Norcold 12cu Drains Battery on LP
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Aug-01-2022 10:10 AM
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 our fridge on (LP) the day before we are to leave for a trip. The fridge cools overnight and is ready to go the next day. With the new fridge, every time we do this, it drains the battery in just a few hours and we arrive at storage to a hot fridge. We have a pre-installed port for a Furrion solar panel that is located near the storage compartment at the front near the pin. We wouldn't want to leave a solar panel unsecured at storage as batteries have been known to 'disappear' and we are sure a solar panel might too. Considering getting a solar panel with a long cable, setting the panel on the roof and using a bike style cable to lock it to the ladder. Husband is worried that that would work for daylight hours but that the fridge would drain the battery overnight and turn off.
Looking for any ideas, thoughts, anyone else have this experience? Without a solution, we would have to take all of our food in coolers for the first 24 hours of any trip....that's way to much like our old days of tent camping!!!!
Thanks.
2022 Crusader 305rlp
2016 Chevy Silverado 2500 Gas
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Aug-02-2022 07:23 AM
hugsfamily wrote:
I'm not sure about a door condensation heater....how would I check and turn off if so?
Look at the schematics for the fridge. Mine has a heater/light (the light in the fridge) 5A fuse! It was killing my battery every night! I pulled the fuse, and bought a small motion sensor light ($5) at walmart and put it in the fridge. Problem solved!
Good luck!
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Aug-01-2022 12:28 PM
Always check the battery condition before turning the frig on. Check with voltmeter. Even CO2 and propane sensors draw power and if left for a several weeks with no charge will draw down the battery(s). Make sure when the battery cutoff switch is turned off even those items are off. If in doubt disconnect the ground cable directly at the battery. Store RV with a fully charged battery.
Good luck on the detective work.
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Aug-01-2022 12:16 PM
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Aug-01-2022 12:14 PM
2022 Crusader 305rlp
2016 Chevy Silverado 2500 Gas
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Aug-01-2022 12:12 PM
Maybe a light left on in a storage compartment?
Timbrens
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Aug-01-2022 11:07 AM
If you have a voltage test meter, you may want to test for SOC, when you get to storage, before starting fridge. Does it show 12.6 minimum?
Jerry
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Aug-01-2022 10:50 AM
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Aug-01-2022 10:30 AM
You might try a complete battery disconnect switch, to use until you arrive to start fridge. A fully charged battery should not deplete from using fridge for a day, set on propane.
Jerry
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Aug-01-2022 10:18 AM