Does Furnace Run on DC Power??
A friend and I are planning a trip where we might have to stay overnight in a parking lot the first night in. We both have TTs. Can we run our furnaces off of DC Power?
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If it is cool at your home you can run a simple test as to how long it can last with the furnace running.. unplug the power cable and turn the furnace on for the night, set the furnace uncomfortably high so it is forced to run most of the night. Go to sleep and the next morning check your battery level. If it is a single night stopover without power and your next night is powered then you don't have to worry about how low your battery is in the morning, as long as you make it to morning.
Just remember on your stopover night to unplug the camper from the tow vehicle, so you don't drain that battery by morning. It would suck to be stranded with a dead truck. This of course doesn't apply to fords, as they have a relay that shuts the charging cable to the trailer off with the key.
Just remember on your stopover night to unplug the camper from the tow vehicle, so you don't drain that battery by morning. It would suck to be stranded with a dead truck. This of course doesn't apply to fords, as they have a relay that shuts the charging cable to the trailer off with the key.
