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heyobie
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Aug 06, 2018

Can I charge the house battery with a generator in an hour

We are going camping in our 1988 Class C toward the end of September for 3 nights. There are no hookups so I will be running off of my 12V house battery. The fridge, water heater and furnace will ...
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sch911
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Aug 06, 2018
The fridge and water heater both use 12V from your battery even when running on gas. The fridge uses it for the electronics, and the water heater for the ignitor. Your going to need alot more charge time that one hour!

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