Can propane heater run off the battery?
Can the fan blower run off the battery, or does it need electricity? We will be boondocking and need to make sure the heater works!
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dieselenthusiast wrote:
Thanks everyone for your responses. You verified what I "thought", but wanted to make sure. Our trailer has a single battery, so I think I would be limited to the length of time the heater could fully operate. Would I trigger the breaker or blow a fuse if the battery wasn't making sufficient power to operate the blower fan? Or would my fan begin to spin slower and become less efficient?
No fuse would blow.....motor would just not come up to speed therefore the fan would not have sufficient flow to make up the sail switch (makes up at 75% of rated speed). No sail switch making up..no 12V power to control board....no 12V power to open gas valve or for spark electrode so it won't work.
IF you have an Atwood Brand furnace there is a small CB on furnace that could trip due to higher amp draw from the low voltage.It is on the 12V power line going to motor.
Your could swap out that single 12V battery for Two 6V batteries and increase your amp hours if you have room.
