New Cruiser MPG 2400BH battery draw issues...
So we recently purchased a new 2016 Cruiser MPG 2400BH trailer...... And the fun begins, first day home and the batteries are so low that the awning will barely move. Figuring that the dealership forg...
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THanks for all of the responses. To answer some of the above listed questions.,
The fridge is turned on propane only always, unless the trailer is on shore power. Learned that the hard way years ago...
The fridge is a Domestic DM2652. Thanks
for the info and pics. I will be installing a switch ASAP..
I will also be picking up an ammeter to measure draws as I don't currently have one. It is difficult to trace down loads without one... Numbers are everything.
I'll post results as soon as I have them.
As for the inverter, I tried both off and on during the night with the same resultsize. Just to rule out anything that may have been running on inverter power.
The solar is wired in through the fridge vent to the 12v side of the power center, not directly to the batteries as I would have liked.. With that said I would only expect a .2ish vdc difference between the change controller and batteries.
I will also be checking SOC with a hydrometer.
The fridge is turned on propane only always, unless the trailer is on shore power. Learned that the hard way years ago...
The fridge is a Domestic DM2652. Thanks
for the info and pics. I will be installing a switch ASAP..
I will also be picking up an ammeter to measure draws as I don't currently have one. It is difficult to trace down loads without one... Numbers are everything.
I'll post results as soon as I have them.
As for the inverter, I tried both off and on during the night with the same resultsize. Just to rule out anything that may have been running on inverter power.
The solar is wired in through the fridge vent to the 12v side of the power center, not directly to the batteries as I would have liked.. With that said I would only expect a .2ish vdc difference between the change controller and batteries.
I will also be checking SOC with a hydrometer.
