Rikilee wrote:
When I'm plugged in to power the battery disconnect switch is on. it has a green light. We had a storm which caused a power outage and I had to physically push the Coach battery switch on. The second time was when I unplugged from campground to travel, again noticed I had to push switch on to battery power.
Thank you for the replies. Really appreciate the assistance
One thing you need to know. On my system the light is red but it does not indicate the state of the disconnect switch (unless I'm unpluged) it indicates only that the house has power (12 volt side of house) not the source.
Now; your house has 3 or 4 power systems
1: 120 volt shore power (or generator power)
This runs Air Conditioners. water heater. Fridge and entainerment. and outlets.
2: 12 volt "house power" Lights, Fans, Furnace, CONTROL power for Water heater, AC and fridge. In some cases may also run fridge but I do not recommend that. .
3: Vehicle Chassis 12 volt system.. on a Trailer that's the stop/tail/turn and marker lights. on a motor home add motor and headlights, Defrostor Dash HEVAC and so on.. All the "Truck stuff"
And optionally a 2nd 120 volt "inverter" circuit. Now this often runs the TV's. and in my case the microwave and GFCI outlet and protected outlets.
IS this the one you need to turn on?
My inverters have a UPS feature. they pass shore power (At the moment) and if some 10 T type (that's 1 D 10 T) slams into the turn at 90mph in the 55, wipes out and slams into the pole... The inverter takes over so fast the TV does not even blink. PROVIDED I HAVE IT IN UPS MODE (Standby) If I disable the inverter. All goes black.
