Norcold 12cu Drains Battery on LP
Good day all, Looking for some advice. We just upgraded to a 2022 Crusader 305rlp fifth wheel. We park our rig in storage with no access to shore power. We have always gone to storage and turned o...
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2112 wrote:Grit dog wrote:This doesn't make sense. Why would the size of the rig dictate battery capacity? The load in a 19' TT would be the same as a 36' FW other than the furnace.
One battery in a big 5ver is just the mfg or dealer being cheap.
Required battery capacity is defined by how the rig is being used, not its size
NOT SO, A 37 foot RV will have probably 3 times the 12 volt appliances and draw. So, you need at least 2 batteries and if you have a residential in a 37 foot, 4 or 6 batteries depending on what the OEM designed the Battery compartment to hold. Same reason a 19 foot will have a 30 amp converter and a 37 foot will have a 75 amp converter(or an Inverter/Charger if it has a residential refer). Doug
PS, I will state the OP's problem was he had a BAD battery and just replacing the Battery fixed his problem
