SelVieux
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- Apr 28, 2019
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Just had opportunity to 'dry camp' in our 2017 View... and learning how long resources last. But after 5 days, our coach battery get's drained by 4 AM and starts beeping until 6 AM and then turns off. Is it the Fridge that draws that much outta' the battery? is this normal for usage? No where in the manual does it say how much electricity is needed to run it on propane, but it does say it needs 300 watts on DC or AC (volts x amps) , so the battery can't run it that way.
I turned off the tankless water heater and also the anti moisture heater for the fridge controls(what in the world is that?).
and still no joy. Most dry campgrounds have strict rules on running generator past 10PM and Yosemite is even stricter so I am wondering what we are doing wrong to this rinky dinky fridge. There is a whirring noise outside the View near the fridge vents, that seems to be on all the time.. what is that and how do I turn it off when on propane? It does seem that it is an accumulation of conditions that reached this point, as the first 4 nights went ok.
Or has my 3 year old battery gone bad? It does hold it's charge for 3 months in storage tho'.
Thanks
PS: this is it's first true 'dry camping' test, so maybe I'm expecting too much, but really 4 AM beeping from the xanex is a bit annoying.
I turned off the tankless water heater and also the anti moisture heater for the fridge controls(what in the world is that?).
and still no joy. Most dry campgrounds have strict rules on running generator past 10PM and Yosemite is even stricter so I am wondering what we are doing wrong to this rinky dinky fridge. There is a whirring noise outside the View near the fridge vents, that seems to be on all the time.. what is that and how do I turn it off when on propane? It does seem that it is an accumulation of conditions that reached this point, as the first 4 nights went ok.
Or has my 3 year old battery gone bad? It does hold it's charge for 3 months in storage tho'.
Thanks
PS: this is it's first true 'dry camping' test, so maybe I'm expecting too much, but really 4 AM beeping from the xanex is a bit annoying.