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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I accept that. I was comparing my previous 24' TT to my now 32' FW. There isn't any more load in the FW, just more space. The load count is identical.
But I think we may have missed the point "Required battery capacity is defined by how the rig is being used, not its size"
Maybe other than the consideration of a residential fridge, you would need to be boondocking to require additional batteries. If you are a pedestal hopper such as we and many others are, you don't need anything more than a single group 24.
The dealer or mfg installs a single group 24 for the emergency brake to make it legal. Anything beyond that is usually on your dime. That doesn't make the dealer cheap. They're just trying to stay in business.
"OP's problem was he had a BAD battery and just replacing the Battery fixed his problem"
I agree with this. I doubt the battery ever got fully charged.
But I think we may have missed the point "Required battery capacity is defined by how the rig is being used, not its size"
Maybe other than the consideration of a residential fridge, you would need to be boondocking to require additional batteries. If you are a pedestal hopper such as we and many others are, you don't need anything more than a single group 24.
The dealer or mfg installs a single group 24 for the emergency brake to make it legal. Anything beyond that is usually on your dime. That doesn't make the dealer cheap. They're just trying to stay in business.
"OP's problem was he had a BAD battery and just replacing the Battery fixed his problem"
I agree with this. I doubt the battery ever got fully charged.
