Problem charging House Batteries
My 2004 Ford E-350 V10 Class C has developed a problem with charging the house batteries. I have a Xantrex Battery monitor. My house batteries are 2 Group 24 batteries brand new, 2 weeks old. becaus...
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Sagecoachdriver wrote:The usual parasitic draws and the fridge would account for the amount of draw.
hydrometer says all are 1300+
Still no answer to the question why fully charged house batteries lose 10-15% of there charge while driving for 5-6 hours.
If you have a failed battery isolator or disconnect switch, that could be the reason the house batteries lose AH while driving. You have stated, though, that the vehicle alternator does charge the batteries. Could it be that your batteries are at full charge immediately after driving and you are not accounting for a draw from the system or are overestimating the SOC?
