Help battery issues/solar panel

nicolatwig wrote:
Any help would be appreciated and sorry if the questions are stupid! I have just purchased an Aliner Sport

My dealer was going to charge my battery before our camping trip but forgot. The 1 hour to the mountains would not charge the battery so he gave me solar panels. They seemed to work but did not fully charge the battery. We hardly used the lights, fans or water but the battery completely drained but the panels were not connected.

Then during the night the propane/carbon monoxide kept going off even though we had windows open. If I turned on the fan then the propane/carbon monoxide turned off. It was scary.

Then if the solar panels were connected we could only use lights or fan or water pump but not any two at the same time.

Any idea if these problems are related?

And I guess if I charge the battery fully(by plugging in or driving 6 hrs)then the solar panels would be good just as a top up?

How do I get the fridge cold before leaving on a trip?

Thanks
Nicky

First, your dealer did you a dis service and that is inexcusable action on their part. Not knowing what the wattage the solar panel you are using one can't calculate your supplied power, example: 85 watt panel under perfect conditions product appox. 7 amps.

Unless you have a fully manual 2/3 way refrigerator your not going to get that refrigerator running till the battery charged up or connect to a outside power source. Your propane/carbon monoxide was reacting to low 12Vdc, mine does this under low battery voltage condition.

Unfortunately many dealers don't inform customers on the ins and out of their new rig, I've seen this too many times on the road especially in the RV rental area.