furnace will not run as often. I set ours a 60 and use lots of blankets.
Add more batteries.
Get a propane heater that does not have a fan.
My fix was a Auto Generator Start (AGS). Works great on all but propane generators.
This requires that you are parked where a generator can be run anytime.
