Wiring two batteries together
Hey all, just joined this site.. I am having problems keeping battery life in my travel trailer for more than one day. I have one sears die hard marine battery I have been using for about 2 years so...
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Welcome to the forum Steven. If you put your rig in your profile or signature it will help us if we know what you have.
I doubt the problem is your water pump. I will toss out some hypothetical numbers;
Maximum pump draw will be around 8 amps.
Maximum pump flow may be 3.5 gallons per minute.
A fifty gallon tank would take 14.3 minutes to empty.
A draw of 8 amps for 14.3 minutes means a total draw of only 2 amps from your battery.
The smallest rv/marine battery (group 24) should have around 80 amp hour capacity. Two amps from that total of 80 is nothing.
I doubt the problem is your water pump. I will toss out some hypothetical numbers;
Maximum pump draw will be around 8 amps.
Maximum pump flow may be 3.5 gallons per minute.
A fifty gallon tank would take 14.3 minutes to empty.
A draw of 8 amps for 14.3 minutes means a total draw of only 2 amps from your battery.
The smallest rv/marine battery (group 24) should have around 80 amp hour capacity. Two amps from that total of 80 is nothing.
