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:
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.
You still have missed the point:) Your 32 foot has a LOT more load. More lights(but LED's make it a lot less). Your furnace is bigger. But, you are correct if you never boondock and always use CG Shore Power. Just cheap battery will do. Unless you do have the Inverter to run the residential refer. Then 2 usually will do. There are 2 versions in towable's. Residential Refers that have only an Inverter to run the refer and the TV system. Then you have the towables that have the Inverter/Charger to run the refer AND the microwave and the entertainment systems. These require 2 batteries and sometimes they have capacity for 4 to 6 batteries. But, you are correct about the dealer. Except for Airstreams, almost ALL towables come with NO 12 volt battery. It is part of dealer prep to install the battery or batteries. Our dealership installs 4 batteries on the large 5th wheels that have the capacity for 4 to 6, because they have the larger Inverted appliances. If the customer wants 6 he pays for the extra 2. Interesting is the fact that the Towable delivery services, very few install a temp battery for OEM to dealer transport. So the Break away is useless. Doug
